Consolidated Guidelines 2011

CONSOLIDATED GUIDELINES IN FORCE ADOPTED BY THE STATE
GROUNDWATER DEPT AS ON 28.1.11
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CONSOLIDATED GUIDELINES 2011
(BASED ON THE GOVERNMENT ORDERS AND TECHNICAL CIRCULARS)
Existing consolidated, comprehensive technical Guidelines adhered by the PWD

,SG&SWRDC, Government of Tamil Nadu for evaluation of proposals on abstraction of
groundwater for issuing the Groundwater availability certificate / NOC / Groundwater
clearance to the Firms / Industries / Organizations and Infrastructural projects and
Transportation of groundwater other than domestic purposes in Tamilnadu
The Government of Tamilnadu approved the categorization of the Panchayat Union

blocks in Tamilnadu as Over- Exploited, Critical, and Semi critical and safe blocks for ground
water development as on January 2003. This categorization will be updated based on
periodic assessment. (Ref: G.O. (Ms) No. 51 PW (R2) D Dated: 11.2.2004).
Also the Government of Tamil nadu enacted the Tamilnadu Groundwater

(Development and Management) Act 2003 and published in the Government of Tamilnadu
Gazette (Extraordinary) notification dated, March 2003.Pending establishment of Tamilnadu
Groundwater Authority, the Govt. of Tamilnadu, instructed and empowered the
CE/SG&SWRDC, Chennai 113 to issue Groundwater Availability Certificate / NOC /
Groundwater clearance as per the existing rules in force and by adopting the correct
,scientific methodology to industries other than domestic uses by individuals.( Ref: Govt Lr.no
12260/R2/2006-1 Dated: 03.05.2006 )
Based on the Govt of Tamilnadu orders and instructions, and other technical
instructions issued then and there, the following consolidated revised instructions were
hereby notified and ordered for issuance of Groundwater Availability Certificate to the Firms /
Industries / Organizations and Infrastructural projects. This consolidated and comprehensive
instruction are in force on 01. 2010 and it will superseded all the instructions given earlier in
this regard.
The systematic methodology for the issue of Groundwater Availability certificate is

ordered in the following IX stages and all the S Es , E E s, and AD(G) s of the Groundwater
wing should strictly adhered the same with immediate effect.
Stage 1:
Receipt of application from the Firms / Industries / Organisations and
Infrastructural projects for awarding Groundwater Availability Certificate.
A. Under Tamil nadu Groundwater (Development and Management) Act 2003.

(Pending establishment of Tamilnadu Groundwater Authority).
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The 4 sets of application addressed to the Chief Engineer, SG&SWRDC, Chennai
and submitted to the concerned District EE, GW Division of the respective Jurisdiction
directly for taking further action& also available in the web of the Department. The prescribed
approved application format is enclosed in the Annexure.
1. 4 sets of Application for issuing Ground Water clearance will have to be addressed
only to Chief Engineer, SG&SWRDC Chennai -113, one set for the AD(G) concerned
for field survey and other two sets for the onward transmission to the SE / CE along
with the field report.
2. Application will have to be accepted based on the categorization of blocks (as per the
latest assessment).
3. Application will have to be sent to Superintending Engineer, concerned Ground Water
Circle, and CEs office along with the technical report.
4. However the receipt of the application is to be informed to CE office in the
monthly progress report in separate form.
5. No applications received by the CEs office directly with effect from 01.2011.
Stage 2
Eligibility:
Areas Eligible for issue of Groundwater Availability Certificate in Tamilnadu:
1. All the villages falling in the blocks come under the category of Safe and Semi critical vide
G.O. (Ms) No. 51 PW (R2) D Dated: 11.2.2004 is eligible for the purpose of study, subject to
satisfy all other technical norms as declared in different stages below.
(Ref: G.O. (Ms) No. 51 PW (R2) D Dated: 11.2.2004)
2. No schemes should be formulated in over exploited and critical blocks, and in semi critical
and safe blocks all the schemes should be formulated in consultation with State Ground and
Surface Water Resources Data Centre of Water Resources Organisation in Public Works
Department.(Ref: G.O. (Ms) No. 51 PW (R2) D Dated: 11.2.2004)
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LIST OF HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES
1. Distilleries
2. Tanneries, Sago, Sugar, Dairies and Glue
3. Fertilizer
4. Pulp & Paper (with digester)
5. Chemical units generating trade effluent containing such pollutants which may to pollute
air, water and land before treatment and those chemicals which may alter the environmental
quality by under going physical, chemical and biological transformation.
6. Petroleum Refinery
7. Textile Dyeing Units
8. Steel Plant (Electroplating, heat treatment etc.)
9. Ceramics
10. Thermal Power Station
11. Basic Drug Manufacturing Units
12. Pesticide
13. Asbestos
14. Foundries
(Ref: ANNEXURE I of G.O. Ms.No:213 E&F (EC-I) Dept. Dated: 30.3.89)
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LIST OF HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES

A. 1.Distilleries2. Tanneries, Sago, Sugar, Dairies and Glue3. Fertilizer4. Pulp & Paper
(with digestor)5. Chemical units generating trade effluent containing such pollutants which
may to pollute air, water and land before treatment and those chemicals which may alter
the environmental quality by under going physical, chemical and biological transformation.
6. Petroleum Refinery7. Textile Dyeing Units 8. Steel Plant (Electroplating, heat
treatment etc.)9. Ceramics10. Thermal Power Station11. Basic Drug Manufacturing
Units12. Pesticide13. Asbestos14. Foundries.(Ref: ANNEXURE I of G.O. Ms.No:213
E&F (EC-I) Dept. Dated: 30.3.89 )
Other industries in Ultra red, Red Orange and Green categories are notified in the G.O
Ms.No. 213 E&F (EC-1) Dept dated30.3.89.
B. The other industries other than mentioned above are comes under this category, and the
details are available in the: ANNEXURE I of G.O. Ms.No:213 E&F (EC-I) Dept. Dated:
30.3.89)
5. In coastal area ,proposal for extraction of groundwater with in 10 Km from the coast
such applications are to be rejected out rightly as there is an imminent danger of sea water
ingress into the land happening surely and rapidly in the coastal area leading towards the
energized drawal structure when once such a drawal structure is permitted for pumping of
ground water in large quantities as requested by the Firms/Industries / Organisations for their
usage. Obviously, such a proposition simply can not be entertained by paying such a costly
price of damaging our invaluable resources of land and water in the coastal area perennially.
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Now, the question here is how far from the sea coast we must prohibit the establishment
of such Ground Water development by any Firm/Industry/Organisation for its running. To find
out the answer or to have a feedback for the decision, we have to turn towards the past
history of such similar cases of ground water drawals carried out in the coastal region. In
those cases, we have one prominent out - standing example of relentless ground water
drawal made in Minjur and Panchatti areas which ultimately resulted in the untoward
incidence of sea-water intrusion into the land to an unexpected all-time high distance of 16
KM.
Therefore, in order to be very practical and reasonable, the border-line or the line of
separation of zones is hereby safely fixed at a perpendicular distance of 10 KM from the sea-
coast beyond which only any Ground Water drawal proposal should be considered for
processing for award and all other ground water development proposals falling within the 10
KM range from the sea-coast should be rejected at the outset.
Henceforth, the above stipulation should be strictly adhered to in all the cases of
ground water drawal proposals processing without any lapse or deviation whatsoever.
(However in hard rock areas, the distance norms to be relaxed, based on the detailed
study report and geology of area.)
(Ref: CHIEF ENGINEERS CIRCULAR No. CE -5/2010/DD (G) / Dated 02.07.2010)
6. The blocks fall under Palar basin Rules, the following areas are not eligible for abstraction
of Groundwater.
The purpose and objective of this regulatory instrument is to arrest unhealthy trend in the
exploitation of groundwater along the river course. The palar basin rules, as amended
recently in Government order M.S.1766 PWD dt.31.10.88 stipulates as follows.
1. The distance rule (i.e. distance between wells and river banks) shall be 200 meters and
this distance has to be computed from the banks of the River.
2.Only those survey fields which come within the prohibited distance of 200 meters ( and not
the entire village ) be subjected to Palar basin Rules.
3. The fields abutting spring heads or channels which were earlier in existence but now dried
up should not be subject to the rules.
Ref: Government order M.S.1766 PWD dt.31.10.88
4. The collectors of North Arcot (Presently Vellore & Thiruvannamalai) and Chengalpattu
(Presently Kancheepuram) are authorized to decide to which of these spring heads /
channels have become defunct.
7. The Extraction point falls within 50 meters from the canal are not eligible for abstraction of
Groundwater.
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The applications which will fulfill the above conditions are only eligible for
processing under Stage 3.
Stage 3:
Documents to be submitted by the applicant.
In addition to the prescribed application which was forwarded from the Chief
Engineer office, the following documents to be obtained from the applicants by the field
officers, the Assistant Director (G) of the respective revenue District for processing the
application. They are,
List of Documents to be enclosed along with the Application to obtain Groundwater

Clearance Certificate.
1. Attested copy of registered land ownership document in the name of applicant (or) lease
agreement for a minimum period of 10 years in the name of applicant.
2. The latest encumbrance certificate showing the name of applicant for ascertaining the
ownership of the area. or lease
3. FMB Sketch
4. Not to scale topo sketch showing the location of wells and the industry.
5. Chitta & Adangal copy.

6. Copy of EB card.
7. The distance between the proposed well for groundwater extraction and nearest wells
and the depth of the wells to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned village.
8. The distance between the well proposed for extraction and nearest surface water body
such as tank, canal, Stream River etc. to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned
area.
9. The distance between the well proposed for extraction and the bank of Palar River
(Palar basin Rules) to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned area.
10. No objection Certificate from the concerned Village Panchayat for the proposed
quantity of ground water extraction and transportation of groundwater if any.
Stage 4:
Processing of Application Forms.
1. The application must full fill all the conditions laid down in Stage No.2 (Eligibility criteria) for
processing the same. Until otherwise it is returned immediately within 15 days.
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2. The land in which the drawal wells have been proposed by an industry/organization for
issue of Ground Water Availability Certificate for drawal of Ground Water should either be the
own property of the owner / proprietor of the industry/organization registered in his name or a
leased property taken on lease by the owner/proprietor of the industry/organization in his
name and duly and properly registered, with the left over lease period on the day of receipt of
application from the industry/organization for issue of Ground Water availability certificate
afresh or for renewal of the certificate being more than 5 years. Other than these two types
of land and well ownership, no other mode of accessibility or permissibility of land and well
will entail the owner/proprietor of the industry/organization to claim for issue of Ground Water
Availability Certificate to his industry/organization. (Ref: CHIEF ENGINEERS CIRCULAR No. CE
1/2010/DD (G) / Dated 25.01.2010)
3. On receipt of documents from the applicants, the spacing certified by the Revenue
Inspector and the eligibility criteria are to be verified by the field officers on record.
(The spacing certificate furnished by the Revenue Inspector is meant only for processing the
applications and concerned Asst Director (Geology) and Executive Engineer should ascertain
in the field and this is to be certified in the report.)
4. Minimum spacing to be adopted between
1. Two dug wells : 150m
2. Two shallow tube wells : 175m
3. Two filter points : 175m
The shallow 4. Two dug cum bore wells : 175m tube well /
5. Two medium tube wells : 600m
filter point is 6. Two deep tube wells : 600m up to
100m.Bgl 7. Medium tube well and deep tube well : 600m
8. Shallow tube well & Medium tube well : 387.5m
The medium 9. Dug well and Shallow tube well : 162.5m tube well is
classified as 10. Dug well and Medium tube well : 375m the depth
11. Dug well and Deep tube well : 375m
from 100m to 250m Bgl.
The deep tube well is classified as the depth having more than 250m Bgl..
Ref: G.O. Ms. No.281 Public Works Department Dated 03.04.1996.

Ref: Chief Engineer Lr.No.G10 / 201 / Vol.8 / 92 dated 29.05.1992.to the Registrar of Coop. Societies
Madras 600 010.
( The spacing norms applicable for both sedimentary and hard rock areas, by the
domestic wells need not be considered for spacing purposes, but sustainability of
domestic wells to be assured.)
5. The blocks fall under Palar basin Rules, the following areas are not eligible for
abstraction of Groundwater. The purpose and objective of this regulatory instrument is to
arrest unhealthy trend in the exploitation of groundwater along the river course. The palar
basin rules, as amended recently in Government order M.S.1766 PWD dt.31.10.88 stipulates
as follows.
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1.) The distance rule (i.e. distance between wells and river banks) shall be 200 meters and
2.)Only those survey fields which come within the prohibited distance of 200 meters ( and not
3.) The fields abutting spring heads or channels which were earlier in existence but now dried
up should not be subject to the rules. Ref: Government order M.S.1766 PWD dt.31.10.88
6. No groundwater availability survey to be carried out in the hamlets, village area or any
other habitations which will adversely affect the drinking water sources of the people, which
leads to local agitations.
7. The ownership of the well, spacing between the adjacent wells and distance to river,
canal etc. if any available nearby have to be ascertained( on record) by the Asst.Director,
Geo.Sub.Divn and verified by the Executive Engineer, Ground Water Division before giving
instructions to the applicant for remittance of fee for aquifer performance test. Before
collecting the fees for aquifer performance test, documents relating to ownership of the wells
like chitta adangal, FM sketch etc. (as stated in stage 3) are to be verified by Asst.Director,
(Geology) Ground Water Sub-divn and Executive Engineer, Groundwater Division and the
applications fulfill all the eligibility criteria, then the applicant to be informed for the remittance
of fees. (Service charges). Ref: C.E Lr.No.G8 / MISC/2006 dt.14.07.2006.
Stage -5
Collections of Service Charges.
If all the conditions are fulfilled as in stages 1 to 4 the service charges may be remitted
by the applicant as below.
Service charges of Rs.1,500/- (Rupees one thousand and five hundred only) per day
conducting one pumping test for issue of water availability certificate with stipulated spacing
condition of 150m between two wells and 200m away from the river bed.
If the pumping and recovery observation hours exceed 24 hours, an additional amount
of Rs.1,500/- may be collected for every subsequent day. Most of the pump test involves
more than 24 hours, including reconnaissance for 3 hours, Verification of distances on
spacing norms for 4 hours pumping test duration and thereafter observation of recuperation
of Groundwater there off. Hence the Department required collecting at least minimum of 2
days charges from the applicant and the maximum depends on the yield and quantum of
requirement. Besides, the party has to provide the transport and lifting service for conducting
the pump sets. Also it is to be ensured that on no account, the stipulated spacing condition of
150m between two wells is violated. Further, the pumping well should be stipulated at least
200 meters away from the river bed. Ref: G.O. Ms. No.281 Public Works Department Dated
03.04.1996.
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Stage 6
Conducting Pumping Test and Preparation of Report.
1. The eligibility of the area for the pumping test is to thoroughly verify with the 6 conditions
mentioned in stage 2. If it is not fulfill the condition, the pump test need not be conducted and
the rejection report to be intimated at once.
2. Before making the hydrological survey in the study area, the spacing norm to be verified
thoroughly in the field with reference to pumping well / river beds / canal/ tanks and other
structures mentioned in stage 2 Eligibility.
3. The spacing norms are as follows.

