What are the exemptions from NOC?

The following categories of consumers shall be exempted from seeking a No Objection Certificate for Groundwater extraction: Individual domestic consumers in both rural and urban areas for drinking water and domestic uses. Rural drinking water supply schemes. Armed Forces Establishments and Central Armed Police Forces establishments in both rural and urban areas. Agricultural activities. Micro and Small Enterprises drawing ground water less than ten cum/day

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An Overview of Central Groundwater Authority NOC

Are you aware of the Central Groundwater Authority NOC?

If you are unfamiliar, you are about to embark on a journey to obtaining valuable knowledge. Whether you are an individual or a business owner, comprehending the role of the Central Groundwater Authority NOC is a must-have when it comes to safeguarding water resources. As the leading authority, the only objective here is to control, manage, regulate and aim for groundwater development while issuing directives for this purpose.

To obtain the No Objection Certificate, the project proponent needs to provide the details, per the guidelines issued by CGWA under a respective structure or format, to avoid cases of fallacy or non-compliance. Moreover, an objection certificate is a must-have and a significant part of CGWA.

Join us as we embark on this journey to unleash the steps involved.

Benefits of Central Ground Water Authority NOC

To realise the significance of CGWA NOC is to understand that it plays an imperative role in regulating groundwater extraction in India. Not only is it a mandatory requirement for industries, infrastructure projects or individual users relying on groundwater resources, but it also has benefits, promoting sustainable management, that includes-

Conservation of groundwater

One of the supreme objectives of CGWA is ensuring the conservation of groundwater. By mandating the NOC, the authority may control or monitor groundwater extraction, kicking off the depletion of valuable resources. These measures are a way we strike a balance between groundwater availability and preservation of long-term sustainability.

Protection against pollution

The CGWA shifted its focus to protecting groundwater from contamination and pollution. No wonder the industries seeking NOC put forth the requirement to adhere to the rigid guidelines and implement measures in discharging harmful substances into the groundwater.

This approach assists in keeping the quality of the groundwater intact, ensuring its suitability for purposes like agriculture, drinking or industrial use.

Sustainable development

With the concepts such as groundwater extraction, the CGWA endorses sustainable development practices. The NOC process also supports projects and industries to aim for water conservation techniques. Such quality reduces the dependence on groundwater and promotes the efficient usage of water resources, contributing to the region's sustainability.

Therefore, such are the benefits of the Central Ground Water Authority NOC.

Powers & Functions of Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA)

The Authority has been conferred with the following powers:

Exercise of powers under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for issuing directions and taking such measures in respect of all the matters referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3 of the said Act.
To resort to penal provisions contained in sections 15 to 21 of the said Act.
To regulate and control, the management and development of groundwater in the country and to issue necessary regulatory directions for the purpose.
Exercise of powers under section 4 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for the appointment of officers.

Regulatory Measures of Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA):

The Central Ground Water Authority is regulating the withdrawal of groundwater by industries/ projects in 802 over-exploited and 169 critical assessment units. A list of these critical areas has been circulated to the State Pollution Control Boards and the Ministry of Environment & Forests which refer the new industries/ projects to CGWB for obtaining permission.
CGWA has notified 162 critical/ overexploited areas in parts of NCT Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, MP, Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, UT of Puducherry and UT of Diu for control and regulation of development of groundwater resources. For enforcement of the regulatory measures in these areas, concerned Deputy Commissioners/District Magistrates have been directed under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to regulate groundwater development in these notified areas.

Construction of new groundwater structures is prohibited in the notified areas. Permission of drilling tube wells is being granted only to the govt. Agencies are responsible for the drinking water supply.

Ground Water Legislation:

To enable the States to enact Ground Water Legislation, a Model Bill to Regulate and Control the Development of Ground Water has been circulated by the Ministry of Water Resources to all the States/UTs. So far, the states of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, and Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry have enacted and implemented groundwater legislation.

