58:1A-14 - Inadequate supply available to water purveyor; order for development or acquisition; certification of amount in local budget - New Jersey Statutes

58:1A-14.  Inadequate supply available to water purveyor;  order for development or acquisition;  certification of amount in local budget
    a.  When the department determines that the developed water supply available  to a water purveyor is inadequate to service its users with an adequate supply  of water under a variety of conditions, the department may order the water  purveyor to develop or acquire, within a reasonable period of time, additional  water supplies sufficient to provide that service.

    b.  The Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community  Affairs shall, when reviewing the annual budget of any municipality, county, or  agency thereof which operates a public water supply system, certify that an  amount sufficient to cover the cost of any order issued to the municipality,  county or agency thereof pursuant to subsection a. of this section is included  in that annual budget.

     L.1981, c. 262, s. 14, eff. Aug. 13, 1981.