KRS 151.601: County and multicounty water management planning councils.

(1) Water management planning councils shall be established for each county with the

assistance of the appropriate area development district. Two (2) or more counties

may form a multi county water management planning council. The planning

councils shall, as a minimum, be comprised of the following:

(a) Each county judge/executive or mayor of an urban -county government, or his

or her authorized representative;

(b) One (1) representative selected by each community public water system, as

defined in 401 KAR 8:010 sec. 1(71)(a), that provides water to persons in the

county;

(c) One (1) representative selected by a local health department in the county; and

(d) One (1) representative selected by each city with a population equal to or

greater than one thousand (1,000) based upon the most recent federal

decennial census that is not a water supplier or distributor, unless that city

chooses to be represented by another member of the planning council.

(2) If, after the water management planning council appointments have been made, a

county judge/executive or mayor of an urban -county government determines that

any areas of the county or urban county government remain unrepresented on the

planning co uncil, the county judge/executive or mayor of the urban -county

government may appoint an individual to represent that area.

(3) The county judge/executive or mayor of an urban -county government or the county

judge/executive or the mayor's designated repres entative shall serve as the chair of

the water management planning council of which either the county judge/executive

or the mayor is a member.

(4) Members of the water management planning councils shall serve without pay but

may be reimbursed by counties or appointing agencies for reasonable expenses

incurred to carry out the work of the councils.

(5) The area development districts shall develop a forum for the chairpersons of the

water management planning councils or multicounty planning councils to meet on

at least a quarterly basis for the purpose of developing regional service strategies

consistent with the findings and purpose set out in KRS 224A.300.