Sec. 423. Protection of water resources
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Mineral Leasing Act requirements Section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: An operator producing oil or gas (including coalbed methane) under a lease issued under this Act shall— replace the water supply of a water user who obtains all or part of such user’s supply of water for domestic, agricultural, or other purposes from an underground or surface source that has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from drilling operations for such production; and comply with all applicable requirements of Federal and State law for discharge of any water produced under the lease.
An application for a permit to drill under a lease under this Act shall be accompanied by a proposed water management plan including provisions to— protect the quantity and quality of surface and ground water systems, both on-site and off-site, from adverse effects of the exploration, development, and reclamation processes or to provide alternative sources of water if such protection cannot be assured; protect the rights of present users of water that would be affected by operations under the lease, including the discharge of any water produced in connection with such operations that is not reinjected; and identify any agreements with other parties for the beneficial use of produced waters and the steps that will be taken to comply with State and Federal laws related to such use. .
Nothing in this section or any amendment made by this section shall— be construed as impairing or in any manner affecting any right or jurisdiction of any State with respect to the waters of such State; or be construed as limiting, altering, modifying, or amending any of the interstate compacts or equitable apportionment decrees that apportion water among and between States.
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