Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that limits the quantity of water discharged from coal bed natural gas wells to the natural capacity of channels the wells flow into.

Highlights:

- Allows landowners to file a request with the state engineer to review the effects of surface discharge on certain parts of the channel (sec. 1). - Allows for extra surface discharge if landowners store it in a reservoir or make good use of the water (sec. 1).

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