(A) An existing groundwater withdrawer in the State shall register its groundwater withdrawal and subsequent use with the department on forms provided by the department no later than January 1, 2000.
(B) A new groundwater withdrawer in the State shall register its groundwater withdrawal and subsequent use with the department on forms provided by the department before becoming a groundwater withdrawer.
(C) A groundwater withdrawer shall register any additional wells within thirty days after initiating use of the wells.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-39; 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 Reports of quantity of water withdrawn; methods for determining quantity.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.