Pickens County v. Scdhec

Summary

The Supreme Court held that the fifteen‑day period for seeking final review of a DHEC permitting decision begins when the agency mails notice, not when a party actually receives it, and that the Administrative Law Court must first decide whether DHEC correctly classified the permit modification as major or minor before ruling on timeliness. The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals’ legal conclusions, vacated its factual findings, and remanded for the ALC to make those determinations.