Act 220 Water Resource Planning Act

1. Act 220 Water Resource Planning Act Bureau of Watershed Management

2. Signed December 16, 2002 • Requires DEP to develop state water plan in 5 years, and update every 5 years. • Answers questions: • How much water do we have? • How much water do we use? • How much water will we need?

3. Other Act 220 Key Provisions • Establishment of committees • Six regional and one state-wide • Identification of critical water planning areas, and creation of critical area resource plans • Registration of withdrawals of more than 10,000 gallons per day • Establishment of water resources technical assistance center

5. Inventory of water resources, yields Projected needs, demands, problems Identification of critical water planning areas Review of regulations, statutes , policies and institutional arrangements Recommendations for implementing actions, projects, programs or management activities Contents of the State Water Plan

6. Critical Area Resource Plans • More detailed plans for Critical Water Planning Areas based on local watershed “water budgets” • Establishment of Critical Area Advisory Committee • Water availability evaluations • Water quality issues • Storm water and floodplain issues • Alternatives to assure adequate supply

7. Timeline for Act 220 • Registration by March 16, 2004 with reporting in 2005 • October 2003- Regional Committees begin to meet • Early 2004- Statewide committee begins meeting • 2004-2005 Regulations, policies, guidance • 2005- 2007 Regional plan components drafted • 2008 State Water Plan approval

8. Registration • Registration will take place January through March 2004 • Registration will be accomplished through paper forms and by an internet web system.

9. Reporting • Reporting will occur in 2004 for those already reporting under existing regulations. • Others will report voluntarily or after regs are developed.

10. Status

11. Agriculture Outreach • We have outreached to farmers by attending several Agriculture shows

12. We have driven the print shop and mail room mad by:

13. Farm Mailings • We have mailed over 40,000 letters to farmers through agriculture organizations

14. Industrial Mailings • We have mailed about 30,000 letters to industries and businesses • We have notified local chambers of commerce across the state

15. Regional Committees • First meeting of all committees held October 27 • Chairs selected • Statewide Committee nominees made • Bylaws adopted • Meeting schedules

16. Regional Committee Chairs • Great Lakes – Nicholas Mobilia (Mobilia Fruit Farm) • Ohio – Ron Rohall (Westmoreland County CD Director) • U. Susq. – Douglas Manning (Merck & Co.)

17. Regional Committee Chairs • L. Susq. – Don Robinson (Lancaster County CD)* • Potomac – Charles Bennett (Knouse Foods) • Delaware – Carol Collier (DRBC)

18. Initial RC Meeting Dates • Great Lakes – 12/9 • Ohio – 12/8 • U. Susq. – 12/16 • L. Susq. –12/18 • Potomac – 12/19 • Delaware – 12/12

19. Statewide Committee • Statewide still to be formed • First meeting anticipated in January

20. Registration Forms • Paper and Web based registration systems are nearly complete

21. Water Budgeting Tools • USGS is working on developing a water budgeting model to help us assess the availability of water and identify critical areas.

22. Upcoming Work • Find money • Get committees working • Develop regulations, policies, guidelines • Continue to collect data • Develop population projections • Subcontract work on water budgeting and plan development support