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SC Code § 44-55-690 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-690. Installation of temporary septic tanks.

 The county board of health may permit and approve the installation of temporary septic tanks in the case of unusual, temporary or emergency conditions. Such temporary septic tank shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the specifications, rules and regulations promulgated by the county board of health relating to the use of such tanks, and the board may determine the period of time for which such temporary septic tank may be used.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1269; 1952 Code Section 32-1269; 1943 (43) 298.
SC Code § 44-55-700 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-700. Penalties.

 The use, construction or installation of any septic tank in any such county without the prior approval of the county board of health as herein provided for shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars or imprisonment of not less than five days nor more than twenty days, and each day during which such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1270; 1952 Code Section 32-1270; 1943 (43) 298.
SC Code § 44-55-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-710. Validity of permits.

 Septic tank permits issued prior to the effective date of this section under Title 44 of the 1976 Code shall continue to be valid unless the physical character of the property for which they were issued changes, provided the conditions of the original permit are met.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 71.
SC Code § 44-55-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-810. Declaration of legislative purpose.

 The General Assembly, having considered the problems associated with proper sewage disposal, finds that many mobile, modular and permanently constructed homes are being constructed, located, and installed in areas of this State which will not support an individual sewage disposal system, and further finds that this situation has resulted in the discharge of sewage to the ground or to adjacent waters. To correct this problem is the purpose of this article.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 597.
SC Code § 44-55-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-820. Electricity may not be furnished unless sewage disposal method has been approved.

 No private or public utility, municipality, or electric cooperative supplying power shall connect temporary or permanent power to a new site of any mobile, modular or permanently constructed building or facility until such time as the power supplier is presented with a certificate, license, or permit by the county or municipality when the proposed connection is to be made within the corporate limits thereof authorizing such connection. No such certificate, license, or permit shall be issued by the county or municipality without a permit from the county health department approving the method of sewage disposal; nor shall such permit, certificate or license be issued until evidence is presented that all other appropriate safety and health regulations, permits, codes and ordinances have been complied with. Such permits, certificates or licenses shall state the location of the approved site. The governing body of each county or municipality shall provide one office to issue evidence that all such requirements have been met by the applicant.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1251; 1975 (59) 597.
SC Code § 44-55-825 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-825. Inspection and approval of permitted onsite wastewater treatment systems; installation pursuant to construction and operation permits; penalties.

 (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the department has conducted soil suitability testing and has issued a permit for the installation of an onsite wastewater system, the department is required to conduct random final inspections and approvals of no less than three percent annually of the total number of installed systems during the preceding fiscal year.  (B) Any installed system not inspected within a specified time period designated by the department is deemed approved by the department. The department shall establish documentation and record requirements.  (C) Onsite wastewater systems must be installed pursuant to construction and operation permits issued by the department pursuant to regulation. Deviation from the installation design and conditions in onsite wastewater permits may be considered by the department to be a violation. Violation of an onsite wastewater system permit installation must be enforced in accordance with the following:  (1) First offense violations may be enforced under Section 44-1-150 or by suspension of the installer's license by a period not to exceed one year.  (2) Second offense violations may be enforced under Section 44-1-150 or by suspension of the installer's license by a period not to exceed three years.  (3) Third offense violations may be enforced under Section 44-1-150 or by permanent revocation of the installer's license.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 106, Section 1, eff January 1, 2008.
SC Code § 44-55-827 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-827. Promulgation of regulations.

 (A) The department shall promulgate regulations for the licensure of persons who contract or advertise to offer or provide services for installation, repair, modification, or final inspection and approval of onsite wastewater systems. These regulations must include:  (1) eligibility criteria to be licensed as an Onsite Wastewater Systems Contractor;  (2) a tiered licensing program defining various levels of competency and skill, including licenses that allow different combinations of installation, repair, modification, and final inspection and approval of onsite wastewater systems;  (3) a system for the department to monitor the quality of contractor installation, repair, modification, and final inspection and approval of onsite wastewater systems;  (4) minimum standards for training and continuing education for Onsite Wastewater Systems Contractors;  (5) bonding and insurance requirements for Onsite Wastewater Systems Contractors;  (6) the establishment and collection of administrative and licensing fees to cover the costs of this program; and  (7) enforcement guidelines and penalties for violations of the provisions of these regulations.  (B) The department shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the requirements for licensure of an Onsite Wastewater Systems Contractor, as provided for in subsection (A), items (1) through (7).  (C) Nothing in this chapter or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter affect the department's authority, under Section 44-1-140 and regulation, to issue permits for the installation and construction of individual onsite wastewater systems.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 106, Section 1, eff January 1, 2008.
SC Code § 44-55-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-830. Permits furnished to seller of mobile home.

