Question and Answer Regarding Proposed Water Regulations
The Department of Natural Resources has proposed changes to water regulations in Title 11 of the Alaska Administrative Code. A member of the public has submitted the following question relating to the proposed revisions.
Question: Can you explain why the department is opting to postpone proposed changes relating to applications and certificates for instream flow reservations.
Answer: The Department of Natural Resources obtained a large number of comments in 2021 on proposed regulation revisions to reservations of water in the following sections:
11 AAC 93.142 Content of application
11 AAC 93.146 Issuance of a certificate of reservation of water
11 AAC 93.147 Review of a reservation of water
Due to the large public engagement on this topic, the department has opted to defer this issue for another scoping notice and proposed regulation change in the near future.