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§ 49-5-140 — Effect of chapter on rights of use of surface water.

South Carolina § 49-5-140
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 49WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE
Ch. 5GROUNDWATER USE AND REPORTING ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 49-5-140 (2026).

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Nothing contained in this chapter changes or modifies existing common or statutory law with respect to the rights of the use of surface water in this State.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 366, SECTION 2.

Nearby Sections

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§ 49-5-10
Short title.
§ 49-5-100
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.
§ 49-5-40
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.
§ 49-5-80
Registration of groundwater withdrawers; new wells.
§ 49-5-90
Reports of quantity of water withdrawn; methods for determining quantity.
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