 The purchaser or owner shall obtain the permit and provide to any person who sells a mobile home a copy of the certificate of health department approval required by Section 44-55-820 before placing such mobile home upon the new site for occupancy.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1253; 1975 (59) 597.
SC Code § 44-55-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-840. Penalties.

 Any supplier or recipient of electrical service or any other person violating the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1254; 1975 (59) 597.
SC Code § 44-55-850 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-850. Construction.

 The provisions of this article shall not be construed to increase or decrease the powers or jurisdiction of any agency responsible for issuance of permits or regulations relating to safety or health or the enforcement of codes and ordinances.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1252; 1975 (59) 597.
SC Code § 44-55-860 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-860. Lot not accessible to sewer line and not suitable for individual sewage disposal system.

 Whenever any lot or parcel of land without improvement thereon upon which an owner intends to construct a building or place a mobile home is not accessible to a sewer line for a tap-on and the county board of health or other appropriate agency in which the lot or parcel of land is situated certifies that such lot or land is not suitable to accommodate a septic tank or other individual sewage disposal system, the board or agency shall state in writing to the owner within thirty days following inspection of the property the reason such septic tank or system cannot be used. At the same time the board or agency shall inform the owner of the property in detail of any corrective measures that may be taken to remedy the sewage problem.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 11, Section 1.
SC Code § 44-55-1010 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1010. Counties may regulate collection and disposal of garbage.

 Any county in this State may regulate the collection and disposal of garbage in accordance with the provisions of this article. The governing body of each county shall decide whether or not the county shall elect to come under the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1275; 1956 (49) 1837.
SC Code § 44-55-1020 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1020. Article inapplicable to certain cities, towns, and individuals.

 The provisions of this article shall not apply to any incorporated city or town which regulates the collection and disposal of its garbage or to individuals who dispose of their own garbage in a manner satisfactory to the county health department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1276; 1956 (49) 1837.
SC Code § 44-55-1030 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1030. Collection or disposal of garbage without license unlawful.

 It shall be unlawful for any person to collect or dispose of garbage in any county electing to come under the provisions of this article without first obtaining a license from the governing body of the county under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the governing body and approved by the county health department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1277; 1956 (49) 1837.
SC Code § 44-55-1040 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1040. Issuance of collection and disposal franchise.

 The governing body of any county electing to come under the provisions of this article may call for bids for the right to collect and dispose of garbage or may issue to one or more persons on such terms as it shall fix the right or franchise to collect and dispose of garbage not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1278; 1956 (49) 1837.
SC Code § 44-55-1050 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1050. County health department shall enforce article.

 The county health department shall exercise such supervision over the equipment used in and the manner of collecting and disposing of garbage as may be necessary to enforce the provisions of this article and may promulgate such Rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1279; 1956 (49) 1837.
SC Code § 44-55-1060 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1060. Penalties.

 Any person violating the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. A violation of this article shall not be considered as a continuing offense, but each day that this article is violated shall be a separate and distinct offense.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1280; 1956 (49) 1837.
SC Code § 44-55-1210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1210. Counties may engage in collection and disposal of solid wastes; service charges.

 The governing body of any county may by ordinance or resolution provide that the county shall engage in the collection and disposal of solid waste. Such collection and disposal may be accomplished either by use of county employees and equipment or by contract with private agencies or municipalities of the county. Service charges may be levied against persons for whom collection services are provided whether such services are performed by the county, a municipality or a private agency.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1280.1; 1974 (58) 1941.
SC Code § 44-55-1220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1220. Promulgation of rules and regulations.

 The governing body of any county which engages in the collection and disposal of solid waste is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry out the functions authorized by this article. Provided, that no rule or regulation shall become effective until the tenth day after it has been both filed with the county clerk of court and published in a newspaper having general circulation in the county. Provided, further, that the governing body of any county may exercise the eminent domain procedures in Section 28-5-10 for the acquisition of land necessary for landfill purposes in disposing of such solid waste.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1280.2; 1974 (58) 1941, 2809.
SC Code § 44-55-1230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1230. Penalties for violation of rules and regulations.

 Any person violating the provisions of such rules and regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 32-1280.3; 1974 (58) 1941.  Article 14  Passive Soil-Based On-Site Disposal Systems  Editor's Note  2003 Act No. 49, Section 2, provides as follows:  "This act . . . applies to all passive soil-based on-site disposal systems installed on or after this act's effective date regardless of whether such systems previously had been approved pursuant to any law, regulation, demonstration protocol, policy, or other government directive."
SC Code § 44-55-1310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1310. Definitions.

