This bill would allow private companies to obtain a permit from EPD to provide comsumptive use of water or expansion of existing services and facilities for consumptive use of water without a letter of concurrence from any local government which might otherwise provide the service, provided that 

1. Said local government or other public entity lacks the capability or permitted capacity to provide the water service requested in writing by a person seeking such service within a period of 18 months from the date of such request; and
2. Said person with delegated authority has the capability and permitted ground water capacity to provide water service as requested by such person seeking such service within a period of 18 months from the date of such request.