| The Office of Land and Water Resource’s Division of Permitting and Monitoring is responsible for the following duties: |
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| Issuance and renewal of permits related to the withdrawal of groundwater and diversion or impoundment of surface water; |
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| Regulation and management of the state water resources through the enforcement of applicable statutes and regulations; |
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| Maintenance of an observation well network throughout Mississippi that is used to monitor water levels associated with the major aquifers of the state; |
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| Maintenance of a network of stream gauging stations used to establish and maintain stage versus discharge ratings on various streams in the state; and |
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| Establish and monitor minimum lake levels on all naturally occurring lakes with diversion permits that are located in the Delta region of Mississippi. |