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(1) No user of groundwater shall do anything or release any effluent that contaminates the groundwater either temporarily or permanently. (2) The State Authority shall take such measures as may be necessary for the protection and preservation of water quality of drinking water source within the notified and non-notified areas in the State, in consultation with the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency and District Authority. (3) The State Authority shall take such necessary measures as may be prescribed for the protection and preservation of groundwater quality of all the existing drinking water sources in the State, including the measures for protecting the drinking water sources and recharge worthy areas. (4) The funds required for implementing such measures shall be made available to the State Authority by the State Government. (5) The State Authority shall refrain the polluters of the groundwater, including the rural or urban local bodies, from polluting the groundwater sources and take such measures, as may be prescribed, to restore the quality of water to the prescribed standards, at the cost of the polluter.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) No user of groundwater shall do anything or release any effluent that contaminates the groundwater either temporarily or permanently.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) The State Authority shall take such measures as may be necessary for the protection and preservation of water quality of drinking water source within the notified and non-notified areas in the State, in consultation with the Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency and District Authority.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>3</i>) The State Authority shall take such necessary measures as may be prescribed for the protection and preservation of groundwater quality of all the existing drinking water sources in the State, including the measures for protecting the drinking water sources and recharge worthy areas.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>4</i>) The funds required for implementing such measures shall be made available to the State Authority by the State Government.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>5</i>) The State Authority shall refrain the polluters of the groundwater, including the rural or urban local bodies, from polluting the groundwater sources and take such measures, as may be prescribed, to restore the quality of water to the prescribed standards, at the cost of the polluter. <br>