Provides that a certificate issued pursuant to GS 143-215.22L (regulation of surface water transfers) is not required for a transfer of water from one river basin to another river basin to supplement groundwater supplies in the 15 counties designated as the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area (CCPCUA).
Amends Section 7 of SL 2007-518, as amended, deleting the provision concerning interbasin transfer certification for the CCPCUA.
Directs the Environmental Review Commission (Commission) to review the state water supply laws, and to specifically consider whether the policies supporting the interbasin transfer and capacity use area laws are consistent. Directs the Commission to report any findings and recommendations to the 2012 General Assembly. Specifies that the act applies to any transfer of water from one river basin to another to supplement groundwater supplies in the CCPCUA initiated on or after the date the act becomes law. Provides that the act will expire if the cumulative volume of interbasin transfers in the CCPCUA exceeds 30,000,000 gallons per day. Provides that any interbasin transfer in the CCPCUA initiated while the act is effective will not require certification upon expiration of the act.