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H. 4983
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31286cz16.docx
Introduced in the House on February 25, 2016
Introduced in the Senate on March 8, 2016
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs
Summary: Well standards (D. No. 4571)
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/25/2016 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without
reference (House Journal-page 12)
3/2/2016 House Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-3-16
(House Journal-page 31)
3/3/2016 House Read second time (House Journal-page 26)
3/3/2016 House Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 27)
3/3/2016 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day (House Journal-page 28)
3/4/2016 House Read third time and sent to Senate
3/8/2016 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
3/8/2016 Senate Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
(Senate Journal-page 9)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
INTRODUCED
February 25, 2016
H. 4983
Introduced by Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee
S. Printed 2/25/16--H.
Read the first time February 25, 2016.
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO WELL STANDARDS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4571, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to Well Standards, designated as Regulation Document Number 4571, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
South Carolina Regulation 61-71, Well Standards, was last substantively amended on April 26, 2002. The regulation contains the minimum standards for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the following wells: individual residential, irrigation, monitoring (including non-standard installations), and boreholes to ensure that underground sources of drinking water are not contaminated and public health is protected.
These amendments updated R.61-71 to be consistent with R.61-56, Onsite Wastewater Systems, and clarified that R.61-71 applies to injection wells as specified in R.61-87, Underground Injection Control Regulations. Additionally, stylistic changes were made for clarity and consistency to improve the overall quality of the Regulation.
A Notice of Drafting for these amendments was published in the State Register on February 27, 2015.
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