Section 55-0109. Special groundwater protection areas; nomination

1.  Any  municipality  or  person  may  nominate a special groundwater
  protection area  within  a  federally  designated  sole  source  aquifer
  contained within counties having a population of one million or more.
    2.  Such  a  nomination petition shall be sent to the commissioner and
  shall include the following information:
    (a) whether the special groundwater protection area is a recharge zone
  for groundwater with a present or future water supply potential;
    (b)  whether  the  special  groundwater  protection  area  is  largely
  undeveloped  with  tracts  of  natural vegetation, or natural geological
  conditions;
    (c) whether the groundwater which is  recharged  through  the  special
  groundwater protection area is of high quality;
    (d)  whether  the  hydrogeologic  conditions are such that development
  could lead to degradation of water quality;
    (e) whether portions of the groundwater within the sole source aquifer
  area are already contaminated with toxic organics, nutrients,  salts  or
  other  pollutants  so  as  to warrant special protection for areas which
  recharge high quality groundwater;
    (f) whether maintenance of existing high quality  in  the  groundwater
  recharged  through  the  special  groundwater protection area would have
  significant economic,  social,  ecological,  recreational  or  aesthetic
  benefits for the sole source aquifer area; and
    (g)  whether  degradation  of  such groundwater would have significant
  economic, social, ecological, recreational and aesthetic costs  for  the
  area.
    3. The nomination petition shall also identify:
    (a)  the  preliminary boundaries of the special groundwater protection
  area or areas;
    (b) a brief outline of the plan of work;
    (c) a tentative membership list for any advisory committees; and
    (d) a reasonable budget request for the project.