South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage
Chapter 5 - Groundwater Use And Reporting Act

Section 49-5-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Groundwater Use and...

Section 49-5-20. Legislative declaration of policy. - The General Assembly declares that the general welfare and public...

Section 49-5-30. Definitions. - Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter:...

Section 49-5-40. Department to establish groundwater management program; withdrawers to register sources and report use. - In order to carry out the policy as stated in...

Section 49-5-50. Department to monitor groundwater withdrawals; notice of construction of new well or increase in capacity of existing well; public notice. - (A) The department shall assess, notice, and monitor groundwater withdrawals...

Section 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. - (A) In the State where excessive groundwater withdrawal presents potential...

Section 49-5-70. Exemptions. - (A) The following are exempt from this chapter: (1) emergency...

Section 49-5-80. Registration of groundwater withdrawers; new wells. - (A) An existing groundwater withdrawer in the State shall register...

Section 49-5-90. Reports of quantity of water withdrawn; methods for determining quantity. - (A) Every permitted and registered groundwater withdrawer in the State...

Section 49-5-100. Permits; temporary permits; revocation; process for public participation in permitting process to be developed; contested case hearing. - (A) Before a groundwater withdrawer or proposed groundwater withdrawer in...

Section 49-5-110. Powers of department. - The department may: (1) adopt and modify regulations to implement...

Section 49-5-120. Violations of chapter or regulation; civil and criminal penalties. - (A) A person wilfully violating a provision of this chapter...

Section 49-5-130. Wells not requiring pumps; restriction of flow; promulgation of regulations. - Wells that are flowing by releasing groundwater under such pressure...

Section 49-5-140. Effect of chapter on rights of use of surface water. - Nothing contained in this chapter changes or modifies existing common...

Section 49-5-150. Existing capacity use areas. - Existing capacity use areas and requirements as specified in Regulations...