4. Two dug cum bore wells : 175m
6. Two deep tube wells : 600m
7. Medium tube well and deep tube well : 600m
8. Shallow tube well & Medium tube well : 387.5m
9. Dug well and Shallow tube well : 162.5m
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Dug well and Medium tube well : 375m
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The distance between the extraction points of TWAD / Local bodies such as wells, bore wells,
Galleries and the referred applicants drawal point is to be measured and the data of already
in extraction to be incorporated in report.
( The spacing norms applicable for both sedimentary and hard rock areas, by the
domestic wells need not be considered for spacing purposes, but sustainability of
domestic wells to be assured.)
4. For Palar basin areas the spacing norms are as follows:
a. The distance rule (i.e. distance between wells and river banks) shall be 200 meters and
b. Only those survey fields which come within the prohibited distance of 200 meters ( and not
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c. The fields abutting spring heads or channels which were earlier in existence but now dried
up should not be subject to the rules.(Ref: Government order M.S.1766 PWD dt.31.10.88).
In some case the AD(G) of GW sub Division / the Executive Engineers of Ground
Water Divisions while they come across cases non-compliance of spacing norms for drawal
well proposed by an industry/organization, they simply obtain a No Objection Certificate from
the third party whose well is within the objectionable distance, to the effect that this third
partly has no objection for the industry/organization to draw water from its own well for its own
use which well is situated within the spacing norms violation range to his well.
This is quite absurd as the spacing norms stipulation is prescribed only to weed out
the wells from drawal which are in violation of this stipulation just to ensure the sustainability
of Ground Water by way of avoiding the formation of closely spaced wells whose bulbs of
influence caused intersect one another. Therefore, this concern behind the stipulation
spacing norms for drawal wells should be borne in mind by the Executive Engineers of
Ground Water Divisions and dispense with the practice of obtaining such a NOC in this
issue. (Ref: CHIEF ENGINEERS CIRCULAR No. CE 1/2010/DD (G) / Dated 25.01.2010).
5. While conducting aquifer performance test, if equilibrium condition is attained by obtaining

3-5 consistent reading the test should be continued up to three hours from the equilibrium
condition.
6. If equilibrium condition is not obtained, the test should be continued till the well attains
maximum draw down.
7. Recovery up to 95% of the total draw down should be observed.
8. The long duration pump test must be conducted as possible with relevancy of nature of the
terrain and hydro geological conditions.
9. While preparation of reports the following guidelines in succeeding paras is to be

scrupulously followed without any lapse.
10. In order to allow sufficient time for recuperation the maximum allowable total hours of
drawal per day should be restricted to 8 hours at any cost.
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11. This calculation is baseless and devoid of all merits because without 100% recuperation
within at least the same number hours as that of pumping done, one cannot hope that the
condition of equilibrium will prolong any longer.
In a simple way it may be understood that the number of hours of recommended drawal
and the number of hours taken for 100% recovery of entire draw down of Ground Water level
due to the drawal should not exceed 24 hours.
Moreover, it may be noted here, that even if equilibrium is reached, the pump test should
necessarily be conducted as usual for long duration as done in other cases where the
condition of equilibrium is not reached at all, and also the observation of recovery of draw
down should be continued till 100% recovery is reached or 24 hours have passed for both
drawal and recovery whichever is earlier and then only the allowable drawal of Ground Water
per day should be recommended based on the results of long duration pumping and
observation of recovery of draw down.
12. Instead, if the recovery is 95% and < 100 % within the said 24 hours, then only 90% or
less of the average yield per day should be recommended for drawal. Similarly, for 90% and
< 95 % only 83% or less and for 85% and < 90 % only 75% or less of the average yield per
day should be recommended. But, for any other percentage of recovery which is less than
85% within the said 24 hours, no recommendation should be made for drawal in the case of a
bore well and the bore well may be dropped from consideration for recommendation for
drawal of water and some other bore well with better yield than this one may be taken for
consideration. However, dug wells with the recovery percentage up to 75% may be
considered for drawal. That is, if the recovery in a dug well is 75% < 85 % within the said 24
hours, then only 65% or less of the average yield per day should be recommended for
drawal. But, a dug well with less than 75% recovery should be dropped from consideration for
recommendation for drawal and some other dug well with a better yield should be selected for
consideration.
13. As any pump test conducted during the rainy season or just after the rainy season will
result in boosted allowable yield per day which yield can not be realized during peak summer
time, no pump test should be done during the three months of rainy season, namely, October,
November and December and also during the immediate succeeding month of January in a
year. However, the pump test may be carried out reliably during the balance eight months
period that is from February up to September of a year. (Note: The season of monsoon period
southwest and north east to be ascertained and confirmed by the field officers.)
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14. As per the earlier instructions, the pump test for issuing the ground water clearance is to
be conducted only in the months of Feb to September, during the non monsoon period.
If the water column is less than 10 meters and there is non attaining of equilibrium in
the water level during pump test in the month of February, 50% of the actual pumping
quantity for eligible hours is to be recommended, in the month of March, it is 60 %, in the
month of April, it is 70 % , in the month of May, it is 80%, in the month of June, it is 90 % of
the actual pumping quantity for eligible hours is to be recommended for clearance.
In the month of July and August, the last months of the post monsoon period, 100 % of
the actual pumping quantity for eligible hours is to be recommended for clearance.
If the water column is more than 10 meters and the well attains equilibrium in the water
level during pump test, 100% of the actual pumping quantity for eligible hours is to be
recommended for clearance.
(Note: The season of monsoon period southwest and North east to be ascertained and
confirmed by the field officers.)
15. The Executive Engineers instead of recommending for longer hours of pumping than 8
hours form the limited acceptable drawal wells selected from the original list of wells furnished
by the industry/organization for conducting the pump test for issuing Ground Water
Availability Certificate, should ask the industry/organization to furnish further more drawal
wells for consideration for recommendation for drawal by way of drilling/digging further
number of bore wells/dug wells respectively so as to see that the recommended hours of
pumping in an individual well does not exceed 8 hours at any cost while accommodating the
Ground Water requirement of the industry/organization as sought for by it.
(Ref: CHIEF ENGINEERS CIRCULAR No. CE 1/2010/DD (G) / Dated 25.01.2010).
16. If the firm/industry / organisation has either have already obtained the EB connection for
free power supply or have applied for the EB connection for free power supply for the Electric
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Motor pump set for the well, then it has to furnish an undertaking to the Chief Engineer, PWD,
WRO, SG & SWRDC, Tharamani, Chennai 600 113 that in the event of the award of
Ground Water Availability Certificate for drawal of ground water for that well for its usage, the
firm/industry/organisation agrees to change the type of EB connection for the Electric Motor
pump-set for the well from the present free power supply category under Agricultural
purposes to the charged power supply category under commercial purposes.
These details as obtained in the above prescribed format accompanied with the
above mentioned documents of the Xerox copy of the EB card maintained for the Electric
Motor pump-set for the well and the undertaking obtained from the firm/industry/organisation
in original should be sent to this office for each and everyone of the proposed drawal wells in
which pump-test has been conducted and drawal of Ground Water recommended, by the
concerned Executive Engineer, Ground Water Division while he forwards the feasibility report
for award of ground water availability certificate to the firm/industry/organization. (Ref: CHIEF
ENGINEERS CIRCULAR. No. CE-3 /2010/ DD (G)/ dt.5.4.2010)
17. If the quantity of drawal is more than 50,000 LPD, the field officers must take the technical
opinion of the Superintending Engineer of Groundwater circle in all stages by consultation or
by inspections. In that cases the DD (G) of the groundwater circles must submit a technical
note on that case through their SEs .Even they can fix the programme with field officers
accordingly for presence during pumping test study. But by this way, delay in submission of
report will not be allowed and it is time bound one.
18. Before making recommendations in the report, total quantity of ground water to be
extracted for the eight months (the non monsoon period , ie LPD x30 days x 8 months) is to
be arrived and necessary certificate to be submitted along with the report stating that ,due to
the extraction of ground water as recommended for eight months ,(before the monsoon
commences) will not affect the present water users of the area.
19. The pump test report should be covered all the following items. If any of them is not
applicable, the reason may be explained.
Report.
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a) The first page of the report should be the abstract of the feasibility report and the
details are as follows:-
1. Name of the applicant :
2. Name of the village/block/dist. (well location) :
3. Category of the block(as per the latest
assessment). :
4. Name of the river basin :
5. Location of the well :
6. Survey No. with sub-divn :
7. Lat & Long of the well :
8. Referred structure (dug / bore well) :
9. No. of structures involved :
10. Depth of the well (from MP) :
11. Diameter of the well :

12. Distance from the nearest :
Wells
13. Distance to nearby surface
water sources if any available :
14. Static water level from
measuring point :
15. Height and description of the
Measuring Point :
16. Date of the Aquifer PumpingTest :
17. Duration of the Aquifer PumpingTest :
18. If equilibrium attained : Yes or No.
19. Duration of the recovery :
20. Residual draw down in m. :
21. Draw down in m. :
22. Recovery in m. :
23. % of recovery on water column. :
23. Discharge in lpm. :
24. Transmissivity (in m2/day) :
25. Permeability (in m3/day) :
26. Specific capacity lpm.per m.of draw down :
27. Safe yield in lpm. :
28. Recommended quantity in lpd. :
b) The report should contain the following topics.
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i. Introduction
ii. Location
iii. Physiography
iv. Hydrogeology
v. Lithology
vi. a) Requested total quantity of groundwater
by the applicant in LPD
b) Quantity of water required for industrial purpose (LPD)
c) Quantity of water required for domestic purpose.
d) Q whether the requirement is for water based industry.
e) Type of industry
f) Chemical component of the discharged water after the use.
vii. Aquifer performance test
viii. Hydro geological calculation
ix. Recommendation
x. Conclusion
xi. Required maps
xii. Annexures.
c) List of Annexures.
Xii Ownership proof with FM sketch, chitta, adangal copy

xiii Location sketch (Not to scale)
xiv. Aquifer tests data &Report.
xv. Draw down curve
xvi Recovery curve
xviii Any other relevant data to be enclosed.
Ref: Lr. No. G8 / MISC / 2006 dated 14 .07.2006.
d) List of documents (as in stage 3) to be enclosed.

1. Attested copy of registered land ownership document in the name of applicant (or) lease
agreement for a minimum period of 10 years in the name of applicant.
2. The latest encumbrance certificate showing the name of applicant for ascertaining the
ownership of the area.
3. FMB Sketch
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6. Copy of EB card.
7. The distance between the proposed well for groundwater extraction and nearest wells
and the depth of the wells to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned village.
such as tank, canal, Stream River etc. to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned
area.
10. No objection Certificate from the concerned Village Panchayat for the proposed
quantity of ground water extraction and transportation of groundwater if any.
(Ref: Lr. No. G8 / MISC / 2006 dated 14 .07.2006.)
18. The distance between the wells & to the tank .river, water bodies is to be measured and
certified only by departmental officers. The certificate issued by the revenue authorities is
only for the purpose of scrutiny of application that is to avoid the collection of service charges
from the applicants whose structure not having prescribed distance criteria.
19. Conducting aquifer performance test by the Ad (G) Geological sub division and submit the
report in hard copy and soft copy to Executive Engineer, GWD, as per the format with in a
weeks time.
20. Certificates are to be furnished by concerned Executive Engineer , Groundwater Division

on
a. Ownership of land of the applicant,
b. Spacing between the wells,
c. Spacing under Palar basin Rules,
d. Spacing under Environmental G.O regarding spacing from selected rivers,
e. Spacing from the Sea Coast,
f. Applicants category on electrical energy consumptions,
g. certificate on Rainwater Harvesting Structure in the premises of extraction well.
Stage 7
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Scrutiny of the Report:
1. The Executive Engineer, PWD, Groundwater Division send the field investigation report
with in a week time to Superintending Engineer of concerned circle
2. The Superintending Engineer is to scrutinize the report and send the remarks on this report
to CEs office with in 10 days on receipt of the report. The Superintending Engineer should
countersign in the recommendation in the Annexure C1 and submit to CES office for taking a
final decision on this report.
3. The report in hard copy & soft copy should reach the Chief Engineer, SG&SWDC within 2
weeks time from the date of conducting aquifer performance test.
4. The Executive Engineer, GWD and the Superintending Engineer / Deputy Director,
Ground Water Circle, have to inspect the site whenever and wherever it is necessary.
Stage 8
Decision on field report at CEs office:
A. Applications received under Tamil Nadu Groundwater (Development and
Management) Act 2003. (Pending establishment of Tamilnadu Groundwater Authority).
Processing of the pump test report and analyzing the field data, by comparing with the
entire basin area, present extraction condition of the block area, previous NOC details ,
W.U.C clearances and after arriving the present % of extraction, hydro geological parameters
of the entire river basin area, and also considering the entire hydrological condition of the
area at Chief Engineers office and communicate the approval letter , or otherwise to the
individuals with a copy to SE , EE , AD (G) concerned for further action.
If the proposed drawal is 1 MGD and above, the proposal should be placed before the
Water Utilization Committee for consideration and clearance, vide G.O Ms.No.700 PW(WR2)
Department dated 18.10.96. The approval for a period of 3 years may be communicate to
the individuals with a copy to SE,EE, AD(G) concerned for further action.
While awarding the Ground Water Availability Certificate to the firm/industry/organisation

by this office after the firm has entered into the required agreement with the concerned
Executive Engineer, Ground Water Division for drawal of Ground Water from the well/wells,
this Chief Engineers Office would address the concerned Superintending Engineer, TNEB of
the Districts EB Circle by marking a copy of the Ground Water Availability Certificate awarded
to the firm/industry/organisation and enclosing the Xerox copies of all the EB cards
maintained, if there are any, for each and everyone of the drawal wells and also all the
undertakings obtained , if there are any, for each and everyone of the drawal wells for taking
necessary action at his end. However, in any case, the concerned Superintending Engineer,
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TNEB of the Districts EB Circle would be marked a copy of the Ground Water Availability
Certificate awarded to the firm/industry/organization and would be recommended for taking
necessary action at his end as found suitable for the case.
Stage 9
Post Approval Action Plan:
1. If the proposal is approved either by the CE/SG&SWRDC the Executive Engineer,
Groundwater Division has to enter an agreement with the applicant as enclosed herewith.
2. The agreement to be sent to the Chief Engineer PWD after fulfilling the condition
that, all the applicants should handed over one bore well for observation of water level
purposes to the Groundwater PWD.
3. Whenever a firm / industry / organisation is awarded either anew or as renewal
heavy drawal of ground water by this department in the form of Ground Water Availability
Certificate, then right from the month of award of such drawal to the firm / industry /
organisation, water level has to be taken and recorded every month by observing it in the
premises where ground water is actually drawn by such firm / industry / organisation for its
usage and also water samples are also to be taken twice in a year during pre-monsoon and
post-monsoon periods from the same open well / borewell from which water level is observed
and water quality tests have to be carried out and recorded.
Based on the monthly water level observations so made, from the completion of
second year of permission onwards, for every year the average water level in a continuous
twelve months time which includes one pre-monsoon and one post-monsoon periods has to
be arrived and this average water level figure has to be compared with the corresponding
average water level figure so arrived for the initial year of drawal as allowed by this
department and the discrepancy has to be noted down. If the discrepancy so noted down
displays a ground water level decline of 10 metres or more, then it clearly points out that the
ground water table in that locality and nearby area is lowering down to alarming levels. In
such a situation, the Ground Water Availability Certificate / NOC / Groundwater clearance
awarded to the firm / industry / organisation has to be revised accordingly. Therefore, in such
a case, a detailed report in this regard has to be sent by the concerned Executive Engineer,
Ground Water Division to the Chief Engineers office through the concerned Superintending
Engineer, Ground Water Circle for issue of necessary revised Ground Water Availability
Certificate from this office to the firm / industry / organisation with scaling down of the drawal
level so as to maintain the sustainability of ground water in that area and around.
4.Further, whenever a firm / industry / organisation applies for renewal of the Ground
Water Availability Certificate issued to it earlier by this Department, which is
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drawing10,00,000 or more litres of ground water per day as allowed by this department
previously, the concerned Executive Engineer, Ground Water Division should furnish the
entire monthly Ground Water level observations and the bi-yearly water quality observations
recorded by him for the past three years to the Chief Engineers office for scrutiny for taking
necessary action( Ref: CHIEF ENGINEERS CIRCULAR.No.CE 2/2010/DD (G) / Dated 19.03.2010).
5.While awarding the Ground Water Availability Certificate to the

