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The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) promotes and protects the health of the environment in South Carolina. SCDES works with our partners, communities, and others to help every South Carolinian have the access, resources, and information they need to improve the environment in which they live.

The Programs section of the SCDES website provides information and resources on the Bureau of Air Quality, Bureau of Land & Waster Management, Bureau of Water, and Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management.

Bureau of Air Quality

Find information and resources for accidental release, air pollution, air quality compliance monitoring, air quality department decisions, air quality permits, annual fees, asbestos, emissions inventory, gasoline dispensing, program levels determine requirements, South Carolina's energy future, and tier II.

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Bureau of Land & Waste Management

Find information and resources for aboveground petroleum storage tanks, permitting Information, dry cleaners, hazardous waste, infectious waste, landfills, mining reclamation, radioactive waste, solar panels, solid waste, and underground storage tanks.

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Bureau of Water

Find information and resources for agricultural permits, approved TMDLs, aquatic nuisance species, aquatic science programs, dams and reservoirs, drinking water, groundwater, harmful algal blooms, NPDES, notice of termination, Office of Rural Water, permitting, recreational waters, residential wells, source water protection, stormwater, surface water, wastewater, watersheds, and water pollution, quality standards, regulations, resources, and utilities.

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Office of Ocean & Coastal Resource Management

Find information and resources for tide tables, beachfront management, coastal services, critical area permitting, keep off the dunes program, ocean management and planning, SC Environmental Awareness Award, swim safety, and the South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program.

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