South Carolina § 48-1-150 - Situations in which public hearing is required or authorized.
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§ 48-1-150. Situations in which public hearing is required or authorized.
Public hearings shall be conducted by the Department prior to action by the Department in the classification of the waters or the adoption of standards of purity and quality thereof as provided by this chapter. The Department may conduct public hearings prior to action in the following cases, either of its own volition or upon the request of affected persons, (a) an order of determination of the Department requiring the discontinuance of discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other wastes into the waters of the State or air contaminant into the ambient air, (b) an order issuing, denying, revoking, suspending or modifying a permit, (c) a determination that a discharge constitutes pollution of waters of a marine district and (d) any other proceeding resulting in a finding of fact or determination that a discharge of air contaminants into the ambient air or sewage, industrial waste or other wastes into the waters of the State contravenes the standards established for such air and waters.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 63-195.18; 1952 Code, SECTION 70-125; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 48-1-150 ("Situations in which public hearing is required or authorized.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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