| (a) The application shall include evidence that the
marine seawater conveyed under a permit subject to the requirement
in this section will be treated so as to meet standards that are at
least as stringent as the water quality standards adopted by the commission
and applicable to the receiving stream or impoundment. More stringent
treatment may be required if the commission determines it is necessary
to protect water quality.
(b) Treated marine seawater that is conveyed under
an authorization granted under this section may be used only by the
person to whom the authorization is granted.
(c) This section does not prohibit a person from conveying
treated marine seawater in any other manner authorized by law.
(d) A person wishing to place treated marine seawater
into a stream or watercourse, convey the treated marine seawater in
the watercourse or stream, and subsequently divert such treated marine
seawater shall file an application with the commission containing
the following information:
(1) the name, mailing address, and telephone number
of the applicant;
(2) the name of the stream and the locations of the
point of discharge and diversion as identified on a United States
Geological Survey 7.5-minute topographical map(s);
(3) the source, amount, and rates of discharge and
diversion;
(4) a description of the water quality of the water
discharged and the permit number and name of any related discharge
permit;
(5) an assessment of the adequacy of the quantity
and quality of flows remaining after the proposed diversion to meet
instream uses and bay and estuary freshwater inflow needs;
(6) the estimated amount of treated marine seawater
that will be lost to transportation, evaporation, seepage, channel
or other associated carriage losses from the point of discharge to
the point of diversion, including the method used to calculate the
losses;
(7) an accounting plan that demonstrates that the
applicant will only divert the amount of treated marine seawater discharged
less losses; and
(8) any other information the executive director may
need to complete an analysis of the application.
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