In 1996 the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was amended to include a new program called "Capacity Development". Capacity Development is meant to ensure a safe water supply for customers served by public water systems. The SDWA has provisions that require states to develop and implement strategies to make sure that both existing water systems and new water systems get and keep technical, managerial, and financial capacity. Additionally, the SDWA requires that a report on the effectiveness of a State's Capacity Development Strategy be submitted to the Governor every three years.

Reports

• 2023 Capacity Development Report to the Governor
• 2020 Capacity Development Report to the Governor
• 2017 Capacity Development Report to the Governor
• Capacity Development Technical Assistance Program Final Report

Authority

• South Carolina's Capacity Development Authority for New Public Water Systems
  • APPENDIX A: State Safe Drinking Water Act
  • APPENDIX B: State Primary Drinking Water Regulations

Strategy

• South Carolina's Capacity Development Strategy for Existing Public Water Systems
  • APPENDIX A: State Safe Drinking Water Act
  • APPENDIX B: State Primary Drinking Water Regulations
  • APPENDIX C: Water Supply Permitting Guide
  • APPENDIX D: Sanitary Survey Evaluation Forms
    • Surface Water Sanitary Survey Checklist
    • Groundwater Sanitary Survey Checklist
  • APPENDIX E: Guidelines for Conducting a Ground Water and Distribution System Sanitary Survey
  • APPENDIX F: Water System Viability Guidance: A Guide to Evaluating System Viability for Proposed Public Water Systems
  • APPENDIX G: Water System Business Plan Guidance: A Guide for Developing a Business Plan to Demonstrate the Viability of Existing Public Water Systems
  • APPENDIX H: Application for a Permit to Construct a Small Water System 
  • APPENDIX I: Operating Permits: Flow Charts for the Permitting Process & Coordination with the State's Sanitary Survey Program
  • APPENDIX J: Capacity Development Technical Assistance Program Final Report
  • APPENDIX K: Asset Management Plan Assistance for Public Drinking Water Systems

Contact

• Wayne Shealy (803) 898-4302