{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-5-80","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 49-5-80","heading":"Registration of groundwater withdrawers; new wells.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(C) A groundwater withdrawer shall register any additional wells within thirty days after initiating use of the wells.","path":["Title 49 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE","CHAPTER 5 Groundwater Use and Reporting Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t49c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:45:44Z","sha256":"c9b5e121bd517f45d08c67e53a835d06ac0c183ccbe3178ba44384a614e6597b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-5-70","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-5-90"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}