Two public meetings were held on March 21 and March 22, 2022 to introduce the new Planning Framework to stakeholders. Formal Council meetings began in June, 2022. Agendas, presentations, meeting recordings, and meeting summaries can be accessed below.
Planning Meetings
Darlington S.C. January 14, 2025; 6pm - 8 pm
Clemson Pee Dee Research and Education Center
2200 Pocket Road, Darlington, SC 29532
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Conway, S.C., March 21, 2022; 6 pm – 8 pm
Coastal Carolina University
Wall Building - Johnson Auditorium
119 Chanticleer Dr. East Conway, SC 29258
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SCDNR Presentations
Florence, S.C., March 22, 2022; 6 pm – 8 pm
Pee Dee Research and Education Center - Clemson University
2200 Pocket Rd.
Florence, SC 29506
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SCDNR Presentations
Meeting #32
March 4, 2025; 9am - 10:30am
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View Zoom Meeting Recording
Meeting #31
February 18, 2025; 9am - 11am
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Meeting Summary
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Meeting #30
December 3rd, 2024
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Meeting #29
October 22nd, 2024
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Meeting #28
September 24th, 2024
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Presentations:
Waccamaw Capacity Use Area Groundwater Conditions & Management- Ashley Carothers, SCDES
Pee Dee Capacity Use Area Groundwater Conditions & Management- Ashley Carothers, SCDES
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Meeting #27
August 21, 2024
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Meeting #26
July 23, 2024
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Meeting #25
June 25, 2024
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Zoom Meeting Recording
Meeting #24
May 28, 2024
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Presentations:
Pee Dee River Basin Prioritization Overview, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
Other Meeting Materials:
Prioritization Scoring Guide, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
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Meeting #23
April 23rd, 2024
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Presentations:
USGS Groundwater Model Update, Andrea Hughes, USGS
Potential Groundwater Management Strategies, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
Potential Policy Recommendations for Pee Dee Plan, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
Prioritization Overview, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
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Meeting #22
March 26th, 2024
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Presentations:
Water Management Strategies Across the Pee Dee Basin, Leigh Anne Monroe, SCDES
Review of Groundwater Information in the Pee Dee Basin, Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
Making Decisions by Consensus, Jeff Lineberger, Duke Energy
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Meeting #21
February 27th, 2024
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Presentations:
Florence Conjunctive Water Use Experience, Michael Hemingway, City of Florence
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Meeting #20
January 23rd, 2024
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Presentations:
Capacity Use Area Groundwater Management Plans, Leigh Anne Monroe, SCDES
Groundwater Data Availability for the Pee Dee Basin, Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
Georgetown County Drought Condition, Michael Yip, Georgetown County Water and Sewer District
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Meeting #19
December 19th, 2023
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Presentations:
Lessons Learned from the 2002 Drought, John Crutchfield, Duke Energy
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Meeting #18
November 28th, 2023
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Presentations:
GSWSA Aquifer Storage and Recovery Program, Tim Brown, GSWSA
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Meeting #17
October 24th, 2023
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Presentations:
Review of Agricultural Water Use in South Carolina, Alex Pellett, SCDES
Drought Management Strategies, Elliot Wickham, SCDES
Pee Dee Basin Demand-Side Scenario Results, John Boyer, CDM Smith
Drought Management Plans and Development of Chapter 8, Matt Lindburg, CDM Smith
Results of Surface Water Conservation Strategies, John Boyer, CDM Smith
Other Meeting Materials:
Summary of Stakeholder Discussions Regarding Agricultural Water Use Projections, Alex Pellett, SCDES
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Meeting #16
September 26th, 2023
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Presentations:
Capacity Use Area Groundwater Management Plans, Leigh Anne Monroe, SCDES
Surface Water Permits vs Registrations, Leigh Anne Monroe, SCDES
Update on Pee Dee Plan Development, Matt Lindburgh, Brown and Caldwell
Evaluating Potential Effectiveness of Demand-side Strategies in the Edisto and Broad River Basins, Matt Lindburgh, Brown and Caldwell
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Meeting #15
August 22nd, 2023
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Presentations:
Soil Water Balance Model Overview, Priyanka More, SCDES
Groundwater Model Recharge Test Run Results, Andrea Hughes, USGS
Overview of Pee Dee River Basin Plan Chapters 4 and 8, Matt Lindburgh, Brown and Caldwell