firm/industry/organisation by this office after the firm has entered into the required agreement
with the concerned Executive Engineer, Ground Water Division for drawal of Ground Water
from the well/wells, this Chief Engineers Office would address the concerned Superintending
Engineer, TNEB of the Districts EB Circle by marking a copy of the Ground Water Availability
Certificate awarded to the firm/industry/organisation and enclosing the Xerox copies of all the
EB cards maintained, if there are any, for each and everyone of the drawal wells and also all
the undertakings obtained , if there are any, for each and everyone of the drawal wells for
taking necessary action at his end. However, in any case, the concerned Superintending
Engineer, TNEB of the Districts EB Circle would be marked a copy of the Ground Water
Availability Certificate awarded to the firm/industry/organization and would be recommended
for taking necessary action at his end as found suitable for the case.( Ref:CHIEF
ENGINEERS Circular. No. CE-3 /2010/ DD(G)/ dt.5.4.2010)
6. It is a known fact that some of the firms/industries/organisations which apply to this Ground
Water Department and obtain the Ground Water Availability Certificate valid for three years so
as to apply to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and obtain its No Objection Certificate
to establish their firms/industries/organisations in the beginning, do not turn up afterwards to
this Ground Water Wing to renew the validity of the Ground Water Availability Certificate
issued to them even after its expiry after three years. However, these
firms/industries/organisations are obtaining the renewal of the No Objection Certificate
every year from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board even after the expiry of the validity of
Ground Water Availability Certificate originally issued to them by this Ground Water Wing, by
conveniently suppressing this fact from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board while applying
for renewal of its No Objection Certificate to them, and running their
business/industry/activity surreptitiously.
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Therefore, in order to put a check to the unauthorised tapping of Ground Water being
carried on by these firms/industries/organisations without a proper renewal of the Ground
Water drawal validity of the Certificate and set them back on the right track of applying to this
Ground Water Wing for renewal of the Ground Water Availability Certificate on expiry of its
validity after three years, the Executive Engineers of all Ground Water Divisions of the
Ground Water Department are instructed to send a periodical report hereafter by 10 th of every
month in the following format in this regard directly to this office for further action with a copy
marked to their respective Ground Water Circle, commencing from the forthcoming month.
Sl.No Name and Chief Engineers Date on The Circle/Zone and Remarks
Address of the office Letter.No which the the Division, Region
firm/industry/ and Date in which validity of of the Tamil Nadu
organisation which such a Ground the Ground Pollution Control
has not so far Water availability Water Board under which
renewed the Certificate or the Availability the firm/industry/
validity of the renewal of its Certificate organisation falls
Ground Water validity has been or its latest
Availability issued which is renewal got
Certificate on its not alive as on expired
expiry for which date in respect of
the Ground Water its validity period.
Availability
Certificate has
been issued by
the Ground Water
Department
Every month, on receipt of all such periodical reports from all the Ground Water Divisions of
the respective Ground Water Circle, the concerned Assistant Geologist at Chief Engineers
office of State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre, Chennai should verify the
lists of all such unrenewed firms/industries/organisations furnished by all the Divisions in a
consolidated way with the register maintained by him in this regard and with the relevant files
in which Ground Water Availability Certificate/Renewal was accorded for each one of these
firms/industries/organisations and send a letter addressed to the Member Secretary, Tamil
Nadu Pollution Central Board, Guindy, Chennai - 32 communicating him the confirmed list of
firms/industries/organisations which are yet to renew their Ground Water Availability
Certificates or their expired renewals, if any and requesting him to stop issuing any further
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renewal of No objection certificate of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to all of them
until and otherwise a communication on the accordance of renewal of the Ground Water
Availability Certificate to them is received by him from this office, with copy marked to all the
concerned District Environmental Engineers for information and necessary action.
In this connection, it may also be noted that for any firm/industry/organisation which
has originally got awarded the Ground Water Availability Certificate or the renewal when the
block in which the industry had proposed to draw or was drawing the Ground Water
respectively for its use was either in the safe or semi-critical category originally when the
certificate or its renewal was awarded to it and subsequently got classified under critical or
over-exploited category, there is no bar for considering the renewal application for the Ground
Water Availability Certificate to it and carrying out all the routine formalities and awarding the
Renewal Certificate on the Ground Water Availability to it as new schemes only should not be
developed in the critical and over-exploited blocks as per the G.O.(Ms).No.51 PW(R2)D
dt.11.2.2004, but the existing schemes are permitted to run as it is without any further
expansions or what-so-ever.( Ref: CHIEF ENGINEERS Circular. No. CE-4 /2010/ DD (G)
dated.17.05.2010)
The above procedures in all the 9 stages have to be adhered strictly to issue the
Groundwater Availability Certificate.
The following lists of annexures are to be given by the Executive Engineer / Groundwater
Division along with the report.
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Annexure D1
WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Center
Tharamani , Chennai 113.
(Certificates to be furnished by the Executive Engineer / Groundwater Division & the

Assistant Director (Geology) after verification in the field.)
Certificate on Ownership of land
I, Thiru. -------------------------, applicant for M\S-------------------------=====for the

groundwater drawal located in the T.S. No. ------------------- / S.F. No. ------------------------ of
village , Block--------------------- , District, who has applied for groundwater clearance with
documents, is verified by me and certified that he is having the right of ownership and eligible
for the establishment of said industry.( Vide CE / SG & SWRDCs consolidated guidelines
2011)
Place: Executive Engineer PWD

Date: Groundwater Division
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Annexure D2

( Each pump tested wells, individual annexures to be attached.)

Assistant Director ( Geology) after verification in the field.)
Certificate on Spacing between wells
Certified that the spacing between the Applicant Thiru. --------------------s proposed pumping
well, located in T.S.No.-----------/ S.F. No. ------------- of village ---------------, Block
---------------------, District------------------and the adjacent / surrounding,
1. First wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,
2. Second wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,
3. Third wells (in S.F No.) depth is -------------- m and the spacing is-------- m,
4. Fourth wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,
5. Fifth wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,
6. Sixth wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,

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Annexure D3


Certificate on Spacing between proposed pumping wells and Palar bank.
( vide G.O (Ms) No.1766 PWD dated 31.10.1988)
Certified that the spacing between the Applicant Thiru. --------------------s proposed
pumping well, located in T.S.No.-----------/ S.F. No. ------------- of village ---------------, Block
---------------------, District------------------and the Palar River Bank is above 200m vide above
cited G.O. / does not fall in the Palar River basin.
And
Certified that the Applicant Thiru. --------------------s proposed pumping well, located
in T.S.No.-----------/ S.F. No. ------------- of village ---------------, Block ---------------------,
District------------------ does not fall with in the vicinity of 250 m from any public drinking
water sources.

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Annexure D4


Certificate on Spacing between proposed pumping wells and Selected River banks.
(Vide G.O (1D) No.223 Environment & Forest (S3) Department dated 02.09.1998)
(Applicable only to the 14 types of industries cited in Annexure of G.O (Ms) No.213, for
Cauvery and its tributaries, Pennaiyaru, Palar, Vaigai & Thamiraparani Rivers
---------------------, District------------------and the ----------- River Bank is ---------Km away
from the River -------------------------------vide above cited G.O. / does not applicable since
Cauvery and its tributaries, Pennaiyaru, Palar, Vaigai & Thamiraparani Rivers is far away
( more than 5 Kms) from the investigation area.

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Annexure D5


Certificate on Spacing from the Sea coast.
---------------------, District------------------and the sea coast is --------- km away / above 10 Km
away from the coast.
(Note: If the distance exceeds 10 km, exact distance need not be mentioned)

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Annexure D6


Certificate on category on electrical energy

village , Block--------------------- , District, who has applied for groundwater clearance and his
wells / borewell was inspected and certified that the electricity connection obtained by the
applicant is under the category of Agriculture purpose / Commercial Purposes.

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Annexure D7


Certificate on Rainwater Harvesting Structures
Certified that Thiru. -------------------------, applicant for M\S-------------------------=====for the

village , Block--------------------- , District, to whom the Groundwater Clearance was issued
executed the Rain Water Harvesting Structure, as specified by the Department.

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Annexure - Criteria for calculating the recommendation quantity on the basis of groundwater
development in the blocks from the quantity of pumping test results of the individual wells.
I.If Safe Blocks,
10 Full quantity (100%) recommended by the

4 If the block development is less than 50 % : officers may be considered for clearance.
95 %of the quantity only to be considered for
10 If the block development is between 50 % and 55% clearance on the recommended quantity
5 : (based on Safe yield) by the field officers
90%of the quantity only to be considered for

10 clearance on the recommended quantity
6 If the block development is between 56 % 60% : (based on Safe yield) by the field officers

10 clearance on the recommended quantity
7 If the block development is between 61 % to 65% : ( based on Safe yield) by the field officers

10 If the block development is between 66 % to 69 clearance on the recommended quantity
8 %: ( based on safe yield) by the field officers
II.If Semi Critical Blocks,
10 70 % of the quantity recommended by the field

9 If the block development is 70 % to 74 % : officers may be considered for clearance.

clearance on the recommended quantity
110 If the block development is 75 % to 80% : (based on Safe yield) by the field officers

clearance on the recommended quantity

clearence on the recommended quantity
112 If the block development is 86 to 90 % : (based on Safe yield) by the field officers
III. If the Blocks are Critical & Over Exploited
they are totally banned.
Sd/K.R.Govindaraju / 28.1.11
Chief Engineer/SG&SWRDC
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BLOCKS WITH STAGE OF GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT AT PRESENT( 31.12.2010 )
Development at present
Development at present in %
Block Name. in % Block Name.
COIMBATORE DISTRICT KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT
1.Anamalai 48 1.Agastheeswaram 20
2.Madathukulam 64 2.Killiyur 10
3.Pongalur 90 3.Kurunthancode 23
4.Tiruppur 78 4.Melpuram 16
CUDDALORE DISTRICT 5.Munchirai 17
1.Annagramam 70 6.Rajakkamangalam 49
2.Cuddalore 90 7.Thiruvattar 5
3.Kammapuram 90 8.Thovalai 7
4.Kattumannarkoil 16 9.Thucklay 10
5.Kurinjipadi 46 KARUR DISTRICT
6.Mangalore 49 1.Aravakurichi 90
7.Melbhuvanagiri 76 2.Karur 84
8.Nallur 59 3.Krishnarayapuram 90
9.Panruti 81 4.Kulithalai 36
10.Vridhachalam 64 5.Thogamalai 66
11.Keerapalayam 10 6.K.Paramathy 90
12.Kumaratchi 17 MADURAI DISTRICT
13.Portonova 9 1.Kallikudi 90
DHARMAPURI DISTRICT 2.T.Kallupatti 90
1.Hosur 70 3.Thirumangalam 90
2.Kaveripattinam 82 4.Thiruparankundram 73
3.Krishnagiri 90 5.Kottampatti 68
4.Shoolagiri 90 6.Madurai (East) 48
5.Kelamangalam 84 6.Madurai (West) 61
6.Thalli 44 7.Melur 53
DINDIGUL DISTRICT 8.Vadipatti 54
1.Natham 87 NAGAPATTINAM DISTRICT
2.Kodaikanal 2 1.Myladuthurai 90
ERODE DISTRICT NAMAKKAL DISTRICT
1.Bhavani 58 1.Kabilarmalai 74
2.Dharapuram 59 2.Mohanur 75
3.Gobichettipalayam 51 3.Tiruchengodu 76
4.Kangeyam 87 4.Elachipalayam 65
5.Kundadam 82 5.Kolli Hills 8
6.Modakurichi 77 THE NILGIRIS DISTRICT
7.Mulanur 74 1.Coonoor 11
8.Perundurai 72 2.Gudalur 12
9.T.N.Palayam 52 3.Kotagiri 15
10. Vellakoil 77 4.Udhagamandalam 20
11.Chennimalai 67 PERAMBALUR DISTRICT
12.Erode 88 1.Andimadam 49
13.Kodumudi 66 2.Jayamkondam 41
14.Uthukuli 66 3.Sendurai 55
KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT 4.Thirumanur 67
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1.Acharapakkam 76 5.T.Palur 41
2.Kattankulathur 74 PUDUKOTTAI DISTRICT
3.Kunrathur 41 1.Thiruvarankulam 72
4.Maduranthagam 64 2.Annavasal 49
5.St.Thomas Mount 47 3.Aranthangi 36
6.Thiruporur 61 4.Arimalam 31
7.Wallajabad 90 5.Avudiarkoil 2
8.Kancheepuram 72 6.Gandharvakottai 34
9.Sriperumbudur 30 7.Karambakudi 74
8.Kunnandarkoil 54
PERAMBALUR DISTRICT 9.Manamelkudi 4
1.Andimadam 49 10.Ponnamaravathi 6
2.Jayamkondam 41 11.Pudukkottai 55
3.Sendurai 55 12.Thirumayam 62
4.Thirumanur 67 13.Viralimalai 77
RAMANATHAPURAM
5.T.Palur 41 DISTRICT
PUDUKOTTAI DISTRICT 1.Mandapam 40
1.Thiruvarankulam 72 2.Paramakudi 9
2.Annavasal 49 3.Ramanathapuram 7
3.Aranthangi 36 4.Bogalur 8
4.Arimalam 31 5.Kadaladi saline
5.Avudiarkoil 2 6.Kamuthi 21
6.Gandharvakottai 34 7.Mudukulathur 10
7.Karambakudi 74 8.Nainarkoil 4
8.Kunnandarkoil 54 9.R.S.Mangalam 2
9.Manamelkudi 4 10.Thiruvadanai saline
SALEM DISTRICT THANJAVUR DISTRICT
1.Edapadi 78 1.Madukkur 41
2.Kolathur 52 2.Orathanadu 90
3.Sankari 83 3.Peravoorani 90
4.Tharamangalam 72 4.Thiruvaiyaru 90
5.Yercaud 11 5.Thiruvonam 90
SIVAGANGAI DISTRICT 6.Budalur 47
1.Kaliyarkoil 42 7.Papanasam 90
2.Sivagangai 37 8.Pattukottai 73
3.S.Pudur 68 9.Sethubhavachattiram 90
4.Devakottai 33 10.Thanjavur 81
5.Illyangudi 14 THENI DISTRICT
6.Kallal 11 TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT
7.Kannankudi 5 1.Manachanallur 90
8.Manamadurai 27 2.Marungapuri 75
9.Sakkottai 23 3.Pullambadi 41
10.Singampunari 39 4.Thiruverumbur 12
11.Thiruppathur 14 5.Vaiyampatti 90
12.Thiruppuvanam 40 6.Andanallur 64
TIRUVALLUR DISTRICT 7.Lalgudi 73
1.Gummudipoondi 26 8.Manikandam 90
2.Madhavaram 12 9.Thottiam 90
3.Poondi 44 TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT
4.Sholavaram 70 1.Alankulam 88
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5.Tiruvallur 41 2.Kadayanallur 89
6.Villivakkam 28 3.Keelapavoor 90
TIRUVANNAMALAI DISTRICT 4.Kuruvikulam 90
1.Anakavur 88 5.Vasudevanallur 80
2.Arni (East) 85 6.Ambasamudram 12
3.Chetpet 90 7.Cheranmadevi 13
4.Cheyyar 84 8.Kadayam 35
5.Vembakkam 90 9.Kalakkadu 35
6.Pernamallur 89 10.Manur 39
7.Thellar 79 11.Nanguneri 42
TIRUVARUR DISTRICT 12.Palayamkottai 49
1.Mannargudi 38 13.Pappakudi 34
2.Nannilam 90 14.Senkottai 16
3.Needamangalam 36 15.Thenkasi 69
4.Thiruvarur 82 VELLORE DISTRICT
5.Koradachery 51 1.Arakonam 60
6.Kottur 46 2.Kaveripakkam 66
THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT 3.Wallajah 78
1.Alwarthirunagar 36 VILLUPPURAM DISTRICT
2.Karunkulam 28 1.Chinnasalem 60
3.Srivaikundam 18 2.Kanai 90
4.Tiruchendur 62 3.Thiyagadurgam 90
4.Tirukovilur 32
VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT 5.Kalrayan hills 40
1.Kariappatti 37
2.Sivakasi 90
3.Srivilliputhur 90
4.Vembakottai 90
5.Aruppukkottai 50
6.Narikudi 32
7.Sattur 69
8.Thiruchuli 40
9.Viruthunagar 72
Note:
1. The blocks listed in the table are falls under safe and semi critical blocks as per 2003 groundwater assessment.
2. The Development at present in % is as per 2009 groundwater Assessment.
3. Development, = or > 90% are treated as 90% in order to retain the category of blocks.
ANNEXURE - III C1
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Check list to be furnished by the Superintending Engineer, Groundwater circle, PWD
Furnished
Yes No Remarks
1 (i)Name of applicant
(ii)Age
(iii)Fathers/Husbands Name
(iv)Complete address
2 (i) Name of owner of land from
where well is proposed to be
constructed or used (if the applicant
himself is not the owner)
(ii) Address
3 (i) Place of groundwater extraction

T.S:
R.S.No
Village/Town/Division
Taluk
Block
District
(ii) Place of Utilisation.
T.S:
R.S.No
Taluk
Block
District
4 Purpose for which water is to be extracted or used:
Industry/Construction/Irrigation/Agriculture
Horticulture/Commercial/Infrastructures
Other uses
5 Required quantity of water.
(i) Surfacewater
(ii) Groundwater.
Status of well proposed for extraction: Existing /
6 Proposed
7 Details of existing well if any:
(f)Type of well: Dugwell/Dug-cum-borewell/
Borewell/Openwell/Tube well.
(a) Diameter of well in (m)
(b) Depth of well in (m)
(c) In the case of dug-cum-bore well give details of both
open and bore well)
(d) Recuperation hours.

