S.C. Code Ann. § 49-11-180

Voluntary compliance; time extensions

Known as the Dams and Reservoirs Safety Act

The act spans §§ 49–49 (16 sections).

1980 Act No. 447, SECTION 1; 1992 Act No. 406, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1248.

(A) The department may solicit voluntary compliance by the owner of a dam or reservoir found to be unsafe and a danger to life or property to take remedial steps necessary to render the dam safe.

(B) Extension of time to complete work specified in an order may be granted by the department. No extension may be granted when there appears substantial and immediate danger of dam failure.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.