SCDES invites residents to attend an upcoming meeting that will introduce the draft Pee Dee River Basin Plan. Public input is an integral part of the development of the plan, which will help identify best management practices for ensuring the Pee Dee River basin has water resources available for all future users.
This plan is the third of eight River Basin plans to be finalized over the next year for each of the eight planning basins in the state: Broad, Catawba, Edisto, Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie, Pee Dee, Saluda, Santee, and Upper Savannah. The Pee Dee River Basin draft plan was developed over a two-and-a-half-year period by the Pee Dee River Basin Council, a working group of stakeholders with water interests in the basin, using the guidance of the South Carolina State Water Planning Framework published in 2019.
The public meeting is 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at the Clemson Pee Dee Research and Education Center, 2200 Pocket Road, Darlington. A copy of the agenda is available here.
It serves as an opportunity for the Pee Dee River Basin Council to solicit residents’ input about the draft plan, which is available on the Draft Pee Dee River Basin Plan webpage. Public comments will be accepted from Jan. 14-Feb. 13, 2025.
