KRS 151.114: Long range water supply plans.

(1) The cabinet shall administer a program for the purpose of developing long range

water supply plans for each county and its municipalities and public water systems

or for a region composed of more than one (1) county. The plans to be developed

shall include an assessment of the existing public and private water resources, both

surface and groundwater, of the study area, an examination of present water use in

the area, projections of future water requirements, and a determination of possible

alternative approaches that can be taken in order to meet future water supply needs.

(2) The plans may be developed by area development districts in conjunction with the

counties and its municipalities and public water systems within each district. A

county and its municipalities and public water systems may require that the plan be

developed for its jurisdictional area only or, if there is agreement between two (2) or

more counties, that the plan be developed jointly with other counties.

(3) The plans shall be subject to a pproval by the cabinet. The cabinet is authorized to

approve any water supply plan developed outside of this program which meets the

guidelines set out in KRS 151.110 and 151.114 to 151.118 and the criteria

established by cabinet regulations.