Jowers v. So. Carolina Dept. Health & Environ. Control
Annotate this CaseThis case represented a challenge to the registration provisions in the South Carolina Surface Water Withdrawal Act. The plaintiffs claimed those provisions were an unconstitutional taking, a violation of due process, and a violation of the public trust doctrine. The circuit court granted summary judgment against the plaintiffs on the grounds the case does not present a justiciable controversy, both because the plaintiffs lacked standing and the dispute was not ripe for judicial determination. Finding no error in that judgment, the South Carolina Supreme Court affirmed.
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