A BILL to facilitate and ensure sustainable and adequate supply of
groundwater of prescribed quality, for various category of users,
through supply and demand management measures, protecting
public drinking water sources and to establish the State Groundwater Authority and District Level Authorities to manage and to regulate, with community participation, the exploitation
of groundwater within the State of Maharashtra; and matters
connected therewith or incidental thereto. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act, 2009.