Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act, 2009.
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Abstract
This Act is enacted to further facilitate and ensure sustainable, equitable and adequate supply of groundwater of prescribed quality, for various category of users, through supply and demand management measures, protecting public drinking water sources.
The State Groundwater Authority and District Level Authorities shall be established to manage and to regulate, with community participation, the exploitation of groundwater within the State of Maharashtra.
The State Authority shall, 1) ensure the registration of all the owners of wells both in notified and non-notified areas of the State; 2) take necessary measures for the protection and preservation of water quality of drinking water source; 3) identify the recharge worthy areas in the State and issue necessary guidelines for rain water harvesting to recharge groundwater.
The State Government shall assign the responsibility of the State Watershed Management Council to the State Water Council constituted under section 16 of the Water Resources Act. The State Water Council and State Watershed Management Council shall approve the Integrated Watershed Development and Management Plan for the entire State and shall ensure its integration with the State Water Plan.
The Act further makes provisions, inter alia, for: Groundwater Use Plan and Crop Plan; Prohibition of drilling of deep-wells, withdrawal of groundwater from existing deep-well and provision for levy of cess; Registration of drilling agencies; Safety measures for well; declaration of water scarcity area and protection of drinking water sources during water scarcity.
The State Groundwater Authority and District Level Authorities shall be established to manage and to regulate, with community participation, the exploitation of groundwater within the State of Maharashtra.
The State Authority shall, 1) ensure the registration of all the owners of wells both in notified and non-notified areas of the State; 2) take necessary measures for the protection and preservation of water quality of drinking water source; 3) identify the recharge worthy areas in the State and issue necessary guidelines for rain water harvesting to recharge groundwater.
The State Government shall assign the responsibility of the State Watershed Management Council to the State Water Council constituted under section 16 of the Water Resources Act. The State Water Council and State Watershed Management Council shall approve the Integrated Watershed Development and Management Plan for the entire State and shall ensure its integration with the State Water Plan.
The Act further makes provisions, inter alia, for: Groundwater Use Plan and Crop Plan; Prohibition of drilling of deep-wells, withdrawal of groundwater from existing deep-well and provision for levy of cess; Registration of drilling agencies; Safety measures for well; declaration of water scarcity area and protection of drinking water sources during water scarcity.
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Long title of text
An Act to further facilitate and ensure sustainable, equitable and adequate supply of groundwater of prescribed quality, for various category of users, through supply and demand management measures, protecting public drinking water sources and to establish the State Groundwater Authority and District Level Authorities to manage and to regulate, with community participation, the exploitation of groundwater within the State of Maharashtra; and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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Repealed
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English
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