How will the District use the approved flow regime at Blue Spring?
Once a Blue Spring minimum flow regime is adopted by rule, applicants seeking an environmental resource permit (ERP) or a consumptive use permit (CUP) would be required to provide reasonable assurance that the Blue Spring minimum flow regime would continue to be achieved by a proposed water withdrawal or the construction or operation of a proposed surface water management system. In addition, the District will include the Blue Spring minimum flow regime in the regional water supply planning process as a constraint in developing sustainable water supply options to meet existing and future water supply needs. The establishment of a minimum flow regime for Blue Spring will limit the continued availability of groundwater to meet the increasing regional water supply demands. However, future water supply development in the area is also limited by other factors. For example, the District’s water supply plan indicates that wetland drawdown limits and MFLs established for nearby lakes in the De