(e)Rock type : Hard rock /Sedimentary /Alluvium (Can be
left blank if not known to applicant)
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8 Whether well is located in
Ayacut / Non ayacut area
9 Command area of well in Acres/Hectares
10 Crops grown : Type / Area.
I crop
II crop
III crop
11 Details of pumps proposed/Installed
(a) Type of pump
:Centrifugal/Turbine/Submersible/jet/Compressors/ others
(b) Horse Power (HP)
12 Hours of pumping per day
13 Nearest well distance in metre
from the proposed extraction well
14 Nearest stream, river ,tank in metre
15 No of any other wells in the location:
Categorization of block Over Exploited/Critical/Semicritical/

16 safe.(Can be left blank if not known to applicant.)
17 DECLARATION
I, hereby declare that the above particulars are true to the

best of my knowledge.
Part II - List of Documents to be enclosed along with the Application for Groundwater Clearance Certificate.
Attested copy of registered land ownership document in the

name of applicant (or) lease agreement for a minimum
18 period of 10 years in the name of applicant.
19 FMB Sketch
Not to scale topo sketch showing the location of wells and

20 the industry.
21 Chitta & Adangal copy.
22 Copy of EB card.
The distance between the proposed well for groundwater

extraction and nearest well and the depth of the wells to be
23 certified Revenue Inspector.
The distance between the well proposed for extraction and

nearest surface water body such as tank, canal, Stream
24 River etc. to be certified Revenue Inspector
the bank of Palar River (Palar basin Rules) to be certified
25 Revenue Inspector.
No objection Certificate from the concerned Village

Panchayat for the proposed quantity of ground water
26 extraction and transportation of groundwater if any.
Note:
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Court fee stamp for the value of Re.1/- shall be affixed on
each application.
Volumes II - Part III Processing of Report.

27 Name of the applicant
28 Name of the village/block/dist. (well location)
29 Category of the block(as per the latest assessment).

30 Name of the river basin
31 Location of the well
32 Survey No. with sub-divn
33 Lat & Long of the well
34 Referred structure (dug / bore well)
35 No. of structures involved
36 Depth of the well(from MP)
37 Diameter of the well
38 Distance from the nearest Wells
Distance to nearby surface water sources if any
39 availablewater sources if any available
40 Static water level from measuring point
41 Height and description of the Measuring Point

42 Date of the Aquifer PumpingTest
43 Duration of the Aquifer PumpingTest
44 If equilibrium attained : Yes / No
45 Duration of the recovery
46 Residual draw down in m.
47 Draw down in m.
48 Recovery in m.
49 % of recovery on water column. :
50 Discharge in lpm.
51 Transmissivity (in m2/day)
52 Permeability (in m3/day) :
53 Specific capacity: (lpm.per m.of draw down) :

54 Safe yield ( in lpm)
55 Recommended quantity in lpd. :
56 Introduction
57 Location
58 Physiography
59 Hydrogeology
60 Lithology
Requested total quantity of groundwater by the applicant in
61 LPD
62 Quantity of water required for industrial purpose (LPD)
63 Quantity of water required for domestic purpose.
64 Q whether the requirement is for water based industry.

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65 Type of industry
66 Chemical component of the discharged water after the use.

67 Aquifer performance test
68 Hydro geological calculation
69 Recommendation
70 Conclusion
71 Required maps
Annexures.
72 Ownership proof with FM sketch, chitta, adangal copy
73 Location sketch (Not to scale)
74 Aquifer tests data &Report.
75 Draw down curve
76 Recovery curve
77 Any other relevant data to be enclosed.
name of applicant (or) lease agreement for a minimum
78 period of 10 years in the name of applicant.
The latest encumbrance certificate showing the name of
79 applicant for ascertaining the ownership of the area.
80 FMB Sketch
Not to scale topo sketch showing the location of wells and
81 the industry.
83 Copy of EB card.

extraction and nearest wells and the depth of the wells to be
84 certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned village.
nearest surface water body such as tank, canal, Stream
River etc. to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned
85 area.

the bank of Palar River (Palar basin Rules) to be certified by
86 Revenue Inspector of concerned area.

The distance between the wells & to the tank .river, water
bodies is to be measured and certified only by departmental
officers. The certificate issued by the revenue authorities is
only for the purpose of scrutiny of application that is to avoid
the collection of service charges from the applicants whose
88 structure not having prescribed distance criteria.
89 Nearest Rain Fall station and RF in mm

90 Representative control well and the trends
Part IV Existing Extraction in applicant block area.(All in
Mld)
91 Extraction by the Drinking Purpose by local bodies
92 Extraction by the Drinking Purpose by TWAD etc.
93 Extraction by the Industries.
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Extraction by the Drinking Purpose by TWAD etc. by
94 transportation
95 Extraction by infrastructure purposes.
96 Recommended to WUC
97 Total Quantity already issued by TNPWD.
98 Total Quantity already issued by CGWB.
99 Total Quantity already issued by Other Agencies.
100 Total Quantity of Surface water already issued byWUC.
Total Quantity of Surface water recommended/ Under
101 perusal byWUC.
102 Any Others / Total quantity eligible for wells
Total Quantity recommended based on the block
103 development.
Superint
ending Engineer / Groundwater Circle
Annexure - Criteria for calculating the recommendation quantity on the basis of groundwater
development in the blocks from the quantity of pumping test results of the individual wells.
I.If Safe Blocks,
10 Full quantity ( 100%)recommended by the

4 If the block development is less than 50 % : officers may be considered for clearence.
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95 %of the quantity only to be considered for
10 If the block development is between 50 % and 55% clearence on the recommended quantity
5 : (based on Safe yield) by the field officers

10 clearence on the recommended quantity
6 If the block development is between 56 % 60% : (based on Safe yield) by the field officers

10 clearence on therecommended quantity
7 If the block development is between 61 % to 65% : ( based on Safe yield) by the field officers

10 If the block development is between 66 % to 69 clearence on therecommended quantity
8 %: ( based on safe yield) by the field officers
10 70 % of the quantity recommended by the field

9 If the block development is 70 % to 74 % : officers may be considered for clearance.



112 If the block development is 86 to 90 % : (based on Safe yield) by the field officers
III. If the Blocks are Critical & Over Exploited
they are totally banned.
For Chief Engineer/SG&SWRDC
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PROPOSED REVISED GUIDELINES SENT TO CGWA NEW DELHI THROUGH GOTN /
CGWB ON 28.1.11 (YET TO BE APPROVED BY CGWB / CGWA)
ANNEXURE I A
Guidelines for evaluation of proposals/requests for ground water

abstraction for drinking and domestic purposes in Notified areas and
Industry/Infrastructure project proposals in Non-notified areas.
1.1 INTRODUCTION
The development of ground water in different areas of the country has not been
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uniform. Highly intensive development of ground water in certain areas for irrigation,
drinking, domestic and industrial uses in the country has resulted in over-exploitation
leading to long term decline in ground water levels, and under certain situations,
deterioration in quality of the ground water. As a consequence, there has been:
i) increase in pumping depths , drastic reduction in well / tubewell yields and enormous rise
in the cost of pumping of groundwater,
ii) widespread and acute scarcity of groundwater in summer months for irrigation and
drinking uses, and
iii) increase in salinity ingress in coastal areas.
For providing sustainability to ground water resources in such areas and keeping
in view the increasing thrust on development of ground water resources for meeting the
growing/increasing demands of water in various sectors, there is an urgent need to
regulate over-exploitation of ground water resources and also to augment the depleting
ground water resources.
Water requirement for industries in India is comparatively small as compared to

the quantity of water needed for agriculture. However, when industrial demand is
concentrated in specific locations, heavy withdrawals are done from available water
resources. Industries require water for processing, cooling, boiler feed and other
miscellaneous uses such as washing, maintenance of yards and domestic requirement in
townships. Mostly the industrial uses are non-consumptive, thus making reuse through
recycling and other conservation measures possible. The amount of water consumed for
any product, varies widely depending upon the processes used, plant efficiency,
technology employed, the degree to which water is re-circulated and other factors.
Industrial waste may contain different kinds of toxic pollutants, which if untreated may
result in contamination of water resources. Treatment of industrial waste water and
recycling are essential to conserve water resources.
1.2 Groundwater development and management in Tamilnadu:

Based on the development of Ground Water Resources the Panchayat Union Blocks in Tamil Nadu
were categorized into Dark and Grey areas in the G.O. (2D) No 326 public works department dated
23.11.1993.. The Blocks with more than 85% to 100% Ground Water Development were categorized
as "Dark block" and the blocks with ground water development between 65 % and 85% were
categorized as "Grey Blocks". This categorization was done in accordance with the then prevailing
Ground Water Estimation Committee - 1984 (GEC - 1984) Norms.
The Government of Tamilnadu constituted a State Level Working Group for the
assessment of the ground water potential in Tamil Nadu. The above group has finalized the
categorization of the Panchayat Union Blocks as per the GEC 1997 Methodology. The Ground Water
resources have been computed periodically as Over-Exploited, Critical, Semi-Critical and Safe. The
Chief Engineer has proposed that in order to observe certain Ground Water discipline for
implementation of Minor Irrigation schemes so as to conserve and manage the ground water potential,
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the categorization of Panchayat Union blocks in all the districts of Tamil Nadu have to be notified and
circulated to all departments and agencies dealing with the ground water development.
The Member-Secretary, State Planning Commission has also requested the government to
inform the Collectors of the categorization of the Blocks as per GEC 1997 Methodology for guidance in
implementation of the programmes for Rain Water Harvesting and artificial recharge of Ground Water.
The Government of Tamilnadu approved the categorization of the Panchayat Union blocks in
Tamilnadu as Over- Exploited, Critical, and Semi critical and safe blocks for ground water development
and will be updated based on periodic assessment. In respect of Tamilnadu the State Government
notified that vide Govt order, that all the blocks are categorised in to two of which the over exploited
and critical blocks are not recommended for any new schemes( Notified block A-Category ) and the
Semi critical and safe block (Notified block B category) of which schemes to be taken up after the
Groundwater clearance by the State Government.
1.3 OBJECTIVE
The prime objective of the guidelines for the withdrawal of ground water,
especially for the industries and infrastructures, is to focus on a specific part of ground
water management viz. ensuring sustainability of ground water both in terms of quantity
& quality and also focus on land based management of ground water resources, looking
into the variations of availability of water in different climatological regions and diverse
hydrogeological conditions in various states of the country.
As per the ground water resource estimates of 2004, out of the 385 blocks were
assessed out of which 142 over-exploited blocks, 33 critical blocks and 87semi-critical blocks
have been identified.
In Tamilnadu, all domestic wells with one horse power pumping provisions are
exempted from the NOC in all the blocks of the State, immaterial of the category of the block
but the wells may be registered by the PWD Groundwater wing for management purposes.
A. GUIDELINES FOR WITHDRAWAL OF GROUND WATER FOR

DRINKING AND DOMESTIC PURPOSES IN NOTIFIED AREAS:
In Tamilnadu State , the blocks are classified as two types as the blocks comes under
the category as over exploited blocks and critical blocks as notified blocks A
Category and all the blocks come under semi critical and safe blocks as notified blocks B
category for the implementation of schemes.
The CGWA so far has notified 19 blocks for the purpose of regulation of ground
water development. Regulation of Ground Water development in Notified areas is
through district administrative heads assisted by District Groundwater committee under the
provisions of section 4 of the EPA, 1986 in notified areas. All issues pertaining to
granting of NOC's for ground water withdrawal, checking violations, sealing of tube
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wells, launching of prosecution against offenders, etc are to be addressed by the
Authorised Officers and nodal departments.
The guidelines for abstraction of ground

water for drinking /domestic purposes in Notified areas for various users are given below.
(I) NOC can be accorded for construction of tube wells / replacement of existing
defunct well for drinking and domestic purpose to:
(i)Government department entrusted with the water supply
(ii)Other Government organizations if Water Supplying Department is not
providing water in the area
(iii) Schools/ Institutions/ Universities
(iv) Hospitals
(v) Embassies
(vi) State Bhawans
Pre-conditions for grant of NOC for abstraction of ground water to categories under
Sl No. (i) to (vi) are:
1. Maximum diameter of the tube well should be restricted to 100 mm only and
capacity of the pump should not exceed 1 HP except in case of Government
water supply agencies.In case of Govt, water supply agencies, tubewell size/dia can be more
depending on the ground water availability and requirement.
2. Concurrent with the construction of tube well, the owner of the tube well shall
undertake installation of the rain water harvesting structure in the premises
within 45 days of issuance of NOC and will confirm to the Authority for
verification.
3. The water from the tube well will be used for drinking and domestic purposes
only.
4. All details of the drilling like rock formations encountered, the depth and
diameter of the constructed tube well, type of pipes used, yield of bore well/
tube well and ground water quality etc have to be furnished to the nodal agency
authorized by district administration head within 15 days of the completion of
the construction.
5. This permission is valid for a period of two months from the date of issue of
NOC except in case of Government water supplying agencies/departments.
(vii) For Individuals for individual households
1. Only one tube-well is allowed for construction in the premises to meet the
drinking and domestic purposes. No tube-well/bore-well will be constructed, if
any working tube-well already exists. In case the existing well has become non-
functional and is to be replaced, it should be converted into recharge well, if
possible or properly sealed and no water be pumped from it.
2. The person(s) intending to construct new tube-well will intimate the Authorized
officer/Advisory Committee, 10 days in advance along with the name and
address of the drilling agency, which will undertake construction of tube-well.
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Authorities/Nodal Agency can ask the user to supply additional information.
3. The maximum diameter of the tube-well should be restricted to 100 mm only
and the capacity of the pump should not exceed 1HP.
4. Concurrent with the construction of tube well, the owner of the tube-well shall
undertake installation of the rainwater harvesting system in the premises.
5. The water from the tube-well/bore-well will be used exclusively for drinking
and domestic purposes only.
6. All details of the drilling like rock formations encountered, the depth and
diameter of the constructed tube-well, type of pipes used in tube well, yield of
bore well/tube well and ground water quality etc., shall be kept for record and
are to be provided at the time of inspection.
7. Any violation of the above conditions will attract legal action under section 15
of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
INDIVIDUALS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN UNDERTAKING FOR COMPLIANCE

OF GUIDELINES OF CGWA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TUBEWELL/BOREWELL
FOR DRINKING AND DOMESTIC PURPOSES ON NON-JUDICIAL STAMP PAPER OF
RS. 10/-
I, .. resident of
do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1. That I am the owner of premises of
2. That in the above said premises/ building the supply of water for drinking/ domestic use is
grossly inadequate/ there is no supply of water by the Municipality/Govt. Agency(ies) in the
premises /area.
3. That I/we intend to install bore-well for abstraction of ground water for drinking/domestic
use only. In the event of installing bore-well, the maximum diameter shall be restricted to 100
mm (four inches) and the capacity of the pump shall not exceed 1 H.P.
4. That I/we undertake that in the event of any instructions/directions from the Central Ground
water Authority/Deputy Commissioner or any other authorized officer(s) of the Govt., we
shall discontinue the usage of the said open-well/bore-well/tubewell if so required.
5. That I/we further undertake that we shall be held liable for any such civil/criminal action
that may be initiated against me /us for violation of any of the terms and conditions of this
Undertaking.
(DEPONENT)
VERIFICATION:
Verified at . on this day of that the contents of the
above Undertakings are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been
suppressed.
(DEPONENT)
(II) Permission will not be accorded for construction of tube well for agriculture,
industrial, commercial, horticulture and construction purposes.
B. Guidelines for Evaluation of proposals/requests for Abstraction of Ground Water

for Industrial/Infrastructure project proposals in Non Notified Areas / Notified Areas.
B-1 CRITERIA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT OF GROUND

