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9-10C-8
Section 9-10C-8 Drought declarations. The Office of Water Resources, with the advice and input
from ADAPT, shall have the authority to issue drought declarations. These drought declarations
shall provide information on where drought conditions are affecting this state, and the severity
of those conditions. The drought declaration shall be based on a number of factors including,
but not limited to, meteorological conditions, stream flow levels, reservoir elevations, soil
moisture conditions, ground water levels, weather forecasts, as well as impacts to agriculture,
water supplies, industry, recreation, and fish and wildlife habitats. (Act 2014-400, p. 1466,
ยง8.)...
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9-10B-7
Section 9-10B-7 Office headed by division chief. The Office of Water Resources shall be headed
by and shall be under the direction, supervision, and control of an officer who shall be known
and designated as the Division Chief of the Alabama Office of Water Resources. The division
chief shall be appointed by the director, with the approval of the Governor, and shall report
to, and be under the direct supervision of, the director. The division chief shall be a person
knowledgeable in the fields of water resource management, development, and conservation. The
division chief shall be a state Merit System employee. The salary of the division chief shall
be set in accordance with state law. Vacancies in the position of division chief shall be
filled in the same manner as set forth above; provided, however, that prior to the appointment
and approval of a division chief, the director may appoint an acting division chief or may
assume the responsibilities of, and serve in the capacity as,...
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9-10C-3
Section 9-10C-3 Drought plan. (a) The Office of Water Resources shall publish a drought plan
for the State of Alabama which shall include as a minimum the following: (1) Procedures for
defining drought levels. (2) ADAPT and MIG operating procedures. (3) Drought-related information
collection, storage, and dissemination procedures. (4) Procedures related to the issuance
of drought declarations. (5) Procedures for the development of inputs to the drought monitor.
(6) Measures that encourage water conservation and efficiency throughout the state. (7) Public
information and outreach on drought related programs and conditions. (b) The plan shall be
updated periodically but no less than every five years. (c) Upon adoption by the state of
any statewide legislation addressing water resource planning or policy, OWR shall review the
drought plan and no later than 180 days following the adoption of the legislation shall make
any changes in the plan necessary to ensure it is consistent with that...
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9-12-28
Section 9-12-28 Oysters management stations; harvest records. The Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources may establish by rule oyster management stations to be used by persons
or boats harvesting or landing oysters taken from the public reefs or public water bottoms
of this state. The oyster management stations so established in conjunction with other locations
designated by the Director of the Marine Resources Division and approved in writing by the
commissioner shall be the only ports used by persons or boats landing such oysters in Alabama
by water and it is unlawful to so use any other port for landing oysters. When oyster management
stations are opened, all oyster catchers taking oysters from the public reefs shall be required
to check out and check in at a management station. The rule establishing oyster management
stations may also provide for the Marine Resources Division to require oyster harvest records.
A commercial oyster catcher shall record all information...
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9-9-15
Section 9-9-15 Board of water management commissioners - Powers and duties generally. The board
of water management commissioners shall have the right and authority to enter into contracts
or other agreements with the United States government or any department thereof, with persons,
with railroads or other corporations, with public corporations, with the state government
of this or other states and with drainage, conservation or other improvement districts in
this or other states for cooperating or assisting in constructing, maintaining, using or operating
the works of the district or for making surveys and investigations or reports thereon and
may purchase, lease or acquire land or other property in adjoining states in order to secure
outlets or for other purposes of this article, and may let contracts for securing such outlets
or other works in adjoining states as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
article. The board shall have the authority to borrow funds from...
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9-9-73
Section 9-9-73 Powers and duties of commission and officers or directors of subdistricts generally.
The county commission shall have control of the affairs of the county as such drainage district.
No commissioner shall directly or indirectly be interested in any contract made by the county
commission, save and except insofar as other land owners are benefited by the work constructed.
They shall appoint and employ such agents and persons as they may deem necessary for the execution
of the purposes expressed in this article, particularly operators of county controlled machinery
and equipment, save and except they shall not become directly or indirectly employed by the
county commission or by a subdistrict established by authority of this article. They shall
have the right and authority to enter into contracts or other agreements with the United States
government or any department thereof, with persons, firms or corporations, with the state
government of any department thereof or with...
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22-22-7
Section 22-22-7 Technical and other advisory committees. (a) In order to make available to
the commission the services of an advisory body on such technical matters as the commission
shall require, there is hereby created the Technical Advisory Committee to the commission
which shall consist of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources, the Director of the Alabama Development Office and the
State Geologist, each of whom shall be members of said advisory committee throughout his respective
term and until the appointment of his successor. The Technical Advisory Committee shall meet
on call of the chairman of the commission and shall advise the chairman and the commission
on any technical matters referred to it by the chairman of the commission. From time to time,
as circumstances may require, a member of the Technical Advisory Committee may designate a
representative of his department or agency to perform the duties of the...
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45-18-90.01
Section 45-18-90.01 Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority - Creation; board of
directors. (a) The Conecuh County Reservoir Management Area Authority is created, and may
incorporate under the general laws of this state as a public corporation and political subdivision
of the State of Alabama for the purpose of developing that part of Murder Creek and its tributaries
and watershed area located in Conecuh County and the area managed by the authority for purposes
of water conservation, flood management, industrial development, recreation, irrigation, and
related purposes. (b) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors which shall
consist of one member appointed by each of the county commission members, to serve at the
pleasure of the appointing members of the county commission. A board member is not required
to be a resident of Conecuh County. The board shall elect at its first meeting of each year
a chair to preside over meetings of the board. Meetings shall be...
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9-10-35
Section 9-10-35 Applications for construction permits; duties of Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources as to granting of permits, etc.; enforcement of compliance with terms
and conditions of permits. (a) Before any construction work on any project may be undertaken
by any corporation created under the terms of this article, said corporation shall apply to
the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources for a permit authorizing the proposed
development. The corporation shall furnish with the application for permit the following information:
Preliminary plans consisting of maps, plats, plans and drawings showing the general features
of the development or developments it proposes to make, with the amount of water which will
be required as related to the naturally available supply, the land areas and, if a multiple
purpose project, the other clients which will benefit from the development and such other
details as may be needed to make clear the extent and scope of the...
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9-10B-3
Section 9-10B-3 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases,
unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings:
(1) AREA OF THE STATE. Any municipality or county, including portions thereof, or other geographical
area of the state as may be designated by the commission pursuant to this chapter. (2) BENEFICIAL
USE. The diversion, withdrawal, or consumption of the waters of the state in such quantity
as is necessary for economic and efficient utilization consistent with the interests of this
state. (3) CAPACITY STRESS AREA. An area of the state designated by the commission pursuant
to this chapter where the commission determines that the use of the waters of the state, whether
ground water, surface water, or both, requires coordination, management, and regulation for
the protection of the interests and rights of the people of the state. (4) CERTIFICATE OF
USE. A certificate which shall be issued by the...
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