S.C. Code Ann. § 48-56-100: Force and effect of cooperative agreements.

(A) A cooperative agreement has the same force and effect as any approvals identified as being replaced by the cooperative agreement. A provision of an approval that is identified under Section 48-56-20 as being replaced by the cooperative agreement is superseded by the cooperative agreement from the effective date of the initial or renewed agreement until it is amended, revoked, or expired.

(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no agreement entered into by the department may allow a participant to cause an unauthorized release or discharge in violation of South Carolina environmental laws.