A person discharging sewage, industrial waste, or other waste or air contaminant into the environment of the State, in such manner or quantity as to cause pollution, without regard to the time that the discharge began or whether or not the continued discharge has been by virtue of a permit issued by the department, shall discontinue the discharge upon receipt of an order of the department. An order is subject to review pursuant to Section 44-1-60 and the Administrative Procedures Act. This section does not abrogate any of the department's emergency powers.
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-1-130
Order for discontinuance of discharge of wastes or air contaminants
Known as the Pollution Control Act
The act spans §§ 48–48 (41 sections).
1962 Code SECTION 63-195.16; 1952 Code SECTION 70-120; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512; 2012 Act No. 198, SECTION 2, eff June 6, 2012.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.