Local Land Use Planning - Tools for Watershed Protection, Leigh Kane, AICP
Surface Water Strategies, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
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Meeting #14
July 25th, 2023
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Meeting #13
June 27th, 2023
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Presentations:
South Carolina Atlantic Coastal Plain Groundwater Availability Model, Andrea L. H. Hughes, USGS
Overview of Pee Dee River Basin Plan Chapters 1, 2 and 3, Matt Lindburg, Brown and Caldwell
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Meeting #12
May 23rd, 2023
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Presentations:
Review of Groundwater Resources, Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
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Meeting #11
April 25th, 2023
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Presentations:
Flow-Fish Richness Relationships, Dr. Luke Bower, Dr. Joe Mruzek, and Dr. Brandon Peoples, Clemson University
Additional Surface Water Availability Modeling Results, John Boyer, CDM Smith
Overview of Edisto River Basin Water Management Strategies, John Boyer, CDM Smith
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Meeting #10
March 28th, 2023
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Presentations:
Review of Water Demand Projections, Alex Pellett, SCDES
Pee Dee Basin Surface Water Model - Initial Results, John Boyer, CDM Smith
Flow-Ecology Relationships, Dr. Luke Bower and Dr. Joe Mruzek, Clemson University
Recommended Flow-Ecology Relationships for the Pee Dee Basin, Eric Krueger, The Nature Conservancy
Pee Dee River Basin Agriculture Overview, Dr. Nathan Smith, Clemson University
Irrigation Research and Extension at Edisto REC, Dr. Kendall Kirk, Clemson University
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Meeting #9
February 28th, 2023
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Presentations:
Pee Dee River Basin Surface Water Availability Modeling Results, John Boyer, CDM Smith, Inc.
Drought Management Plans in the Pee Dee Basin, Matt Lindburg, Brown and Caldwell
SC Scenic Rivers: Pee Dee River Basin, Bill Marshall, SCDES
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Meeting #8
January 24th, 2023
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Meeting #7
December 13th, 2022
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Presentations:
Methods for Evaluating Water Availability, Scott Harder, SCDES
Overview of the Pee Dee Basin Surface Water Model, John Boyer, CDM Smith, Inc.
Review of Charter, Performance Metrics, and Synthesis Document, J.D. Solomon
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Meeting #6
November 15th, 2022
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Presentations:
Aquatic Freshwater Resources of the Pee Dee Basin, Jason Marsik, SCDES
Aquatic Saltwater Resources of the Pee Dee Basin, Dr. Joseph Ballenger, SCDES
Recommendations for Assessing Flow-Ecological Health Relationships in the Braod Basin - Part 1, Dr. Luke Bower, USGS
Recommendations for Assessing Flow-Ecological Health Relationships in the Braod Basin - Part 2, Dr. Luke Bower, USGS
Application of Flow Ecology Relationships in the Pee Dee Basin, Eric Krueger, The Nature Conservancy
Water Demand Projection Methodology and Draft Water Demand Projections for the Pee Dee Basin, Alex Pellett, SCDES
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Meeting #5
October 25th, 2022
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Presentations:
Groundwater Resources of the Pee Dee Basin, Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
Surface Water Law and Regulation, Joe Koon, SCDES
Water Use in the Pee Dee Basin, Priyanka More, SCDES
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Meeting #4
September 27th, 2022
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Presentations:
Surface Water Resources of the Pee Dee Basin, Priyanka More, SCDES
Yadkin-Pee Dee Hydroelectric Project No. 2206: FERC License Flow Requirements and Reservoir Operations, John Crutchfield, Duke Energy
U.S. Geological Survey Streamflow Monitoring, Toby Feaster, USGS
Low-Flow Characterization of South Carolina Streams, Toby Feaster, USGS
Climatology of South Carolina, Hope Mizzell, SCDES Climate Office
South Carolina Drought Monitoring & Management, Elliot Wickham, SCDES Climate Office
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Meeting #3
August 23rd, 2022
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Presentations:
Overview of the SC Office of Resilience, Alex Butler, SCOR
North Carolina Water Supply Planning, Linwood Peele, NCDEQ
Yadkin-Pee Dee Water Management Group, Aubrey Lofton, Union County - NC
Finalizing RBC Process Metrics and RBC Vision Statement, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
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Meeting #2
July 26th, 2022
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Presentations:
Review of the Planning Framework, Scott Harder and Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
Identification of Process Metrics, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
Problem Framing, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
Vision and Goals Development, JD Solomon, Brown and Caldwell
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Meeting #1
June 28th, 2022
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Presentations:
Pee Dee River Basin Planning, Brooke Czwartacki and Scott Harder, SCDES
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