Jowers v. S.C. Dep't of Health & Envtl. Control

JUSTICE FEW :

*449 This is a challenge to the registration provisions in the Surface Water Withdrawal Act. The plaintiffs claim those provisions are 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 lack standing and the dispute is not ripe for judicial determination. We affirm.

We originally decided this case in an opinion filed July 19, 2017. Jowers v. S.C. Dep't of Health & Envtl.…