Murphy v. South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control

This case centers on proposed renovations to the overcrowded Chapin High School, which require filling in a portion of a stream on the property. District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties received a Section 401 water quality certification (WQC) from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), authorizing the project and allowing the District to fill the approved portion of the stream. The Administrative Law Court (ALC) affirmed the certification, and Kim Murphy appeals, arguing the ALC erred in determining that the vicinity of the project included the area surrounding the…