S.C. Code Regs. § 103-500
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 5, May 24, 2024
Section 103-500 - Authorization of RulesA. Section 58-5-210 of the Code of laws of South Carolina, 1976, provides: "That the Public Service Commission, is hereby, to the extent granted, vested with power and jurisdiction to supervise and regulate the rates and service of every public utility in this State, together with the power, after hearing, to ascertain and fix such just and reasonable standards, classifications, regulations, practices, and measurements of service to be furnished, imposed, observed and followed by every public utility in this State, and the State hereby asserts its rights to regulate the rates and services of every public utility as herein defined." In accordance with the above provisions the Public Service Commission has adopted the following rules and regulations and fixed the following standards to govern sewer service by public utilities. All previous rules or standards are hereby revoked, annulled, and superseded.B. The adoption of these rules shall in no way preclude the Public Service Commission from altering, amending, or revoking them in whole or in part, or from requiring any other or additional service, equipment, facility, or standard, either upon complaint, upon the application of any utility, or upon its own motion. Furthermore, these rules shall not relieve either the commission or the Utilities of any duties prescribed under the laws of this State.Amended by State Register Volume 14, Issue No. 3, eff March 23, 1990; State Register Volume 31, Issue No. 5, eff May 25, 2007.