(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.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 49-5-80

  • Department: means the Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 49-5-30
  • Existing groundwater withdrawer: means a groundwater withdrawer withdrawing groundwater or a proposed groundwater user with its wells under construction before January 1, 2000. See South Carolina Code 49-5-30
  • Groundwater: means water in the void spaces of geologic materials within the zone of saturation. See South Carolina Code 49-5-30
  • Groundwater withdrawer: means a person withdrawing groundwater in excess of three million gallons during any one month from a single well or from multiple wells under common ownership within a one-mile radius from any one existing or proposed well. See South Carolina Code 49-5-30

(C) A groundwater withdrawer shall register any additional wells within thirty days after initiating use of the wells.

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