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WATER
The criteria for the development and management vary widely. The prospects for the
management of ground water in various regions are also varying and required to be
addressed as area specific. The criteria to be considered are:
1. Purpose of ground water use.
For the domestic purposes wells with one horse poor pumping are exempted class and all the
other type of extraction are comes under un exempted category but registration is mandatory
one.
o Drinking and Domestic
o Industries
o Infrastructure
o Mining
o Recreation
o Any other use
2. Examining the area of ground water against its availability
Water requirement
Availability of aquifer
(A) Shallow aquifer (Hard rock, alluvial, coastal, hilly, etc.)
(B) Deeper aquifer (Hard rock, alluvial, coastal, hilly, etc.)
Status of ground water development of the area then and there as per the notifications by the
Govt.
Over-exploited
Critical
Semi-critical
Safe
3. Availability of shallow aquifer

Estimation of ground water availability
Existing and projected ground water withdrawals
4. Availability of deeper aquifer

Occurrence and distribution scenario of regional aquifer system
o Saturated Thickness
o Water level trends
o Water level fluctuations
Ground water resource and potential estimation Micro-watershed
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Status of shallow aquifer and recharge potential
Impact and sustainability of shallow aquifer system due to withdrawal
from deeper aquifer
Connectivity with shallow aquifers
In Tamilnadu, all domestic wells with one horse power pumping provisions are
exempted from the NOC in all the blocks of the State, immaterial of the category of the block
but the wells may be registered by the PWD Groundwater wing for management purposes.
As of now, opening up of static resources / deeper aquifer for extraction of

groundwater for industrial purposes need not be considered in any states since plenty of
surface water is flowing in to sea because of heavy down pour at a time.
5. Criteria for Recycling and reuse of effluents

Quantity of effluent generated
Quality of effluent generated
Existing treatment technologies and /or technologies proposed to be adopted
Whether the effluents quality conforms to the standard norms of
CPCB/SPCB/PCC(s)
Flow chart indicating optimal utilization of treated water
Whether utilization of treated water is as per the norms of
PCB/SPCB/PCC(s)/MOEF
6. Adoption of water conservation measures

Indicate the technologies used for ensuring water conservation
Water audits for ensuring minimal use of water in various sectors
o In terms of quantity
o Quality
o Recycle/Reuse and the purpose
7. Installation of water meters

Whether water meters are existing /or proposed to be installed
Whether furnishing the return and if yes, then name of reporting agency?
8. Examining the Scope of Rain water harvesting and ground water recharging
potential
The quantum of harvested rain water and recharge to ground water for
neutralizing /improving the effects of ground water abstraction.
Whether rainwater harvesting structures exist
Proposed rain water harvesting structure (s)
Creation of water bodies in the premises
Adoption of water bodies in the micro-watershed with Panchayati Raj
Institution/ Local Govt. bodies
The recharge due to the Rainwater Harvesting is to be calculated for the entire basin or mini
watershed or watershed not for the specific area of the applicant field and that too assessed
during classification of the blocks and it will not be calculated for the individual cases because
the groundwater is not restricted to the individuals boundaries as like in the case of Air.
9. Land use
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The detailed land use pattern;
Type of land conversion for industrial project:
(A) Waste land
(B) Govt identified industrial parks
(C) Agriculture land
(D) Saline water belt
10. Ground water Draft

The ground water draft details prior to establishing industrial unit:
Details/ number of existing ground water abstraction structures for various uses.
(i) Irrigation
(ii) Drinking/Domestic
(iii) Industrial
(iv) Other than i, ii, iii
(v) Fitted with electric/diesel pumps
vi) Traditional methods, if any
11. Saline ground water aquifers
(i) Saturated thickness of fresh water zones above saline water zones
(ii) Saturated thickness of fresh water zones below saline water zones
(iii) Saturated thickness of fresh water zones between saline water
zones
Abstraction of fresh ground water is to be regulated to prevent

(i) Upconing of saline water into fresh water zone
(ii) Lateral ingress of saline water
(iii) Depletion/ shrinkage of fresh ground water zones
. In the saline area, detailed seawater intrusion study is undertaken by this department by
constituting three coastal sub divisions and based on the study results and in site study results
the permission may be accorded.
In coastal area, proposal for extraction of groundwater with in 10 Km from the coast
are to be rejected out rightly as there is an imminent danger of sea water ingress into the land
happening surely and rapidly in the coastal area leading towards the energized drawal
structure when once such a drawal structure is permitted for pumping of ground
water in large quantities as requested by the Firms/Industries / Organisations for their usage.
Obviously, such a proposition simply can not be entertained by paying such a costly
price of damaging our invaluable resources of aquifers and water in the coastal area
perennially.
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Now, the question here is how far from the sea coast we must prohibit the
establishment of such Ground Water development by any Firm/Industry/Organisation for its
running. To find out the answer or to have a feedback for the decision, we have to turn
towards the past history of such similar cases of ground water drawals carried out in the
coastal region. In those cases, we have one prominent out - standing Example of relentless
ground water drawal made in Minjur and Panchatti areas which ultimately resulted in the
untoward incidence of sea-water intrusion into the land to an unexpected all-time high
distance of 16 KM.
separation of zones is hereby safely fixed at a perpendicular distance of 10 KM from the sea-
coast beyond which only any Ground Water drawal proposal should be considered for
processing for award and all other ground water development proposals falling within the 10
KM range from the sea-coast should be rejected at the outset.
12. Mining Areas
Open cast mining/excavation not intersecting ground water table

(i) Affecting natural surface water regime
(ii) Affecting ground water recharge regime
Open cast mining/excavation intersecting ground water table

(i) Pumpage of ground water
(ii) Declining of water table
(iii) Affecting natural surface water regime
(iv) Affecting ground water recharge regime
(v) Affecting natural springs
Mining Area: In the mining area, the abstraction of ground water proposals may be taken up
after the detailed hydro geological study and the factors like water level, pumping test results,
aquifer characteristics, and rainfall trends and surface water recharge possibilities.
Underground mining
(i) Affecting ground water recharge regime
Shallow aquifers
Deep aquifers
Affecting ground water flow direction
Affecting ground water recharge
Ground water resource/ potentials drying of upper aquifers
The concept of recharge due to the Rain Water Harvesting for evaluation of proposal for
abstraction study is not acceptable for the following reasons.
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1. The recharge due to the Rain Water Harvesting to be calculated for the entire basin or mini
watershed or watershed and not for the specific area of the applicant field and that too
assessed during classification of the blocks and not certainly for individual cases, and it will
not be calculated for the individual cases because the ground water is not restricted to an
individual as like in the case of Air.
2. The Tamil Nadu State is one of the water starving state both in surface water and Ground
water, to meet out even for the drinking water needs.
3. In Tamil Nadu ,for drinking purposes, the ground water is transported from one village to
another village/villages, one watershed to another water shed, one sub basin to another sub
basin, one basin to another basin, also from one district to another District ,For instance under
combined drinking water scheme, more bore wells were drilled in one village and the same
was transport to so many villages which will fall in different basin or blocks, As in the same
analogy, the groundwater from the cauvery basin is transported to Thamaraparani basin,
Vaipar Basin , Palar Basin, Chennai Basin and now proposed to be transported to pennaiyar
basin for the purpose of drinking water needs .
Similarly for the same reasons, the ground water is transported from one district to another
Districts for domestic purposes and other industrial purposes as desired by the Government.
The concept of considering the recharge due to the Rain Water Harvesting for evaluation of
proposal for abstraction is not considering for groundwater clearance in the state of
Tamilnadu. By considering the above facts, the recharge carried out in one location is not
going to take up for calculation purposes on the area that too for the same field since the
groundwater not having definite boundary with that field of survey. In alluvium and in the
floodplains areas of the river courses ,so many schemes are formulated in the down stream
directions by considering the ground water potential of the upstream direction catchments. In
that case the calculation based on the water conservation practices for clearance purposes is
not at all feasible for consideration.
B-2 ABSTRACTION OF GROUND WATER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

PROJECTS
Run-off from the entire project area is to be utilized for artificial recharge to ground
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water. The abstraction of ground water for infrastructure projects may be taken up after a
detailed hydro geological study and considering the factors like water level, pumping test
results, aquifer characteristics, and rainfall trends and surface water recharge possibilities.
The concerned State Government, while sanctioning any infrastructure project is to

look into the ground water availability aspect also.
Proponents are to submit a status report on water supply available from water
supplying agencies stating the quantum of water that would be provided by the
agency.
B-3 ABSTRACTION OF GROUND WATER FOR INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS
To avoid the depleting trend of the groundwater, the block it self declared as over
exploited blocks and critical blocks in respect of Groundwater extraction and recharge,
tapping of ground water further for scheme purposes (other than drinking purposes ) is not
acceptable for the state of Tamil Nadu.
Abstraction of ground water by mining industry intersecting water table can be permitted
and dewatering of mine pit water be permitted subject to the following conditions:
The mine water is to be put to gainful use. This may include water supply to
adjacent areas and local water supply agencies, utilization for dust suppression
by the industry, utilization by the mining industry for different processes,
utilization for artificial recharge to ground water etc.
Piezometers for monitoring the ground water level are to be mandatorily

installed within the mine and in peripheral areas. The record of water level
data be maintained and to be provided whenever demanded by the regulating
agency.
c) Abstraction of saline ground water by Industries
Due care to be taken in respect of disposal of the effluents by the units so as to protect
the water bodies and the sub-surface shallow aquifers from pollution. Proposals
pertaining to the cases must have a detailed report elucidating the mechanism of
handling the effluent water and its various uses. All precautions must be taken for
protection of environment. Large scale recharge mechanism is mandatory in such
cases to improve the ground water quality in the region.
III Adoption of Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge by Existing

Industries:
All industries, including existing units, which are drawing ground water shall
mandatorily undertake artificial recharge measures.
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The artificial recharge proposals are required to be vetted by any competent
authority.
Treated water shall not be used for recharge to ground water.
IV Exemption of Industries from obtaining NOC from CGWA.
Exempting any quantity of groundwater in any categories of blocks need not be

considered. No exemption is given by this department so far for any quantity / category. The
responsibility of verifying the actual requirement and withdrawal to be monitored and the
same data is to be used in the current groundwater Assessment. The Government of Tamil
Nadu exempted the wells for domestic purposes with the pumping provisions of one horse
power, in all the blocks of the State irrespective of the category of the block. Other than that of
the above type of domestic wells, all the extraction structures come under the purview of the
Groundwater clearance.
Procedure to be followed for evaluation of industry/ infrastructure project proposals

seeking ground water clearance:
Stage 1:
Receipt of application from the Firms / Industries / Organizations and Infrastructural projects
for awarding Groundwater Availability Certificate.
The application is to be received by the Member Secretary of the District Level Groundwater
Committee (Executive Engineer PWD, Groundwater Division, who is in charge over the District
Jurisdiction) or by the Nodal officer of the District Committee headed by Collector,(the Assistant
Director (Geology) / Assistant Geologists who is in charge over the District Jurisdiction.)
Even the application may be received by the Chairman or any other members of the
committee, the same may be forwarded to the Member Secretary of the committee to take up further
action on the technical feasibility study and the nodal officer is the in charge of file and he has to co
ordinate with all the members and the chairman.
On receipt of application, the nodal officers send the copy of the same to all the members of
the District level groundwater committee with a copy to the State level groundwater committee
immediately for information / registry and also for issuing of any instructions before the remittance of
service charges by the applicant.
Stage 2
Eligibility:
Areas Eligible for issue of Groundwater clearance in Tamilnadu:
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1. All the villages falling in the blocks of the category of Safe and Semi critical area ( Notified B
Category) eligible for the purpose of study; subject to satisfy all other technical norms as declared in
different stages below. No schemes should be formulated in over exploited and critical blocks, and in
semi critical and safe blocks all the schemes should be formulated in consultation with State Ground
and Surface Water Resources Data Centre of Water Resources Organisation in Public Works
Department.
2. Based on the Honble Supreme Court of India and High Courts of India Judgments & orders, highly
polluting industries should not be permitted with in 5 Kms from the Cauvery and its tributaries, Palar,
Pennaiyar, Vagai and Thamirabarani Rivers of Tamilnadu.
The Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board vide its office proceedings classified the Industries in to
Ultra Red, Red, Orange and Green Categories. Industries of Ultra red and red categories will not be
permitted with in 5 kms from the above said rivers. For Orange and Green category industries, opinion
of Environment Department will be taken in to account.
List of highly polluting industries:
1. Distilleries,2. Tanneries, Sago, Sugar, Dairies and Glue, 3. Fertilizer, 4. Pulp & Paper (with
digester) 5. Chemical units generating trade effluent containing such pollutants which may to pollute
air, water and land before treatment and those chemicals which may alter the environmental quality by
under going physical, chemical and biological transformation,6. Petroleum Refinery, 7. Textile Dyeing
Units 8. Steel Plant (Electroplating, heat treatment etc.), 9. Ceramics, 10.Thermal Power Station, 11.
Basic Drug Manufacturing Units, 12. Pesticide, 13. Asbestos, 14. Foundries.
3. In coastal area ,proposal for extraction of groundwater with in 10Km from the coast
are to be rejected out rightly as there is an imminent danger of sea water ingress into the land
happening surely and rapidly in the coastal area, leading towards the energized drawal structure when
once such a drawal structure is permitted for pumping of ground water in large quantities as requested
by the Firms/Industries / Organisations for their usage. Obviously, such a proposition simply can not
be entertained by paying such a costly price of damaging our invaluable resources of land and water in
the coastal area perennially.
Now, the question here is how far from the sea coast we must prohibit the establishment of such
Ground Water development by any Firm/Industry/Organisation for its running. To find out the answer
or to have a feedback for the decision, we have to turn towards the past history of such similar cases of
ground water drawals carried out in the coastal region. In those cases, we have one prominent out -
standing example of relentless ground water drawal made in Minjur and
Panchatti areas which ultimately resulted in the untoward incidence of sea-water intrusion into the
land to an unexpected all-time high distance of 16 KM.
separation of zones is hereby safely fixed at a perpendicular distance of 10 KM from the sea-coast
beyond which only any Ground Water drawal proposal should be considered for processing for award
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and all other ground water development proposals falling within the 10 KM range from the sea-coast
should be rejected at the outset.
Henceforth, the above stipulation should be strictly adhered to in all the cases of ground water
drawal proposals processing without any lapse or deviation whatsoever.
4. The blocks fall under Palar basin Rules, the following areas are not eligible for abstraction
of Groundwater. The purpose and objective of this regulatory instrument is to arrest unhealthy trend in
the exploitation of groundwater along the river course. The palar basin rules, as amended recently in
Government order M.S.1766 PWD dt.31.10.88 stipulates as follows.
The distance rule (i.e. distance between wells and river banks) shall be 200 meters and this
distance has to be computed from the banks of the River. Only those survey fields which come within
the prohibited distance of 200 meters ( and not the entire village ) be subjected to Palar basin
Rules.The fields abutting spring heads or channels which were earlier in existence but now dried up
should not be subject to the rules.
The collectors of North Arcot (Presently Vellore & Thiruvannamalai) and Chengalpattu
(Presently Kancheepuram) are authorized to decide to which of these spring heads / channels have
become defunct.
5. The Extraction point falls within 50 meters from the canal are not eligible for abstraction of
Groundwater.
The applications which will fulfill the above conditions are only eligible for processing
under Stage 3.
Stage 3:
Documents to be submitted by the applicant.
In addition to the prescribed application, the processing of application forms and
conducting field test is to be vested with SG&SWRDC and the results to be communicated to CGWB
for another technical input for DLGWC, the following documents to be submitted by the applicants for
the field officers, the Assistant Director (G) of the respective revenue District for processing the
application. They are,
List of Documents to be enclosed along with the Application to obtain Groundwater Clearance.
1. Attested copy of registered land ownership document in the name of applicant (or) lease agreement
for a minimum period of 10 years in the name of applicant.
2. The latest encumbrance certificate showing the name of applicant for ascertaining the ownership of
the area. or lease
3. FMB Sketch

