domestic water improvement districts; hauling
What changed between versions
Added explicit authority for improvement districts to construct and operate domestic water delivery systems that deliver water through hauling into subsequent active management areas and specific groundwater basins.
Updated the definition of 'Waterworks' to include drinking water treatment facilities, wells, and pipelines necessary for hauling water to these new designated areas.
Modified the rules for establishing districts to allow noncontiguous areas if they are within six miles of an incorporated city or town, and clarified when state lands can be included.
Added specific limitations on the power of eminent domain, restricting its use to acquiring sites for wells and standpipes only within the newly authorized groundwater management areas.
Clarified that districts formed for water hauling must obtain consent from nearby city or town governing bodies if their proposed boundaries are within six miles of such municipalities.