A bill for an act relating to the use of water, including beneficial use in the context of water allocation and the disposal of wastewater from distillery operations.
What changed between versions
Added specific numerical thresholds for land application of wastewater, including volume limits of less than 1,500 gallons per day and application rate limits of 30,000 gallons per acre per year or 1,500 gallons per acre per day.
Expanded disposal options to include publicly owned treatment works with owner permission, subsurface absorption systems, and systems discharging to water of the United States under NPDES permits.
Added detailed requirements for disposal systems including location on the same site, construction conformance with permits, and compliance with EPA regulations.
Added a new definition for 'on-site native distillery operation' specifying it must be an operating distillery with a class 'A' native distilled spirits license.
Removed the previous definition of beneficial use that included language about waste or pollution of water, replacing it with a simpler definition focused on useful purpose.