§ 1 Short title
§ 2 Definitions
§ 3 Planning and management of water use and conservation; advisory committee; regulations
§ 4 Withdrawal volume threshold
§ 5 Registration statements; filing
§ 6 Contents of registration statements
§ 7 Issuance of permits; criteria and standards
§ 8 Permit applications; contents
§ 9 Processing permit applications; notice of proposed withdrawal
§ 10 Recommendations
§ 11 Issuance of permits; conditions; findings
§ 12 Adjudicatory hearing; judicial review
§ 13 Examination of activities involving water withdrawal
§ 14 Enforcement orders; civil administrative penalties; actions by attorney general; punishment
§ 15 Water emergency declaration
§ 16 State of water emergency; eminent domain; authorization; notice
§ 17 State of water emergency; orders
§ 18 Registration and permit application fee schedules
§ 19 Public water system rates; propriety
§ 20 Persons engaged in business of digging or drilling wells; certification; reports
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Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 21G - Massachusetts Water Management Act

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
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  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Other entity: includes a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation. See Massachusetts General Laws ch. 156D sec. 11.01
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.