NOC to Abstract Ground Water (NOCAP)

Central Ground Water Board gives NOC to applicants after carefully examining the documents submitted by the applicant. The online application submission process is called NOCAP (NOC to Abstract Ground Water)

Documents Required for CGWA/CGWB NOC for Industrial Ussage:

S. No.	Documents	Withdrawal up to 10 KLD	Withdrawal of more than 10 KLD	Withdrawal of more than 500 KLD
1	Consent to operate/establish/approval letter from statutory bodies viz Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) or State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) or State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SLEIAA)/. {As per Application form Sl. No. 6}	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Site Plan and location map. {As per Application form Sl. No. 1(ii)}	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	Flow Chart showing details of water requirement and recycled water use at each stage only for groundwater withdrawal. {As per Application form Sl. No. 3(ii), (iii)}(Sample flow chart is attached).	No	Details are to be submitted in Tabular format	Yes
4	Certificate of water availability/non-availability from government water supply agency. {As per Application form Sl. No. 1(vi)}	Self-declaration	Yes	Yes
5	Proposal for rainwater harvesting / artificial recharge as per the “Guidelines / Criteria for Evaluation of Proposals / Requests for Ground Water Abstraction (with effect from 16.11.2015)”. {As per Application form Sl. No. 8}	A rooftop rainwater harvesting Design is required	Yes	Yes
6	Computation of water requirement as per CPHEEO norms and taking into account of recycle / reuse of treated water as per Annexure. {As per Application form Sl. No.2}	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	A comprehensive report on groundwater conditions in and around 5 km of the areas is required if the industry extracts groundwater 500 m3/day or more. {As per Application form Sl. No.7}.	No	No	Yes
8	Groundwater quality reports of all existing tube wells may be done through a government-approved lab. {As per Application form Sl. No.6(a)}	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	Authorization letter from the firm.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Documents required for CGWA/CGWB NOC for Infrastructure Projects

S. No.	Documents	Withdrawal up to 10 KLD	Withdrawal of more than 10 KLD	Withdrawal of more than 500 KLD
1	Consent to operate/establish/Approval letter from statutory bodies viz Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) or State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) or State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SLEIAA) or Urban/Rural Development Authority where MoEF/ SPCB/SEAC/SLEIAA does not issue referral letter. {As per Application form Sl. No. 9}.	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Site Plan and location map. {As per Application form Sl. No. 1(ii)}	Yes	Yes	Yes
3	Flow Chart showing details of water requirement and recycled water use at each stage only for groundwater withdrawal. {As per Application form Sl. No. 3(ii), (iii)}(Sample flow chart is attached).	No	Details are to be submitted in Tabular format	Yes
4	Certificate of water availability/non-availability from government water supply agency. {As per Application form Sl. No. 1(vi)}	Self-declaration to be given	Yes	Yes
5	Proposal for rainwater harvesting / artificial recharge as per the “Guidelines / Criteria for Evaluation of Proposals / Requests for Ground Water Abstraction (with effect from 16.11.2015)”. {As per Application form Sl. No. 8}.	A rooftop rainwater harvesting Design is required	Yes	Yes
6	Computation of water requirement as per CPHEEO norms and taking into account of recycle / reuse of treated water as per Annexure. {As per Application form Sl. No.2}	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	A comprehensive report on groundwater conditions in and around 5 km of the areas is required if the industry extracts groundwater 500 m3/day or more. {As per Application form Sl. No.7}.	NO	No	Yes
8	Groundwater quality reports of all existing tube wells may be done through a government-approved lab. {As per Application form Sl. No.6(a)}	Yes	Yes	Yes
9	Authorization letter from the firm.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Documents Required for CGWA/CGWB NOC for Mining Projects

S. No.	Documents	Withdrawal up to 10 KLD	Withdrawal of more than 10 KLD
1	TOR/EC/Approval letter from statutory bodies viz Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) or State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) or State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) or State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SLEIAA). {As per Application form Sl. No.21}.	Yes	Yes
2	Approved Mine Plan as per approving authority. {As per Application form Sl. No.3}.	Yes	Yes
3	Groundwater quality reports of all existing tube wells may be done through a government-approved lab. {As per Application form Sl. No.17(e)}.	Yes	Yes
4	Authorization letter from the firm	Yes	Yes
5	A comprehensive report on groundwater conditions in and around 5 km of the area {As per Application form Sl. No.19} The report should include - • Map showing the location of groundwater regime monitoring wells. {As per Application form Sl. No.17} • Flow Chart showing details of water requirement and recycled water use at each stage. {As per Application form Sl. No.14} (Sample flow chart is attached). • Proposal for rainwater harvesting / artificial recharge. {As per Application form Sl. No.20}	No	Yes

