The Department, after public hearing as herein provided, shall adopt standards and determine what qualities and properties of water and air shall indicate a polluted condition and these standards shall be promulgated and made a part of the rules and regulations of the Department. The Department, in determining standards and designing the use of streams shall be guided by the provisions of this chapter.
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-1-40
Adoption of standards for water and air
Known as the Pollution Control Act
The act spans §§ 48–48 (41 sections).
1962 Code SECTION 63-195.7; 1952 Code SECTION 70-109; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.