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Northwest Area Water Supply Project (North Dakota Century Code: Title 61 Waters; Chapter 61-24.6)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
North Dakota
Type du document
Législation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Approvisionnement en eau Eau potable Substances dangereuses Pollution des eaux douces Gestion des resources en eau douce Lutte contre la pollution Normes de qualité de l'eau Ouvrages Santé publique Irrigation Financement Institution
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This Chapter of the North Dakota Century Code concerns the Northwest Area Water Supply Project. It declares that many areas and localities in northwestern North Dakota do not enjoy safe drinking water, and that the water in these areas and localities contains iron, sulfates, alkali, salt, nitrates, fluoride, and other hazardous and discoloring substances. It is also found and declared that other areas and localities in northwestern North Dakota do not have sufficient quantities of water to ensure a dependable, long-term supply. It is further found and declared that supplementation of the water resources of northwestern North Dakota with water supplies from the Missouri River, utilizing a pipeline transmission and delivery system, may be the only alternative to provide northwestern North Dakota with a safe, good quality, dependable source, and adequate quantity of water. It is further declared that effective development and utilization of the land and water resources of this state; the opportunity for greater economic security; the protection of health, property, enterprise, and the preservation of the benefits from the land and water resources of this state; and the promotion of the prosperity and general welfare of all of the people of North Dakota involve, necessitate, and require the exercise of the sovereign powers of the state and concern a public purpose. Therefore, in order to accomplish this public purpose, it is hereby declared necessary that a project be pursued that would supply and distribute water to the people of northwestern North Dakota through a pipeline transmission and delivery system for purposes, including domestic, rural water districts, municipal, livestock, light industrial, mining, and other uses, with primary emphasis on domestic, rural water district, and municipal uses. In furtherance of this public purpose, the state water commission may provide for the issuance of bonds in accordance with chapter 61-02 to finance the costs of the project. The provisions of this chapter may not be construed to abrogate or limit the rights, powers, duties, and functions of the state water commission or the state engineer, but must be considered supplementary to those rights, powers, duties, and functions.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.legis.nd.gov