COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina lawmakers will consider a bill this week aimed at giving the state tighter control and more information about people drawing water from the state's rivers.
The Senate Agriculture Committee is scheduled to take up a bill that would require permits for anyone drawing water from the state's rivers. South Carolina is suing North Carolina over water rights and negotiating that issue with Georgia.
Under current state law, South Carolina only requires permits for businesses and others that discharge water into rivers and registers people who pull water from them.
The state also has drought laws that can shut down or restrict river uses.
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