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South Carolina Drought Response Act (South Carolina Code of Laws: Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage; Chapter 23)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
South Carolina
Type du document
Législation
Date
1976 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Insuffisance d'eau/sécheresse Risques Gestion des resources en eau douce Eaux superficielles Eau potable Approvisionnement en eau Eaux souterraines Prélèvement d'eau Politique/planification Système d'alerte précoce Collectivité locale
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This Chapter of the South Carolina Code of Laws is known as the South Carolina Drought Response Act. The Chapter applies to all of the water resources in streams, lakes, and potable drinking water supplies and water levels in the above and below ground water tables of the State, but this chapter does not authorize any restriction in use of water during an incipient, moderate, and severe drought declaration injected into aquifer storage and recovery facilities, water stored in managed watershed impoundments or water from any pond completely situated on private property and fed only by diffused surface water. During a drought declaration, the use of water from a managed watershed impoundment shall not be restricted as long as minimum streamflow or flow equal to the 7Q10 is maintained, whichever is less. For the purposes of this Chapter, the waters of the State shall include all groundwater and all surface water within the State as defined in Section 49‑23‑20. The drought response plan applies to every person using water in this State. It further provides that the Department of Natural Resources shall formulate, coordinate, and execute a drought mitigation plan. The plan must be developed consistent with the South Carolina Water Resources Planning and Coordination Act, as provided in Chapter 3 of Title 49, to the extent that the plan is compatible with the comprehensive state water plan. In carrying out these responsibilities, the department shall seek and utilize to the extent possible the input, resources, and expertise of other agencies in assisting in drought mitigation planning and response. In addition, the Chapter provides for the functions of department; coordination of drought response, and establishment of local drought response committees; dissemination of information and promulgation of regulations regarding nonessential water use, and declaration of drought management areas; emergency action by Governor; authority for local and agency drought response ordinances; and penalties.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.scstatehouse.gov