States not regulated by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB)

S. No.	States / UTs Name	Contact Address
1	Andhra Pradesh	Commissioner, Rural Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hermitage Building, Adarshnagar, Hyderabad – 500004. Tele No.: 040-23296799; Fax: 040-23296799 Email comm_rd@gov.in
2	Goa	Chief Engineer (Water Resources), Department of Water Resources, Sinchai Bhawan, Alto Porvorim Bardez Goa - 403521 Tele No.: 0832-2413046; Fax No.: 0832-2412047 Email ce-wrd.goa@nic.in
3	Himachal Pradesh	Member Secretary, Himachal Pradesh Groundwater Authority, P & I –II Unit, I&PH Department, Jal Bhawan Kasumpti, Shimla- 171009 Tele No.: 0177-2625478, Email hpirrig@snacharnet.in
4	Jammu & Kashmir	Chairperson, Jammu & Kashmir State Water Resources Regulatory Authority (Winter Office November –April): Asoka Nagar, Satwari, Jammu 180004 Tele No.: 0191 – 2458845; Fax No.: 0191-2458930 (Summer Office May –October): Syed Chowk, Brein Nishat, Srinagar – 191121 Tele No.:0194-2461829; Fax No.: 0194-2461867 Email swrrajk@gmail.com
5	Karnataka	Member Secretary, Karnataka Ground Water Authority, Khanija Bhawan, Race Course Road, Bangalore 560001. Tele No.: 080-22269632; Email dir-dmg-ka@nic.in
6	Kerala	Member Secretary, Kerala Ground Water Authority, Jalavignana Bhavan, Ambalamukku, Thiruvananthapuram – 695005; Tele No.: 0471-2434098; Email gwdkerala@gmail.com
7	NCT Delhi (through Govt. Orders)	Deputy Commissioner (Each of 9 Revenue Areas of NCT Delhi) Government of NCT Delhi.
8	Tamil Nadu (through Govt. Orders)	Chief Engineer, State Ground and Surface Water Resources Data Centre, Tharamani, Chennai – 600113 Tele No.: 044-22541527; 22542223; Fax No.: 044-22541368 Email: cegwchn@gmail.com and cegwchennai@gmail.com
9	Telangana	Commissioner, Rural Development Department, Government of Telangana, D No 1-3-1028, DWCRA Building, Lower Tank Road, Hyderabad – 500080. Tele No.: 040-27650041; Fax No.: 040 -27650042; Email: crd.telangana@gmail.com
10	West Bengal	Director, State Water Investigation Directorate, ICMARD Building, Block No14/2, Scheme –VIII(M), 5th Floor, Ultadanga, Kolkatta – 700067 Tele No.: 033-23567546 /48 /49; Fax No.: 033-23567547 Email: pbwbadmip@gmail.com
11	Chandigarh (through bye-laws)	Finance Secretary, UT Secretariat, Sector -9, Chandigarh - 160009 Tele No.: 0172-2740017; Email: fs-chd@nic.in
12	Puducherry	Member Secretary, Puducherry Ground Water Authority, No.15, 3rd Cross Street (extension), Mariamman Nagar, Karamanikupam, Puducherry – 605004 Tele No.: 0413-2204034 Email: secyfy.pon@nic.in
13	Lakshadweep	Administrator, UT of Lakshadweep, Kavaratti – 682055 Tele No.: 0496-262255, 262497; Fax No.: 0496-262184 Email: lk-admin@nic.in

Procedure for Obtaining CGWA NOC

As per the issued guidelines by CGWA, it is a must-have to apply for NOC if you are drawing more than ten cubic metres of groundwater, especially for industrial usage. Most importantly, you might need to install the IoT-based groundwater Monitoring system, which may cost you as much as 2 Lakhs or more.

