The Bureau of Air Quality (BAQ) issues Department Decisions when permitting decisions have generated public interest because of potential health and/or environmental impacts. The information found on this page can also be viewed at SCDES's Central office at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201 through the Freedom of Information's Office.
Department Decisions include the following documents:
- Department Decision: Summary of decision,
- Final Determination: Determination of a project's Prevention of Significant Air Quality Deterioration (PSD) requirements and limits; when applicable,
- Permit: Conditions for constructing and operating the facility,
- Statement of Basis: Summary of the project and its emissions, and explanation of regulatory applicability, and
- Response to Comments: Department's written response to comments received during the public comment period.
Additional documents or resources may also be included to provide specific information about the facility and/or its permitting decision process.
Air Permitting Department Decisions will be posted below for one year after issuance of an Air Permitting Department Decision. If you would like information related to permitting decisions for other facilities not listed, please contact SCDES Bureau of Air Quality at (803) 898-4123 or via email at airpermitting@des.sc.gov.
| Title | County | Date Issued |
|---|---|---|
| Luck Stone Corporation - Luck Stone Cherokee Quarry | Cherokee | 1/9/2025 |
| Luck Stone Corporation - Luck Cherokee has been granted a synthetic minor construction permit for the construction of a new granite quarry and a 595 tons per hour (tph) processing plant. For more information please contact: Nicholas Hoehn, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-3829 or by email at Nick.Hoehn@des.sc.gov. | ||
| Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center | Spartanburg | 9/17/2025 |
| Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center will host computing services to common ownership entities. The facility will be powered by twenty-four natural gas fired generators throughout the year. Each generator is equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) control devices for NOx and oxidation catalyst control devices for CO, VOC, formaldehyde, and other HAPs. For more information please contact: Tyler Dunlop, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-0660 or by email at Tyler.Dunlop@des.sc.gov. | ||
| Michelin North America Inc Sandy Springs Facility (US2) | Anderson | 8/6/2025 |
| Michelin North America Inc Sandy Springs Facility (US2) is a facility that converts raw and synthetic rubber into finished rubber for use at other Michelin facilities. For more information please contact: Michael Robertson, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-1236 or by email at Michael.Robertson@des.sc.gov. | ||
| Santee Cooper Cross Generating Station | Berkeley | 03/05/2025 |
| Santee Cooper Cross Generating Station has been issued construction permit PSD-50000004 v1.0 to install a permanent hydrated lime injection system on Boiler 3 and Boiler 4 as the control method for emissions of sulfuric acid mist and to install associated lime handling systems. For more information please contact: Denise Hall, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-0048 or by email at denise.hall@des.sc.gov. | ||
| Carolina Shavings Inc | Laurens | 02/12/2025 |
| Carolina Shavings Inc has been granted an operating permit to produce dried pine shavings. For more information please contact: Breanna Lindler, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-0457 or by email at breanna.lindler@des.sc.gov. |