S.C. Code Ann. § 44-55-80: Unlawful acts.

(A) It is unlawful for a person to fail to comply with:

(1) the provisions of this article or the regulations promulgated pursuant to this article;

(2) the conditions of any permit issued under this article; or

(3) any order of the department.

(B) It is unlawful for a person to render a public water system, or part or portion of a public water system, inoperable or unusable by means of contamination, vandalism, sabotage, or assault upon or detention of employees of the system or to misrepresent any fact related to the operation of a public water system.