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§ 49-5-10 — Short title.

South Carolina·Title 49 WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE·Ch. 5 GROUNDWATER USE AND REPORTING ACT
This chapter may be cited as the Groundwater Use and Reporting Act.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 70-31; 1969 (56) 640; 1990 Act No. 585, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1246; 2000 Act No. 366, SECTION 2.

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§ 49-5-10
Short title.
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Permits; temporary permits; revocation; process for public participation in permitting process to be developed; contested case hearing.
§ 49-5-110
Powers of department.
§ 49-5-120
Violations of chapter or regulation; civil and criminal penalties.
§ 49-5-130
Wells not requiring pumps; restriction of flow; promulgation of regulations.
§ 49-5-140
Effect of chapter on rights of use of surface water.
§ 49-5-150
Existing capacity use areas.
§ 49-5-20
Legislative declaration of policy.
§ 49-5-30
Definitions.
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Department to establish groundwater management program; withdrawers to register sources and report use.
§ 49-5-50
Department to monitor groundwater withdrawals; notice of construction of new well or increase in capacity of existing well; public notice.
§ 49-5-60
Capacity use area designation; notice and public hearing; development of groundwater management plan; groundwater withdrawal permits; appeals; grounds for reversal or modification.
§ 49-5-70
Exemptions.
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Registration of groundwater withdrawers; new wells.
§ 49-5-90
Reports of quantity of water withdrawn; methods for determining quantity.
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