Terms Used In South Carolina Code 48-3-60

  • Department: shall mean the Department of Health and Environmental Control of South Carolina. See South Carolina Code 48-3-10
  • Governing board: shall mean the governing bodies of the several counties and incorporated municipalities of the State as now or hereafter constituted; and in the event that any pollution control facilities shall be located in more than one county, the term "governing board" shall also relate to the governing bodies of the several counties wherein such pollution control facilities shall be located. See South Carolina Code 48-3-10
  • Pollution control facilities: shall mean any facilities which are designed for the elimination, mitigation or prevention of air or water pollution, and shall include all things which are required to collect, treat and thereafter dispose of all waste of any sort originating in or about any industrial enterprise. See South Carolina Code 48-3-10
Prior to undertaking the financing of any pollution control facility the governing board shall obtain from the Department a finding that the pollution control facilities are necessary and that the design thereof will result in the elimination, mitigation and prevention of air or water pollution.