{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-5-140","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 49-5-140","heading":"Effect of chapter on rights of use of surface water.","body":"Nothing contained in this chapter changes or modifies existing common or statutory law with respect to the rights of the use of surface water in this State.","path":["Title 49 - WATERS, WATER RESOURCES AND DRAINAGE","CHAPTER 5 Groundwater Use and Reporting Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t49c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:45:44Z","sha256":"1bb9345e618df8a8b63467c8e94628d8a6615921ede30e78be36ffb2dd8ff907","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-5-130","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-49-5-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}