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.
S.C. Code Ann. § 49-5-40
Department to establish groundwater management program; withdrawers to register sources and report use
Known as the Groundwater Use and Reporting Act
The act spans §§ 49–49 (15 sections).
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.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.