{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-4-140","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 49-4-140","heading":"Temporary surface water withdrawal permit; necessity.","body":"The department may issue a temporary surface water withdrawal permit to a new applicant while his application is pending, if the temporary permit is necessary to address an imminent hazard to public health or the applicant demonstrates that without a temporary permit he will suffer physical or financial damage. A temporary permit must contain an expiration date, which must not be more than one hundred eighty days after it was issued. The issuance of a temporary permit does not guarantee that the department will issue a permanent permit to the applicant.","path":["Title 49 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE","CHAPTER 4 South Carolina Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting Use, and Reporting Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t49c004.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:45:39Z","sha256":"e7bffc19e3af37e861e9e2fc133c5f220836e2afde4ea3a36898e9cbe284f1d3","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-4-130","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-4-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}