TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE F: PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
PART 604 DESIGN, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE CRITERIA
SECTION 604.205 SURFACE WATER QUANTITY


 

Section 604.205  Surface Water Quantity

 

The quantity of surface water at the source must:

 

a)         be adequate to meet the maximum projected water demand of the service area as shown by calculations based on a one in 50-year drought or the extreme drought of record, and should include consideration of multiple year droughts;

 

b)         provide a 20% surplus unless otherwise approved by the Agency under Section 604.145(b); and

 

c)         be adequate to compensate for all losses, including silting, evaporation, seepage and required water releases.