In last year?s Drought Management Act, despite assurances from bill sponsors, questions remained if private wells were indeed protected from government interference. Daren Bakst pointed this out in a Spotlight report after the bill was enacted.
To ensure that private wells are excluded from government regulation in a water shortage emergency Rep David Lewis (R Harnett) has filed House Bill 1429. The bill clarifies that water conservation measures imposed by a local government do NOT authorize the regulation of water use from ? a well outside of its jurisdiction, a well not connected to its water system, or any other private well.? The bill is scheduled for a hearing before the House Water Resources and Infrastructure Committee next Tuesday, May 12 at 2:00.
Members of the committee:
Chairman Rep. Cullie Tarleton (D Watauga)
Vice Chairman Rep. Kelly Alexander (D Mecklenburg)
Vice Chairman Rep. Lucy Allen (D Franklin)
Vice Chairman Rep. Pryor Gibson (D Union)
Vice Chairman Rep. Bill Owens (D Pasquotank)
Members Rep. Hugh Blackwell (R Burke), Rep. Jamie Boles (R Moore), Rep. Mitch Gillespie (R McDowell), Rep. Bruce Goforth (D Buncombe), Rep. Carolyn Justice (R Pender) Rep. Grey Mills (R Iredell), Rep. Ruth Samuelson (R Mecklenburg), Rep. Alice Underhill (D Craven), Rep. Edith Warren (D Pitt), Rep. Ray Warren (D Alexander)
