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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 49-5-140

  • Surface water: means all water which is open to the atmosphere and subject to surface runoff which includes lakes, streams, ponds, and reservoirs. See South Carolina Code 49-5-30
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.