In order to carry out the policy as stated in Section 49-5-20, the General Assembly finds that the department must establish and implement an effective statewide groundwater management program. To implement this program, all groundwater withdrawers shall register their groundwater sources with, and report their groundwater use to, the department.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-34; 1969 (56) 640; 1990 Act No. 585, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1246; 2000 Act No. 366, Section 2.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage
Chapter 5 - Groundwater Use And Reporting Act
Section 49-5-20. Legislative declaration of policy.
Section 49-5-80. Registration of groundwater withdrawers; new wells.
Section 49-5-90. Reports of quantity of water withdrawn; methods for determining quantity.
Section 49-5-110. Powers of department.
Section 49-5-120. Violations of chapter or regulation; civil and criminal penalties.
Section 49-5-130. Wells not requiring pumps; restriction of flow; promulgation of regulations.
Section 49-5-140. Effect of chapter on rights of use of surface water.