Carolina Chems., Inc. v. South Carolina Dep't of Health & Envtl. Control

ELR Citation: ELR 20582
No(s). 0821 (S.C. Ct. App. Dec 1, 1986)

The court holds that a past generator of industrial pesticide wastes has no duty under the South Carolina Pollution Control Act (Act) to prevent continued leaching of chemicals into groundwater at a disposal site, and liability under the Act is prospective only. The court first holds that a past gen...