{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-48-1-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 48-1-40","heading":"Adoption of standards for water and air.","body":"The Department, after public hearing as herein provided, shall adopt standards and determine what qualities and properties of water and air shall indicate a polluted condition and these standards shall be promulgated and made a part of the rules and regulations of the Department. The Department, in determining standards and designing the use of streams shall be guided by the provisions of this chapter.","path":["Title 48 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 1 Pollution Control Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t48c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:41:39Z","sha256":"1f342cee73a563fda546d406df14f11f783951a01ea893679cde11ecb7cf21aa","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-48-1-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-48-1-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}