 Section repealed upon contingency. See Editor's notes.  As used in this article:  (1) "Passive soil-based on-site disposal system" means a nongravel, nonmechanical, soil absorption trench used to collect, treat, and discharge, or reclaim wastewater or sewage from a small on-site wastewater system generating less than fifteen hundred gallons per day, large on-site wastewater system generating equal to or greater than fifteen hundred gallons per day, or community, cluster, or commercial wastewater system, served by either gravity or pump distribution, without the use of communitywide sewers or a centralized treatment facility.  (2) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 49, Section 1, eff June 6, 2003; 2015 Act No. 37 (H.3646), Section 1, eff June 1, 2015.  Editor's Note  Section 44-55-1350, as amended by 2015 Act No. 37, Section 4, provides for the repeal of this section when certain regulations become effective.
SC Code § 44-55-1320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1320. Wastewater collection, treatment, discharge, or reclamation.

 Section repealed upon contingency. See Editor's notes.  A passive soil-based on-site disposal system is authorized for use for collecting, treating, discharging, or reclaiming wastewater or sewage from a small on-site wastewater system generating less than fifteen hundred gallons per day, large on-site wastewater system generating equal to or greater than fifteen hundred gallons per day, or community, cluster, or commercial wastewater system, if the systems comply with the requirements of this chapter and with ordinances a county or municipality establishes consistent with this chapter.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 49, Section 1, eff June 6, 2003; 2015 Act No. 37 (H.3646), Section 2, eff June 1, 2015.  Editor's Note  Section 44-55-1350, as amended by 2015 Act No. 37, Section 4, provides for the repeal of this section when certain regulations become effective.
SC Code § 44-55-1330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1330. System installation requirements.

 Section repealed upon contingency. See Editor's notes.  (A) A passive soil-based on-site disposal system must be installed only by installation technicians who are licensed by the department under Regulation 61-56.1 as an installer and certified by the manufacturer or a representative that has been duly authorized to administer licensed installer certification.  (B) A passive soil-based on-site disposal system must be sized and installed according to these minimum standards:  (1) The storage capacity of the system must be at least that available in a conventional gravel system below the invert. A manufacturer shall provide its product's storage capacity as determined by a recognized third party testing company.  (2) The total trench bottom area of the passive soil-based on-site disposal system, measured as the area bounded by the trench width and length must be at least seventy-five percent of that required for a conventional gravel system. The system must not be less than three hundred square feet, measured as the area bounded by the trench width and length, for soils in all classifications. In addition to the above requirement, the system must provide an unobstructed open bottom area equal to at least one-half the total bottom area of a conventional gravel system. The system must have a projected product width that fills the trench width within two inches. The system also must have a reserve area at least equal to fifty percent of the size of the installed system.  (3) The absorption area must comply with all other appropriate separation distances, trench location, trench depth, and contour orientation as prescribed in Regulation 61-56. The permitting procedure for these systems will be the same as conventional systems to include site evaluation and final inspection.  (4) The entire absorption area must be shown on a set of "as built" diagrams prepared by the department at the time of final inspection to include information identifying the name of the installer, the name of the product manufacturer, and the type or model number of the installed product.  (5) Lateral trench runs must be as long as practical within the limits of the approved site so as to minimize the linear loading rate. Wastewater may be distributed to a lateral trench run either by gravity flow or by pump.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 49, Section 1, eff June 6, 2003; 2015 Act No. 37 (H.3646), Section 3, eff June 1, 2015.  Editor's Note  Section 44-55-1350, as amended by 2015 Act No. 37, Section 4, provides for the repeal of this section when certain regulations become effective.
SC Code § 44-55-1350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1350. Alternative tile field product regulations.

 The department shall promulgate regulations regarding alternative tile field products to include passive soil-based on-site disposal systems in accordance with the following:  (1) Regulations must conform to the requirements of Sections 44-55-1310, 44-55-1320 and 44-55-1330. When the department submits the proposed regulations to the General Assembly for approval pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, in addition to the information which must be filed pursuant to Section 1-23-120, the department shall include an explanation for each change proposed from the requirements of Sections 44-55-1310, 44-55-1320 and 44-55-1330.  (2) When the regulations promulgated by the department are approved by the General Assembly and become effective by publication in the State Register, the provisions of Sections 44-55-1310, 44-55-1320 and 44-55-1330 are repealed and no longer have the force and effect of law.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 49, Section 1, eff June 6, 2003; 2015 Act No. 37 (H.3646), Section 4, eff June 1, 2015.
SC Code § 44-55-1360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 44 - Health|Chapter 55 - Water, Sewage, Waste Disposal And The Like|Section 44-55-1360. Violation.

 A violation of a provision of this chapter is punishable in accordance with Sections 44-1-150, 48-1-320, 48-1-330, and 48-1-340, as applicable.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 49, Section 1, eff June 6, 2003.