Second Regular Session S.B. 1508
COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, ENERGY AND WATER
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1508
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, line 4, strike "; definition"
Between lines 16 and 17, insert:
"6. An evaluation and analysis of issues related to the sources of the brackish groundwater identified in the desalination action plan, including any potential impacts that might occur to the water supplies of water users in the area of the brackish groundwater if the groundwater is withdrawn and treated for use."
Between lines 20 and 21, insert:
"C. If the director determines there is significant brackish water underground in a county adjacent to the Colorado river, the director shall include in the desalination action plan an analysis and evaluation of the source of the underground water, whether the water is being used and, if the water is being used, the purposes for which it is being used. If the director concludes that the likely source of the water is Colorado river water, the director shall not address that water in the desalination action plan. Any conclusion made by the director as to the source of the water is not binding for any purpose and does not create a presumption of the legal character of the water in any administrative or judicial proceeding."
Reletter to conform
Page 1, strike lines 30 through 32
Amend title to conform