6. Copy of EB card.
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7. The distance between the proposed well for groundwater extraction and nearest wells and the depth
of the wells to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned village.
such as tank, canal, Stream River etc. to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned area.
10. No objection Certificate from the concerned Village Panchayat for the proposed quantity of
ground water extraction and transportation of groundwater if any.
Stage 4:
Processing of Application Forms.
1. The application must full fill all the conditions laid down in Stage No.2 (Eligibility criteria) for
processing the same. Until otherwise it is returned immediately within 15 days.
2. The land in which the drawal wells have been proposed by an industry/organization for issue of
Ground Water clearance for drawal of Ground Water should either be the own property of the owner /
proprietor of the industry/organization registered in his name (or) a leased property taken on lease by
the owner/proprietor of the industry/organization in his name and duly and properly registered, with the
left over lease period on the day of receipt of application from the industry/organization for issue of
Ground Water availability certificate afresh or for renewal of the certificate being more than 5 years.
Other than these two types of land and well ownership, no other mode of accessibility or permissibility
of land and well will entail the owner/proprietor of the industry/organization to claim for issue of Ground
Water Availability Certificate to his industry/organization.
3. On receipt of documents from the applicants, the spacing certified by the Revenue Inspector and the
eligibility criteria are to be verified by the field officers on record.
(The spacing certificate furnished by the Revenue Inspector is meant only for processing the
applications and concerned officer of SG&SWRDC should ascertain in the field and this is to be
certified in the report.)
4. No Objection Certificate from the third party whose well is within the objectionable distance, to the
effect that this third partly has no objection for the industry/organization to draw water from its own well
for its own use which well is situated within the spacing norms violation range to his well. This is quite
absurd as the spacing norms stipulation is prescribed only to weed out the wells from drawal which are
in violation of this stipulation just to ensure the sustainability of Ground Water by way of avoiding the
formation of closely spaced wells whose bulbs of influence caused intersect one another. Therefore,
this is not acceptable.
Minimum spacing to be adopted between

4. Two dug cum bore wells : 175m
6. Two deep tube wells : 600m
7. Medium tube well and deep tube well : 600m
8. Shallow tube well & Medium tube well : 387.5m 107
9. Dug well and Shallow tube well : 162.5m
10. Dug well and Medium tube well : 375m
The shallow tube well / filter point is up to 100m.Bgl
The medium tube well is classified as the depth from 100m to 250m Bgl.
The deep tube well is classified as the depth having more than 250m Bgl..
5. The blocks fall under Palar basin Rules, the following areas are not eligible for abstraction of
Groundwater. The purpose and objective of this regulatory instrument is to arrest unhealthy trend in the
exploitation of groundwater along the river course. The distance rule (i.e. distance between wells and
river banks) shall be 200 meters and this distance has to be computed from the banks of the River.
Only those survey fields which come within the prohibited distance of 200 meters (and not the entire
village) be subjected to Palar basin Rules. The fields abutting spring heads or channels which were
earlier in existence but now dried up should not be subject to the rules.
6. No groundwater availability survey to be carried out in the hamlets, village area or any other
habitations which will adversely affect the drinking water sources of the people, which leads to local
agitations.
7. The ownership of the well, spacing between the adjacent wells and distance to river, canal etc. if
any available nearby have to be ascertained (on record) by the officer of SG&SWRDC before giving
instructions to the applicant for remittance of fee for aquifer performance test. Before collecting the
fees for aquifer performance test, documents relating to ownership of the wells like chitta adangal, FM
sketch etc. (as stated in stage 3) are to be verified by the officer of SG&SWRDC and the applications
fulfill all the eligibility criteria, then the applicant to be informed for the remittance of fees
Any application which is not fulfill the above requirements within 30 days on intimation date ,on expiry
of 30 th date, the same may be returned to the applicant with reasons and copy of the same is also
intimated to the DLGWC & SLGWC for registry and other members.
It is also instructed that the certificates enclosed in the applications are only for the processing the
application and it need not be considered for the report. The actual measurement made by the
departmental officers is only taken for the purpose of report preparations.
Stage -5
Collections of Service Charges.
If all the conditions are fulfilled as in stages 1 to 4 the service charges may be remitted by the
applicant as below.
Service charges for conducting pumping test for issue of Ground water clearance with
stipulated spacing condition of 150m between two wells and 200m away from the river bed is to be
paid to the SG&SWRDC.
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Besides, the party has to provide the transport and lifting service for conducting the pump sets.
Also it is to be ensured that on no account, the stipulated spacing condition of 150m between two wells
is violated. Further, the pumping well should be stipulated at least 200 meters away from the river bed.
Stage 6
Conducting Pumping Test and Preparation of Report.
1. The eligibility of the area for the pumping test is to thoroughly verify with the 6 conditions mentioned
in stage 2. If it is not fulfill the condition, the pump test need not be conducted and the rejection report
to be intimated at once.
2. The distance between the extraction points of TWAD / Local bodies such as wells, bore wells,
Galleries and the referred applicants drawal point is to be measured and the data of already in
extraction to be incorporated in report.
3. While conducting aquifer performance test, if equilibrium condition is attained by obtaining 3-5
consistent reading the test should be continued up to three hours from the equilibrium condition.
4. If equilibrium condition is not obtained, the test should be continued till the well attains
maximum draw down.
5. Recovery up to 95% of the total draw down should be observed.
6. The long duration pump test must be conducted as possible with relevancy of nature of the terrain
and hydro geological conditions.
7. While preparing the reports, the following guidelines in succeeding paras is to be scrupulously
followed without any lapse.
8. In order to allow sufficient time for recuperation the maximum allowable total hours of drawal per day
should be restricted to 8 hours at any cost.
9. Without 100% recuperation within at least the same number hours as that of pumping done, one
cannot hope that the condition of equilibrium will prolong any longer.
The number of hours of recommended drawal and the number of hours taken for 100% recovery of
entire draw down of Ground Water level due to the drawal should not exceed 24 hours.
Even if equilibrium is reached, the pump test should necessarily be conducted as usual for long
duration as done in other cases where the condition of equilibrium is not reached at all, and also the
observation of recovery of draw down should be continued till 100% recovery is reached or 24 hours
have passed for both drawal and recovery whichever is earlier and then only the allowable
drawal of Ground Water per day should be recommended based on the results of long duration
pumping and observation of recovery of draw down.
10. Instead, if the recovery is 95% and < 100 % within the said 24 hours, then only 90% or less of
the average yield per day should be recommended for drawal. Similarly, for 90% and < 95 % only
83% or less and for 85% and < 90 % only 75% or less of the average yield per day should be
recommended. But, for any other percentage of recovery which is less than 85% within the said 24
hours, no recommendation should be made for drawal in the case of a bore well and the bore well may
be dropped from consideration for recommendation for drawal of water and some other bore well with
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better yield than this one may be taken for consideration. However, dug wells with the recovery
percentage up to 75% may be considered for drawal. That is, if the recovery in a dug well is 75% <
85 % within the said 24 hours, then only 65% or less of the average yield per day should be
recommended for drawal. But, a dug well with less than 75% recovery should be dropped from
consideration for recommendation for drawal and some other dug well with a better yield should be
selected for consideration.
11. As any pump test conducted during the rainy season or just after the rainy season will result in
boosted allowable yield per day which yield can not be realized during peak summer time, no pump
test should be done during the three months of rainy season, namely, October, November and
December and also during the immediate succeeding month of January in a year. However, the pump
test may be carried out reliably during the balance eight months period that is from February up to
September of a year. (Note: The season of monsoon period southwest and north east to be
ascertained and confirmed by the field officers.)
12.Instead of recommending for longer hours of pumping than 8 hours form the limited acceptable
drawal wells selected from the original list of wells furnished by the industry/organization for conducting
the pumping test for issuing Ground Water Availability Certificate, the industry/organization should
furnish further more drawal wells for consideration for recommendation for drawal by way of
drilling/digging further number of bore wells/dug wells respectively so as to see that the recommended
hours of pumping in an individual well does not exceed 8 hours at any cost while accommodating the
Ground Water requirement of the industry/organization as sought for by it.
13. If the firm/industry/organization has either have already obtained the EB connection for free power
supply or have applied for the EB connection for free power supply for the Electric Motor pump set for
the well, then it has to furnish an undertaking that in the event of the award of Ground Water
Availability Certificate for drawal of ground water for that well for its usage, the
firm/industry/organisation agrees to change the type of EB connection for the Electric Motor pump-set
for the well from the present free power supply category under Agricultural purposes to the charged
power supply category under commercial purposes.
These details as obtained in the above prescribed format accompanied with the above
mentioned documents of the Xerox copy of the EB card maintained for the Electric Motor pump-set for
the well and the undertaking obtained from the firm/industry/organisation in original should be
sent to this office for each and everyone of the proposed drawal wells in which pump-test has been
conducted and drawal of Ground Water recommended, the feasibility report for award of ground water
availability certificate to the firm/industry/organization.
14. The pump test report should be covered all the following items. If any of them is not applicable, the
reason may be explained.
Report.
a) The first page of the report should be the abstract of the feasibility report and the details
are as follows:-
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1. Name of the applicant :
2. Name of the village/block/dist. (well location) :
3. Category of the block(as per the latest
assessment). :
4. Name of the river basin :
5. Location of the well :
6. Survey No. with sub-divn :
7. Lat & Long of the well :
8. Referred structure (dug / bore well) :
9. No. of structures involved :
10. Depth of the well(from MP) :
11. Diameter of the well :

12. Distance from the nearest :
Wells
13. Distance to nearby surface
water sources if any available :
14. Static water level from
measuring point :
15. Height and description of the
Measuring Point :
16. Date of the Aquifer PumpingTest :
17. Duration of the Aquifer PumpingTest :
18. If equilibrium attained : Yes or No.
19. Duration of the recovery :
20. Residual draw down in m. :
21. Draw down in m. :
22. Recovery in m. :
23. % of recovery on water column. :
23. Discharge in lpm. :
2
24. Transmissivity (in m /day) :
3
25. Permeability (in m /day) :
26. Specific capacity lpm.per m.of draw down :
27. Safe yield in lpm. :

28. Recommended quantity in lpd. :
xiii. Introduction
xiv. Location
xv. Physiography
xvi. Hydrogeology
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xvii. Lithology
xviii. a) Requested total quantity of groundwater
by the applicant in LPD
b) Quantity of water required for industrial purpose (LPD)
c) Quantity of water required for domestic purpose.
d) Q whether the requirement is for water based industry.
e) Type of industry
f) Chemical component of the discharged water after the use.
xix. Aquifer performance test
xx. Hydro geological calculation
xxi. Recommendation
xxii. Conclusion
xxiii. Required maps
xxiv. Annexures.
Xii Ownership proof with FM sketch, chitta, adangal copy
xiii Location sketch (Not to scale)
xiv. Aquifer tests data &Report.
xv. Draw down curve
xvi Recovery curve
xviii Any other relevant data to be enclosed.
1. Attested copy of registered land ownership document in the name of applicant (or) lease agreement
for a minimum period of 10 years in the name of applicant.
2. The latest encumbrance certificate showing the name of applicant for ascertaining the ownership of
the area.
3. FMB Sketch
6. Copy of EB card.
7. The distance between the proposed well for groundwater extraction and nearest wells and the depth
of the wells to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned village.
such as tank, canal, Stream River etc. to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned area.
10. No objection Certificate from the concerned Village Panchayat for the proposed quantity of
ground water extraction and transportation of groundwater if any.
15. The distance between the wells & to the tank .river, water bodies is to be measured and certified
only by departmental officers. The certificate issued by the revenue authorities is only for the purpose
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of scrutiny of application that is to avoid the collection of service charges from the applicants whose
structure not having prescribed distance criteria.
16. Conducting aquifer performance test by the field officer of SG&SWRDC and submit the report in
hard copy and soft copy to the DLGWC & SLGWC, as per the format with in a weeks time.
17. The applications and its enclosures are documented as part I of the report and the part II will be
technical report.
Stage 7
Scrutiny of the Report:
The member secretary of DLGWC places the technical opinion (after completing the
departmental scrutiny) and approval with recommendation, along with approvals of all members,
places in the DLGWC. The DLGWC has to be convened at least once in a month for discussion after
approval of application; the same was forwarded to State level Groundwater Committee for clearance,
and further action.
Stage 8
Decision on field report by the SLGWC:
1. Scrutiny of the pumping test report and analyzing the field data, comparing with the entire
basin area, present extraction condition of the block area, hydro geological parameters of the entire
river basin area, impact on the on going Govt. water supply schemes and also the entire hydrological
condition of the area will be taken up in SLGWC.
2. If the proposed drawal is 1 MGD and above, the proposal will be placed before the Water
Utilization Committee with SLGWC recommendations for consideration and clearance.
3. If the proposed drawal is less than 1MGD, the proposal will be placed in the State Level
Groundwater Committee for approval. Groundwater clearance will be issued and communicated to the
concerned Member secretary of DLGWC the same may be placed in the next DLGWC chaired by
the District Collector for reference. The certificate will be valid for a period of 3 years.
Stage 9
Post Approval Action Plan & Enforcement of the Environment (Protection) Act 1986:
1. The Member Secretary of DLGWC has to enter an agreement with the applicant as
enclosed herewith.
2. The copy of the agreement has to be sent to the SLGWC after fulfilling the condition that, all
the applicants should handed over one bore well for observation of water level purposes to the
Groundwater PWD.
3. The District Collector concerned will enforce the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 to
control, regulate and manage the groundwater resources of the state till the exclusive Act for Tamil
nadu, The Tamilnadu Groundwater (Development and Management ) Act 2003 comes in to force.
The terms and conditions stipulated in the Groundwater clearance will be enforced by invoking
the provisions of the above Central Act such as section 3 & 5 for groundwater regulation and the penal
provisions such as section 15 & 16 for those contravenes the provisions of this Act and the terms and
conditions stipulated in the Groundwater clearence.
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4. Whenever a firm / industry / organization is awarded either anew or as renewal, heavy
drawal of ground water by this department in the form of Ground Water clearence, then right from the
month of award of such drawal to the firm / industry / organization, water level has to be taken and
recorded every month by observing it in the premises where ground water is actually drawn by such
firm / industry / organization for its usage and also water samples are also to be taken twice in a year
during pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods from the same open well / bore well from which water
level is observed and water quality tests have to be carried out and recorded.
Based on the monthly water level observations so made, from the completion of second year
of permission onwards, for every year the average water level in a continuous twelve months time
which includes one pre-monsoon and one post-monsoon periods has to be arrived and this average
water level figure has to be compared with the corresponding average water level figure so arrived for
the initial year of drawal as allowed by this department and the discrepancy has to be noted down. If
the discrepancy so noted down displays a ground water level decline of 10 metres or more, then it
clearly points out that the ground water table in that locality and nearby area is lowering down to
alarming levels. In such a situation, the Ground Water Availability Certificate awarded to the firm /
industry / organization has to be revised accordingly. Therefore, in such a case, a detailed report in this
regard has to be sent by the concerned Member Secretary ( Executive Engineer, Ground Water
Division) to State level Groundwater Committee.
Further, whenever a firm / industry / organization applies for renewal of the Ground Water
Availability Certificate issued to it earlier by this Department, which is drawing10,00,000 or more litres
of ground water per day as allowed by this department previously, the concerned Member Secretary
( Executive Engineer, Ground Water Division) should furnish the entire monthly Ground Water level
observations and the bi-yearly water quality observations recorded by him for the past three years
SLGWC(Chief Engineers office) for scrutiny for taking necessary action.
6. It is a known fact that some of the firms/industries/organisations which apply to this Ground
Water Department and obtain the Ground Water Availability Certificate valid for three years so as to
apply to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and obtain its No Objection Certificate to establish
their firms/industries/organisations in the beginning, do not turn up afterwards to this Ground Water
Wing to renew the validity of the Ground Water Availability Certificate issued to them even after its
expiry after three years. However, these firms/industries/ organisations are obtaining the renewal of the
No Objection Certificate every year from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board even after the expiry
of the validity of Ground Water Availability Certificate originally issued
to them by this Ground Water Wing, by conveniently suppressing this fact from the Tamil Nadu
Pollution Control Board while applying for renewal of its No Objection Certificate to them, and running
their business/industry/activity surreptitiously.
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Therefore, in order to put a check to the unauthorized tapping of Ground Water being carried
on by these firms/industries/organizations without a proper renewal of the Ground Water drawal validity
of the Certificate and set them back on the right track of applying to this Ground Water Wing for
renewal of the Ground Water Availability Certificate on expiry of its validity after three years, the
( Executive Engineers of all Ground Water Divisions) Member Secretary of concerned DLGWC are to
place a periodical report in every DLEC meeting in the following format in this regard for further action
with a copy marked to the State level Groundwater Committee.
In this connection, it may also be noted that for any firm/industry/organisation which has
originally got awarded the Ground Water Availability Certificate or the renewal when the block in which
the industry had proposed to draw or was drawing the Ground Water respectively for its use was either
in the safe or semi-critical category originally when the certificate or its renewal was awarded to it and
subsequently got classified under critical or over-exploited category, there is no bar for considering the
renewal application for the Ground Water Availability Certificate to it and carrying out all the routine
formalities and awarding the Renewal Certificate on the Ground Water Availability to it as new schemes
only should not be developed in the critical and over-exploited blocks.
The above procedures in all the 9 stages have to be adhered strictly to issue the Groundwater
Availability Certificate. Once the Tamilnadu Groundwater Authority is constituted, the above procedures
will be reviewed by the Authority and subjected to revision.
VII.Constitution of Groundwater Committees:
The CGWA is hereby appoint the following two committees to act on behalf of
CGWA and the powers of delegation of CGWA entrusted by the Environment Protection Act
1986 in order to the provision of sub section (3) of sec (3),section 11(1), 12(1),19 & 23 of
Environment Protection Act 1986.
A District level Groundwater committee with the following composition to be
constituted at district level for receiving and evaluating the project proposals, and recommend
the same to State level Groundwater Committee (with the following composition) for
groundwater clearance.
The committee shall meet at least once in a month depending on the number of
Proposals received for examination and forward the same to State Level Groundwater
Committee within two weeks and SLGWC will clear these cases within two weeks of receipt.
A. The State Level Groundwater Committee.
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1.The Chief Engineer, PWD, SG&SWRDC, Chennai-113 Chairman & Convener
2.The Regional Director of CGWB, SECR,Chennai-90 Member
3. The Deputy Director (Geology), SG&SWDC, Chennai Member cum Member
113. Secretary
B. The District Level Groundwater Committee.
1. District Collector Chairman

