S.C. Code Ann. § 48-1-130
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SECTION 48-1-130. Order for discontinuance of discharge of wastes or air contaminants.
Official statutory text
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. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment rewrote the section.
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