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General Compliance Conditions in No Objection Certificate

The General Compliance Conditions in the No Objection Certificate are associated with the following points:-

Installation of the digital water flow meter ( complying with the BIS/IS Standards) with telemetry system in abstraction structure shall be made mandatory, especially for those seeking the No Objection Certificate along with the intimation based on the installation to be communicated to CGWA within 30-days of granting No-objection certificate via web portal.
The Proponents shall mandatorily get the water flow meter calibrated by an authorised agency once a year.
Proponents shall install a rooftop rainwater harvesting system in the project area.
The proponent shall pay groundwater abstraction/ restoration charges based on the quantum of groundwater extraction as applicable as per the rates given in Section 6.
Encouraging the construction of purpose-built observation wells (Piezometers) for groundwater level monitoring will have to be mandatory as per section 15.
Proponents shall monitor the groundwater quality from the abstraction structure once a year. Water samples from the bore wells/ tube wells/ dug wells need to be collected during April/May each year while it is analysed in the NABL-accredited laboratories per the basic parameters (anions and cations), heavy metals, pesticides/ organic compounds, etc. The water quality shall be made available to CGWA via a web portal.

Renewal of No Objection Certificate

The renewal of the No Objection certificate is done periodically, requiring the compliance of the conditions, which mention-

The applicant should apply for the renewal of the No Objection certificate at least ninety days from the expiration date of its validity.
The Compliance Report will carry forward the application for the renewal of the No Objection Certificate.
Before granting the renewal, the Central Ground Water Authority or State/UT authority must satisfy themselves that the conditions of the No Objection have been successfully complied with.
If there is a change in the category of the assessment unit, the renewals can be granted based on the mentioned conditions for the new category.
The new objection certificate must be renewed for the term as per the various uses, which are as follows-

CATEGORY	USE	TERMS FOR RENEWAL
Critical Semi—Critical & Safe	Infrastructure projects for drinking & domestic use and urban Water Supply Agencies	5 years
	Industries	3 Years
	Mines	2 Years
Over- Exploited	All users in the ‘Over-Exploited areas’	2 Years

Extension of No Objection Certificate

Suppose the proponent fails to construct the well during the validity period of the No Objection Certificate for any reason. In that case, the proponent will be asked to apply for the extension associated with the No Objection Certificate. For instance, the extension must be supported by several documents explaining the reasons for the delay. Along with this, the application for the extension needs to be supported with documents expressing the reasons for this delay.

Moroever, the Extension of the No Objection Certificate will be granted for two years. This extension is granted in those cases, which occurs mainly after the expiry of the extended period. In this case, the applicant will be required to apply afresh in granting the No Objection Certificate.

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FAQ`s

As per the guidelines issued by CGWA, it is a must-have to get NOC, especially if you are drawing more than 10 Cubic metres of groundwater for Industrial usage.

CGWA NOC is required for industrial use, as it mainly extracts groundwater for innumerable uses, such as drinking, industrial and domestic purposes. Accordingly, this NOC is granted when surface water sources do not exist.

A No objection certificate is a legal document issued by an organisation or agency that does not object to the covenants as per the certificate. This document serves many purposes, including general litigation, immigration, and employment.

Yes, there is a mentioned validity period for the NOC Certificate. It is deemed valid for six months, and once it has expired, one might not be able to produce the use of this certificate for re-registering. You ought to/must provide NOC along with other documents, especially to the RTO of the state, within six months.

Central Ground Water Authority CGWA NOC for water boring and Tube well. Most importantly, it is constituted as per the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, which regulates and controls the development along with the management of the groundwater resources.

No Objection Certificate (NOC) for groundwater abstraction.

A no objection certificate is also a legal document issued by an organisation or an individual, with proof stating to have no objection as per the details in the document.

The function of CGWA approval is to regulate the management and development of groundwater, as instructed since 1997.

The following categories of consumers shall be exempted from seeking a No Objection Certificate for Groundwater extraction:

Individual domestic consumers in both rural and urban areas for drinking water and domestic uses.
Rural drinking water supply schemes.
Armed Forces Establishments and Central Armed Police Forces establishments in both rural and urban areas.
Agricultural activities.
Micro and Small Enterprises drawing ground water less than ten cum/day

The documents required for the application for CGWA NOC are as follows-

Details of water requirement computed as per National Building Code, 2016 (Annexure I), taking into account recycling/ reuse of treated water for flushing, etc.
Affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 10/- by the applicant, confirming non/inadequate availability of public water supply in case of users requiring groundwater up to 10 m3 / day for drinking/ domestic use.
Certificate of non-availability of water from local government water supply agency in cases requiring groundwater above 10 m3/ day for drinking/ domestic use. Government water supply agencies 36 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] applying for a No Objection Certificate shall submit a copy of government approval of the scheme/the project proposed to be implemented.

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