(a) A request to amend the boundaries of a groundwater
management area must be addressed to the executive administrator and
must contain the following:
(1) a resolution supporting the change signed by each
of the district representatives in each affected groundwater management
area;
(2) a demonstration that the geographic and hydrogeologic
conditions require the proposed boundary change or an explanation
that the change involves only an administrative correction; and
(3) a copy of the notice and minutes of the public
meeting held by the districts in each affected groundwater management
area at which the districts approved the resolution in paragraph (1)
of this subsection.
(b) The executive administrator will review the request
and will notify the districts of his decision.
(1) If the proposed change involves only an administrative
adjustment or correction to the boundary data files identified in §356.21
of this subchapter (relating to Designation of Groundwater Management
Areas), the executive administrator will instruct agency staff to
make the change and notify the districts upon completing the change.
(2) If the proposed change involves a substantive change
to the boundaries of one or more groundwater management areas, the
request will be presented to the board for authorization.
(c) The executive administrator may, in his discretion,
make administrative corrections to the data files described in §356.21
of this subchapter. The executive administrator will notify the affected
districts before making any correction.
(d) The executive administrator may, in his discretion,
waive any of the requirements of this subchapter upon a showing of
good cause.
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