{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-4-25","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 49-4-25","heading":"Surface water withdrawal permit required.","body":"Except as provided in Sections 49-4-30, 49-4-35, 49-4-40, and 49-4-45, all surface water withdrawals by a surface water withdrawer are unlawful unless made pursuant to a surface water withdrawal permit issued pursuant to this chapter. The department may not issue a permit to a new applicant unless the department determines that the applicant's proposed use is reasonable pursuant to this chapter.","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":"f5a28a4e35dadb26487a14ad3545a9d6050dcbb2aa338d02386cbe0204cd83d3","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-4-20","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-4-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}