2. Hydro Geologist of CGWB Member
3. GM, District Industrial Centre Member
4. District Environmental Engineer Member
5. Executive Engineer, TWAD Board Member
6. PA Panchayat Development ( RD Dept) Member
7. Executive Engineer ,Groundwater Division of Member cum Member
Concerned District( PWD SG&SWRDC) Secretary
8. Assistant Director ( Geology) / Assistant Geologist in Nodal Officer of the District
charge of the District ( SG&SWRDC) Level committee.
Member Secretary of the Committee:
Sl.No. District Member Secretary Office

1 Chennai
2 Kancheepuram Executive Engineer , GWD ,
Chennai
3 Thiruvallur
4 Dharmapuri
5 Krishnagiri Executive Engineer , GWD ,
Vellore
6 Vellore
7 Thiruvannamalai
8 Cuddalore Executive Engineer , GWD ,
Cuddalore
9 Villupuram
10 Salem
11 Namakkal
12 Nilgiri Executive Engineer , GWD ,
Salem.
13 Erode
14 Thiruppur
15 Coimbatore
16 Trichy
17 Karur
Executive Engineer , GWD ,
18 Perambalur Trichy.
19 Ariyalur
20 Pudukkottai
21 Thanjavur
Executive Engineer, GWD,
22 Thiruvarur Thanjavur.
23 Nagappattinam
24 Viruthunagar Executive Engineer , GWD ,
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25 Sivagangai
Karaikkudi
26 Ramanathapuram
27 Madurai
Executive Engineer, GWD,
28 Dindigul Madurai.
29 Theni
30 Thirunelveli
Executive Engineer , GWD ,
31 Thoothukkudi Tirunelveli
32 Kanyakumari.
NODAL OFFICERS OF THE DISTRICTS

No District Nodal officer Office Address
Assistant
Director(Geology),
1 Chennai Chennai PWD Campus,Tharamani,Chennai-113
Assistant Geologist,
2 Kancheepuram Kancheepuram Collectorate, Sevilimedu,Kancheepuram 631501
3 Thiruvallur Thiruvallur PWD Complex, Jawaharlal Nehru Road,Thiruvallur.
4 Dharmapuri Dharmapuri Collectorate campus, Dharmapuri- 636705
Krishnagiri @
5 Krishnagiri Dharmapuri Collectorate campus, Dharmapuri- 636705
Assistant
6 Vellore Director(Geology) Vellore PWD Campus,Gandhi Nagar,Vellore-6
Assistant Geologist, Circiut house complex, Chengam road ,
7 Thiruvannamalai Thiruvannamalai Thiruvannamalai
Assistant
Director(Geology), 60, PWD Compound Nellikuppam Road, Cuddalore
8 Cuddalore Cuddalore -607 001.
Assistant Geologist 60, PWD Compound Nellikuppam Road, Cuddalore
9 Villupuram Villupuram,@ Cuddalore -607 001.
Assistant
10 Salem Director(Geology), Salem Adaikkala Nagar, Hasthampatti, Salem-636007
Assistant Geologist
11 Namakkal Namakkal,@ Salem Adaikkala Nagar, Hasthampatti, Salem-636007
12 Trichy Trichy @ Pudukkottai First street, Lakshmipuram , Pudukkottai- 622 001
13 Karur Trichy @ Pudukkottai First street, Lakshmipuram , Pudukkottai- 622 001
14 Perambalur Trichy @ Pudukkottai First street, Lakshmipuram , Pudukkottai- 622 001
15 Ariyalur Trichy @ Pudukkottai First street, Lakshmipuram , Pudukkottai- 622 001
Assistant
Director(Geology),
16 Thanjavur Thanjavur 102,Vallam Road , Thanjavur-603 007
Assistant Geologist
17 Thiruvarur Thiruvarur@ Thanjavur 102,Vallam Road , Thanjavur-603 007
Assistant
GeologistNagappattinam
18 Nagappattinam @, ,Thanjavur 102,Vallam Road , Thanjavur-603 007
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Assistant
Director(Geology),
19 Pudukkottai Pudukkottai First street, Lakshmipuram , Pudukkottai- 622 001
Assistant
Director(Geology),
20 Coimbatore Coimbatore PWD Complex, Town Hall, Coimbatore - 641001
Assistant Geologist
21 Nilgiri Nilgiri,@ Salem Adaikkala Nagar, Hasthampatti, Salem-636007
Assistant
22 Erode Director(Geology), Erode PWD Complex,Konaivoikkal, Erode - 638 001
Assistant Geologist
23 Thiruppur Thiruppur @ Erode PWD Complex,Konaivoikkal, Erode - 638 001
Assistant
Director(Geology),Karaikk Old Hospital Building,Kovilur Road,Karaikkudi- 623
24 Sivagangai udi 001.
AssistantGeologist,Rama
Ramanathapura nathapuram @ Old Hospital Building,Kovilur Road,Karaikkudi- 623
25 m Karaikkudi 001.
Assistant
Director(Geology)ctor,
26 Madurai Madurai. PWD Complex ,Thallakkulam,Madurai - 625002
Assistant
Director(Geology), Velunachchiyar valagam,Collectorate campus, East
27 Dindigul Dindigal Dindugal- 624 001
Assistant
Geologist,Theni@
28 Theni Madurai PWD Complex ,Thallakkulam,Madurai - 625002
Assistant
Director(Geology), 5/196, Kambar street, NGO Colony, Virudhunagar -
29 Viruthunagar Viruthunagar 626001.
Assistant
Director(Geology),Tirunel 15, PWD Quarters campus, North high ground,
30 Thirunelveli veli Anna Nagar , Tirunelveli- 627 011
Assistant Geologist
Thoothukkudi@, 15, PWD Quarters campus, North high ground,
31 Thoothukkudi Tirunelveli Anna Nagar , Tirunelveli- 627 011
Assistant 15, PWD Quarters campus, North high ground,
Geologist,Kanyakumari@ Anna Nagar , Tirunelveli- 627 011
32 Kanyakumari. Tirunelveli
VI. Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act and the rules, orders and
directions:
The CGWA delegate the powers to the District Collector cum Chairman of the District
level Groundwater Committee for concerned District, vide section 23 of EPA 1986 ,and
empowered him to take any penal action against any individual / Industries/ Firms/Company
etc,whoever fails to comply with or contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, or the rules
made or orders of decisions issued there under ,shall ,in respect of each such failure or
contravention, be punishable with imprisonment for a term, which may extend to five years or
with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees , or with both , and incase the failure or
contravention continues with additional fine which may extend to five thousands rupees for
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every day during which such failure or contravention continues after the conviction for the
first such failure of contravention. If the failure or contravention referred above continues
beyond a period of one year after the date of conviction, the offender shall, be punishable with
imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years.
State Level Ground Water Committee

(Constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986)
APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO ABSTRACT GROUNDWATER FOR
INDUSTRIAL USE & INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS:
General Information
Name of the Industry:
Location details of the Industrial unit:
Village: Block/Mandal: Tehsil/Taluka:
District:
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State:
(attach site plan and location map)
Urban Development Authority/ Municipal Corporation

/ Gram Panchayat. :
(to be filled up only for infrastructure project applicant)
Name of the owner of land from where well

is proposed to be constructed or used
(if the applicant itself is not the owner)
Categorisation of block :
Communication address:
Type of Infrastructure
a. Residential township
b. Commercial activity
c. Industrial activity
d. Others.
(to be filled up only for infrastructure project applicant)
Total No and Type of :

a. dwelling units:
b. Commercial units:
c. Industrial units
d. Others.
Salient features of the Industrial activity

Land use details of the existing/proposed Industrial unit premises
Rock type hard rock / sedimentary / alluvium :
(Can be left blank if not known)
Total land area: sq m
Rooftop area of buildings/sheds: sq m
Road/paved area: sq m
Green belt area: sq m
Open land: sq m
Nearest well distance (in m) from the
proposed extraction well (certificate to be enclosed):

Nearest stream, river, tanks distance (in m) from the
proposed extraction well (certificate to be enclosed):
No of any other well in the location:
Whether the proposed well is in Ayacut /non Ayacut:
Source of availability of surface water for Industrial use, if any furnish details
Average Annual rainfall in the area: mm
(Can be left blank if not known)
Township/village within 2 km radius of the Industrial unit:
Whether groundwater utilization for:
(a) Expansion programme of existing industry
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(b) New Industry
Detail of water requirement /recycled water usage: (Please enclose flow chart of activities
and requirement of water at each stage)
Net water requirement: m3/day
Ground Water utilization: m3/day
Surface Water utilization: m3/day
Proposed/existing water supply from any agency: m3/day
(ii) Breakup of water requirement and usage:
Activity Existing Proposed Total No. of Annual

requirement requirement requirement operational requirement
(m3/day) (m3/day) (m3/day) days in a (m3/year)
year
Industrial
activity
Residential/
domestic
Greenbelt
development
/
Environment
maintenance
Other use
Grand total
(iii) Breakup of Recycled water usage m3/day m3/year

(a) Quantity of treated water available:
(b) Reuse in Industrial activity:
(c) Reuse for green belt development:

(d) Other use:
Total:
Whether local government water supply network exists in the area, if yes, provide details.
Whether obtained / applied for water supply from government / private agency , if so , furnish
following details:
A ) if water supply committed, give details:
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B) If water supply denied, give reasons there for:
Details of existing/proposed groundwater abstraction structures:
Details Existing structure Proposed structure
Number of structure
Type of structure (dug well,
tube well, bore well,
dug cum bore well)
Year of construction
Depth (meter)
Diameter (mm)
Depth to water level (meters
below ground
level)
Discharge (m3/hour)
Operational hours/day
Operational days/year
Mode of lift and Horse
Power of pump
Whether fitted with water
meter or not
Whether permission/
registered with
SG&SWRDC / CGWA , if
so details thereof
Groundwater availability (please enclose a comprehensive report/note on groundwater

Condition /groundwater quality in and around the area)
Details of rainwater harvesting/artificial recharge measures for groundwater recharge in the
area. If the firm has proposed to take up rainwater harvesting/ recharge outside the industrial
unit premises, then provide NOC from the concern authority/agency where the harvesting
measures are proposed, if already implemented, details may be furnished. (attach report on
comprehensive & feasible Rainwater harvesting/recharge proposal).
Copy of referral letter from State Pollution Control Board/Bureau of Indian
Standards/Ministry of Environment and Forests/other statutory agencies may be annexed in
case referred or obtained, if not, reason thereof.
Have you applied earlier for groundwater clearance from SG&SWRDC / CGWA,
if so, give details thereof with status.
Undertaking :
It is to certify that the data and information furnished above are true to the best of my
knowledge and belief and I am aware that if any part of the data/information submitted is
found to be false or misleading at any stage the application will be rejected out rightly.
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Date: Signature of the applicant
Place: (with official seal)
Sd/K.R.Govindaraju/28/1/11
Chief Engineer / SG&SWRDC
APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF GROUND WATER AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATE FOR INDUSTRY / CONSTRUCTION /
IRRIGATION/AGRICULTURE/HORTICULTURE/COMMERCIAL/ STRUCTURES/OTHER USES.
1 (i) Name of applicant / company name :
(ii) Father's / Husband's Name in the case of :

individuals.
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(iii) Complete Postal Address :
2 (i) Name of owner of land from where well is :

proposed to be constructed or used (if the
applicant himself is not the owner).
(ii) Postal address :
(iii) Block Name :
(iv) Taluk Name :
(v) District Name :
(vi) Contact Phone Nos. :
3 (i) Place of ground water extraction proposed :
T.S. :
R.S. No. :
Village / Town / Division :
Taluk :
Block :
District :
(ii) Place of Utilization of Ground Water :

T.S. :
R.S. No. :
Village / Town / Division :
Taluk :
Block :
District :
4 Purpose for which water is to be extracted or :

used - Industry / Construction / Irrigation /
Agriculture / Horticulture / Commercial /
Infrastructures / Other uses
5 Required quantity of water

(i) Surface Water :
(ii) Ground Water :
6 Status of well proposed for extraction - Existing / :

Proposed

(a) Type of well - Dug well / Dug-cum-bore well :
/ Bore well / Open well / Tube well
(b) Diameter of well (in metre) :
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(c) Depth of well (in metre) :
(d) In the case of dug cum bore well give :
details of both open and bore well)
(e) Recuperation hours :
(f) Rock type - Hard rock / Sedimentary / :
Alluvium (can be blank if not known to the
applicant)
8 Whether well is located in Ayacut / Non :

ayacut area
9 Command area of well in Acres / Hectares :
1 Crops grown :
0
Type Area
I Crop
II Crop
III Crop
11 Details of pumps proposed / installed.

