La. Admin. Code tit. 43 § VI-307

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section VI-307 - Criteria for an Area of Ground Water Concern Designation

A. Application for designation of an area of ground water concern shall contain a statement of facts and supporting evidence substantiating that under current usage and normal environmental conditions, sustainability of an aquifer is not being maintained resulting in unacceptable environmental, economic, social, or health impacts, or causing a serious adverse impact to an aquifer, considering the areal and temporal extent of all such impacts caused by at least one of the following criteria:

1. water level decline; and/or

2. movement of a saltwater front; and/or

3. subsidence in or from the aquifer caused by overall withdrawals.

B. If the applicant is applying for modification or removal of an area of ground water concern designation, the application must contain a statement of facts and supporting evidence substantiating the alleviation of the original cause of designation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 43, § VI-307

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Groundwater Management Commission, LR 28:1585 (July 2002), amended by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 30:1213 (June 2004), LR 35:251 (February 2009), LR 36:326 (February 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:3097.1 et seq.