A public meeting has been scheduled for November 18, 2025 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM to introduce the Draft Santee River Basin Plan (Meeting Agenda).

The meeting will take place in the Auditorium of Santee Cooper's Main Office (1 Riverwood Drive, Moncks Corner, SC 29461). The draft river basin plan will be posted for review by the end of October, and there will be a 30-day (November 18, 2025 to December 17, 2025) public comment period following the meeting. Public comment submission instructions can be found on the draft Santee River Basin Plan page. For additional information, please contact Scott Harder (scott.harder@des.sc.gov) or Alexis Modzelesky (alexis.modzelesky@des.sc.gov).

Overview

River basin planning activities in the Santee river basin have been initiated under the guidance of the South Carolina State Water Planning Framework. Two public meetings were hosted by the SCDES on October 7th, 2024, at Phillips Market Center in West Columbia, SC and on October 10th, 2024, at Trident Technical College in North Charleston, SC to kick-off planning activities (presentations given at each meeting can be accessed on the RBC meetings page). An overview of the South Carolina State Water Planning Framework was provided to stakeholders in the basin, and applications to serve on the Santee River Basin Council were solicited. The Santee River Basin Council was appointed in November 2024 and have been meeting on a monthly basis to develop the draft river basin plan. The River Basin Plan includes a review of surface and ground water availability over a 50-year planning horizon and documents water management strategies that will help ensure water is available for all future uses. Meeting agendas, presentations, recordings, and summaries can be accessed here. Please visit this website for periodic updates and new information regarding Santee river basin planning activities.