(a) Type of pump - Centrifugal / Turbine / :
Submersible / Jet / Compressors / Others
(b) Horse Power (HP) :
1 Hours of pumping per day. :

2
1 Nearest well distance (in metre) from the :

3 proposed extraction well (certificate to be
enclosed).
1 Nearest stream, river, tank (in metre) from the :

4 proposed extraction well (certificate to be
enclosed).
1 No. of any other wells in the location. :

5
1 Categorization of block - Over-exploited / :

6 Critical / semi-Critical / Safe (can be left blank if
not known to the applicant).
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the above particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and I herewith enclosed
all the certificates and documents for Departmental perusal. Based on the document verification only the
service charges are paid to the Government. I will forego the charges and I will not claim the refund of
service charges in the case of incorrectness of facts in the certificates.
Place:
Date :
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Signature of the Applicant.
Sd/K.R.GOVINDARAJU / 28.1.11
Chief Engineer / SG&SWRDC
List of Documents to be enclosed alongwith the Application to obtain

Ground Water Availability Certificate
1 Attested copy of registered land ownership document in the name of applicant (or) Registered
lease agreement for a minimum period of 10 years in the name of applicant.
2 FMB Sketch
3 Not to scale topo sketch showing the location of wells and he industry.
4 Chitta & Adangal copy
5 Copy of EB card
6 The distance between the proposed well for ground water extraction and nearest wells and the
depth of the wells to be certified by the Revenue Inspector of that area (Annexure 1).
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7 The distance between the well proposed for extraction and the bank of Palar River (Palar basin
Rules) to be certified by the Revenue Inspector of that area (which is applicable for Palar basin
area) (Annexure II).
8 "No Objection Certificate" from the concerned Village Panchayat for the proposed quantity of
ground water extraction and transportation of ground water if any (Annexure III).
9 The distance between the well proposed for extraction and nearest surface water body such as
tank, canal, Stream, River etc. to be certified by the Revenue Inspector of that area (Annexure
IV).
1 The distance between the proposed well for ground water extraction and the coastal line
0 (Beach) to be certified by the Revenue Inspector of that area (Annexure V).
11 Undertaking letter by applicant regarding the change of EB service for agriculture to
commercial in the event of awarding Ground Water Availability Certificate (Annexure VI).
1 Certificate by the Revenue Inspector on the distance from selected major rivers (vide E & F
2 GO) (Annexure VII).
1 Applicants should submit the undertaking that they must errect and handedover one bore well
3 to the State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre for observation of Water Level
and Quality and this may be treated by Department as Control Well (Annexure VIII).
1 Undertaking from the applicant towards construction of RWH if Ground Water Availability
4 Certificate is awarded.
Chief Engineer, SG & SWRDC.
Application Annexure - I
Certificate on Spacing between wells
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---------------------, District------------------and the adjacent / surrounding,
1. First wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,
2. Second wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,
3. Third wells (in S.F No.) depth is -------------- m and the spacing is-------- m,
4. Fourth wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,
5. Fifth wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,
6. Sixth wells (in S.F No.) depth is --------------m and the spacing is-------- m,
Place: Revenue Inspector

Date:
Application Annexure - II
Certificate on Spacing between proposed pumping wells and Palar bank.
( vide G.O (Ms) No.1766 PWD dated 31.10.1988)

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Certified that the spacing between the Applicant Thiru. --------------------s proposed
pumping well, located in T.S.No.-----------/ S.F. No. ------------- of village ---------------, Block
---------------------, District------------------and the Palar River Bank is above 200m vide above
cited G.O.
Certified that the Applicant Thiru. --------------------s proposed pumping well, located
in T.S.No.-----------/ S.F. No. ------------- of village ---------------, Block ---------------------,
District------------------ does not fall with in the vicinity of 250 m from any public drinking
water sources.

Date:
Application Annexure - III
Certificate to be issued by Local body
Certified that the Panchayat / Municipality / Corporation has NO OBJECTION for pumping
----------- litres of groundwater from the well located in T.S.No.-----------/ S.F. No. -------------
of village ---------------, Block ---------------------, District------------------ belongs to the
applicant Thiru. --------------------s proposal for the proposed industries / construction /

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infrastructure projects and for all other commercial purposes and to transport groundwater
from the above location to different places.
Place: President,
Date:
Panchayat / Municipality / Corporation
Application Annexure - IV
Certificate on Spacing between proposed pumping wells and Selected River banks.
(Vide G.O (1D) No.223 Environment & Forest (S3) Department dated 02.09.1998)
(Applicable only to the 14 types of industries cited in Annexure of G.O (Ms) No.213, for
Cauvery and its tributaries, Pennaiyaru,Palar, Vaigai & Thamiraparani Rivers
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---------------------, District------------------and the ----------- River Bank is above 5 Km vide
above cited G.O.

Date:
Application Annexure - V
Certificate on Spacing between proposed pumping wells and Sea coast.
(Vide CE / SG&SWRDC Technical circular No.5 / 2010 / DD (G) / dated 02.07.2010.)
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---------------------, District------------------and the sea coast is --------- km away / above 10 Km
away from the coast.
(Note: If the distance exceeds 10 km, exact distance need not be mentioned)

Date:
Application Annexure VI
Certificate of Assurence.
(Vide CE / SG&SWRDC Technical circular No.3 / 2010 / DD (G) / dated 05.04.2010.)

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village , Block--------------------- , District, give the following certificate to the Chief
Engineer / SG&SWRDC,PWD.
I assure that in the case of the, SG&SWRDC, WRD, issues the Groundwater Clearance
to me / the firm , for industrial / Commercial / Infrastructures purposes, the electricity
connection obtained for the purpose of Agriculture will be changed to Commercial
Purposes.
Failing which, I agree to cancel the Groundwater Clearance issued by SG&SWRDC on

behalf of Government of Tamilnadu.
Place: Applicant
Date:
Witness:
1.
2.
Application Annexure VII

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I assure that in the case of the, SG&SWRDC, WRD, issues the Groundwater Clearance
to me / the firm , for industrial / Commercial / Infrastructure purposes, located in T.S. No.
------------------- / S.F. No. ------------------------ of village , Block-------------------- , District,
the Rain Water Harvesting Structure, as specified by the Department will be constructed.
Failing which, I agree to cancel the Groundwater Clearance issued by SG&SWRDC on
behalf of Government of Tamilnadu.
Place: Applicant
Date:
Witness:
1.
2.
Application Annexure VIII

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I assure that in the case of the SG&SWRDC, WRD, issues the Groundwater Clearance
to me / the firm, for industrial / Commercial / Infrastructure purposes, located in T.S. No.
------------------- / S.F. No. ------------------------ of village , Block-------------------- , District , a
separate bore well will be constructed , maintained and handed over to SG&SWRDC in the
above location for monitoring the water level. .
Place: Applicant
Date:
ANNEXURE - III
Check list to be furnished by the Superintending Engineer, Groundwater circle,PWD

Furnished
Yes No Remarks
1 (i)Name of applicant
(ii)Age
(iii)Fathers/Husbands Name
(iv)Complete address
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2 (i) Name of owner of land from
where well is proposed to be
constructed or used (if the applicant
himself is not the owner)
(ii) Address
3 (i) Place of groundwater extraction

T.S:
R.S.No
Taluk
Block
District
(ii) Place of Utilisation.
T.S:
R.S.No
Taluk
Block
District
4 Purpose for which water is to be extracted or used:
Industry/Construction/Irrigation/Agriculture
Horticulture/Commercial/Infrastructures
Other uses
5 Required quantity of water.
(i) Surfacewater
(ii) Groundwater.
6 Status of well proposed for extraction: Existing / Proposed
(f)Type of well: Dugwell/Dug-cum-borewell/
Borewell/Openwell/Tube well.
(a) Diameter of well in (m)
(b) Depth of well in (m)

(c) In the case of dug-cum-bore well give details of both
open and bore well)
(d) Recuperation hours.

(e)Rock type : Hard rock /Sedimentary /Alluvium (Can be
left blank if not known to applicant)
8 Whether well is located in
Ayacut / Non ayacut area
9 Command area of well in Acres/Hectares
10 Crops grown : Type / Area.
I crop
II crop
III crop
11 Details of pumps proposed/Installed
(a) Type of pump
:Centrifugal/Turbine/Submersible/jet/Compressors/ others
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(b) Horse Power (HP)
12 Hours of pumping per day
13 Nearest well distance in metre
14 Nearest stream, river ,tank in metre
15 No of any other wells in the location:
Categorization of block Over Exploited/Critical/Semicritical/

16 safe.(Can be left blank if not known to applicant.)
17 DECLARATION
I, hereby declare that the above particulars are true to the

best of my knowledge.
Part II - List of Documents to be enclosed along with the Application for Groundwater Clearance Certificate.

name of applicant (or) lease agreement for a minimum period
18 of 10 years in the name of applicant.
19 FMB Sketch
Not to scale topo sketch showing the location of wells and the
20 industry.
22 Copy of EB card.

extraction and nearest well and the depth of the wells to be
23 certified Revenue Inspector.

nearest surface water body such as tank, canal, Stream River
24 etc. to be certified Revenue Inspector
the bank of Palar River (Palar basin Rules) to be certified
25 Revenue Inspector.

Note:
Court fee stamp for the value of Re.1/- shall be affixed on
each application.
Volumes II - Part III Processing of Report.

27 Name of the applicant
28 Name of the village/block/dist. (well location) :
29 Category of the block(as per the latest assessment).

30 Name of the river basin
31 Location of the well
32 Survey No. with sub-divn
33 Lat & Long of the well
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34 Referred structure (dug / bore well)
35 No. of structures involved
36 Depth of the well(from MP)
37 Diameter of the well
38 Distance from the nearest Wells
Distance to nearby surface water sources if any
39 availablewater sources if any available
40 Static water level from measuring point
41 Height and description of the Measuring Point

42 Date of the Aquifer PumpingTest
43 Duration of the Aquifer PumpingTest
44 If equilibrium attained : Yes / No
45 Duration of the recovery
46 Residual draw down in m.
47 Draw down in m.
48 Recovery in m.
49 % of recovery on water column. :
50 Discharge in lpm.
51 Transmissivity (in m2/day)
52 Permeability (in m3/day) :
53 Specific capacity: (lpm.per m.of draw down)

54 Safe yield ( in lpm)
55 Recommended quantity in lpd. :
56 Introduction
57 Location
58 Physiography
59 Hydrogeology
60 Lithology
Requested total quantity of groundwater by the applicant in
61 LPD
62 Quantity of water required for industrial purpose (LPD)
63 Quantity of water required for domestic purpose.
64 Q whether the requirement is for water based industry.
65 Type of industry
66 Chemical component of the discharged water after the use.
67 Aquifer performance test
68 Hydro geological calculation
69 Recommendation
70 Conclusion
71 Required maps
Annexures.
72 Ownership proof with FM sketch, chitta, adangal copy
73 Location sketch (Not to scale)
74 Aquifer tests data &Report.
75 Draw down curve
76 Recovery curve
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77 Any other relevant data to be enclosed.

name of applicant (or) lease agreement for a minimum period
78 of 10 years in the name of applicant.
The latest encumbrance certificate showing the name of

79 applicant for ascertaining the ownership of the area.
80 FMB Sketch
Not to scale topo sketch showing the location of wells and the
81 industry.
83 Copy of EB card.

extraction and nearest wells and the depth of the wells to be
84 certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned village.

nearest surface water body such as tank, canal, Stream River
85 etc. to be certified by Revenue Inspector of concerned area.

the bank of Palar River (Palar basin Rules) to be certified by
86 Revenue Inspector of concerned area.

The distance between the wells & to the tank .river, water
bodies is to be measured and certified only by departmental
officers. The certificate issued by the revenue authorities is
only for the purpose of scrutiny of application that is to avoid
the collection of service charges from the applicants whose
88 structure not having prescribed distance criteria.
89 Nearest Rain Fall station and RF in mm
90 Representative control well and the trends
Part IV Existing Extraction in applicant block area.(All in
Mld)
91 Extraction by the Drinking Purpose by local bodies
92 Extraction by the Drinking Purpose by TWAD etc.
93 Extraction by the Industries.
Extraction by the Drinking Purpose by TWAD etc. by
94 transportation
95 Extraction by infrastructure purposes.
96 Recommended to WUC
97 Total Quantity already issued by TNPWD.
98 Total Quantity already issued by CGWB.
99 Total Quantity already issued by Other Agencies.
100 Total Quantity of Surface water already issued byWUC.
Total Quantity of Surface water recommended/ Under perusal
101 byWUC.
102 Any Others / Total quantity eligible for wells
Total Quantity recommended based on the block
103 development.
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Superintending
Engineer / Groundwater Circle
Annexure - Criteria for calculating the recommendation quantity on the basis of groundwater development in the
blocks from the quantity of pumping test results of the individual wells.
I.If Safe Blocks,
Full quantity ( 100%)recommended by the officers may

104 If the block development is less than 50 % : be considered for clearence.
95 %of the quantity only to be considered for clearence

on the recommended quantity (based on Safe yield) by
105 If the block development is between 50 % and 55% : the field officers
90%of the quantity only to be considered for clearence

106 If the block development is between 56 % 60% : the field officers

on therecommended quantity ( based on Safe yield) by
107 If the block development is between 61 % to 65% : the field officers

on therecommended quantity ( based on safe yield) by
108 If the block development is between 66 % to 69 % : the field officers
70 % of the quantity recommended by the field officers

109 If the block development is 70 % to 74 % : may be considered for clearence.

110 If the block development is 75 % to 80% : the field officers

111 If the block development is 81 % to 85% : the field officers

112 If the block development is 86 to 90 % : the field officers
III. If the Blocks are Critical & Over Exploited they are
totally banned.
For Chief Engineer/SG&SWRDC

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CONSOLIDATED GUIDELINES IN FORCE ADOPTED BY THE STATE

GROUNDWATER DEPT AS ON 28.1.11

(BASED ON THE GOVERNMENT ORDERS AND TECHNICAL CIRCULARS)

Existing consolidated, comprehensive technical Guidelines adhered by the PWD

The Government of Tamilnadu approved the categorization of the Panchayat Union

Also the Government of Tamil nadu enacted the Tamilnadu Groundwater

The systematic methodology for the issue of Groundwater Availability certificate is

A. Under Tamil nadu Groundwater (Development and Management) Act 2003.

Areas Eligible for issue of Groundwater Availability Certificate in Tamilnadu:

2. Tanneries, Sago, Sugar, Dairies and Glue

4. Pulp & Paper (with digester)

7. Textile Dyeing Units

8. Steel Plant (Electroplating, heat treatment etc.)

10. Thermal Power Station

11. Basic Drug Manufacturing Units

(Ref: ANNEXURE I of G.O. Ms.No:213 E&F (EC-I) Dept. Dated: 30.3.89)

( : .127 & ( 3) 08.05.98.)

LIST OF HIGHLY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES

(Ref: CHIEF ENGINEERS CIRCULAR No. CE -5/2010/DD (G) / Dated 02.07.2010)

List of Documents to be enclosed along with the Application to obtain Groundwater

5. Chitta & Adangal copy.

Ref: G.O. Ms. No.281 Public Works Department Dated 03.04.1996.

3. The spacing norms are as follows.

1. Two dug wells : 150m

5. While conducting aquifer performance test, if equilibrium condition is attained by obtaining

7. Recovery up to 95% of the total draw down should be observed.

9. While preparation of reports the following guidelines in succeeding paras is to be

quantity for eligible hours is to be recommended, in the month of March, it is 60 %, in the

month of April, it is 70 % , in the month of May, it is 80%, in the month of June, it is 90 % of

recommended for clearance.

confirmed by the field officers.)

Ground Water requirement of the industry/organization as sought for by it.

(Ref: CHIEF ENGINEERS CIRCULAR No. CE 1/2010/DD (G) / Dated 25.01.2010).

purposes to the charged power supply category under commercial purposes.

ENGINEERS CIRCULAR. No. CE-3 /2010/ DD (G)/ dt.5.4.2010)

opinion of the Superintending Engineer of Groundwater circle in all stages by consultation or

report will not be allowed and it is time bound one.

applicable, the reason may be explained.

11. Diameter of the well :

b) The report should contain the following topics.

Xii Ownership proof with FM sketch, chitta, adangal copy

d) List of documents (as in stage 3) to be enclosed.

20. Certificates are to be furnished by concerned Executive Engineer , Groundwater Division

a. Ownership of land of the applicant,

b. Spacing between the wells,

c. Spacing under Palar basin Rules,

d. Spacing under Environmental G.O regarding spacing from selected rivers,

e. Spacing from the Sea Coast,

f. Applicants category on electrical energy consumptions,

g. certificate on Rainwater Harvesting Structure in the premises of extraction well.

While awarding the Ground Water Availability Certificate to the firm/industry/organisation

5.While awarding the Ground Water Availability Certificate to the

to establish their firms/industries/organisations in the beginning, do not turn up afterwards to

firms/industries/organisations are obtaining the renewal of the No Objection Certificate

for renewal of its No Objection Certificate to them, and running their

carried on by these firms/industries/organisations without a proper renewal of the Ground

lists of all such unrenewed firms/industries/organisations furnished by all the Divisions in a

firms/industries/organisations and send a letter addressed to the Member Secretary, Tamil

firms/industries/organisations which are yet to renew their Ground Water Availability

concerned District Environmental Engineers for information and necessary action.

WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

(Certificates to be furnished by the Executive Engineer / Groundwater Division & the

Certificate on Ownership of land

I, Thiru. -------------------------, applicant for M\S-------------------------=====for the