310 CMR, § 36.04 - Withdrawals Requiring a Registration Statement

(1) Except as provided in 310 CMR 36.05, any person with an existing withdrawal in excess of the threshold volume from a single water source was required to file a registration statement with the Department on or before January 1, 1988.

(2) Any person with an existing withdrawal below the threshold volume, but in excess of 10,000 gallons per day, from a single water source was allowed to file a voluntary registration statement with the Department on or before July 1, 1991.

(3) Where two or more withdrawal points were controlled by the same person, a single registration statement per water source containing documentation on each withdrawal point was to be filed with the Department.

(4) For the purposes of calculating the total existing withdrawal volume from each water source, the specific withdrawal volumes of all withdrawal points controlled by that person shall be combined, to obtain the total consumptive withdrawal volume.

(5) For purposes of calculating the total existing withdrawal volume from a water source, transfers of water from a different water source shall not be included.

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310 CMR, § 36.04

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1273, eff. 11/7/2014. Amended by Mass Register Issue 1487, eff. 1/20/2023. Amended by Mass Register Issue 1491, eff. 1/20/2023.