A public meeting has been scheduled for April 21, 2025, to introduce the Upper Savannah River Basin Plan. (Agenda). 

The public meeting will take place at Tri-County Technical College (511 Michelin Blvd, Anderson, SC 29625) in Anderson, SC from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Please contact Scott Harder (scott.harder@des.sc.gov) or Alexis Modzelesky (alexis.modzelesky@des.sc.gov) for more information.

Overview

SCDES is pleased to announce the release of the draft Upper Savannah River Basin Plan. A public meeting has been scheduled for April 21, 2025, to introduce the draft plan to stakeholders in the Upper Savannah River basin and to solicit public comments. The draft plan along with instructions to submit public comments are available on the Upper Savannah River Basin Plan page. The draft basin plan was completed by the Upper Savannah River Basin Council, a collection of stakeholders with diverse water interests in the basin, over a two- and half-year period beginning in July 2023, and developed under the guidance of the South Carolina State Water Planning Framework. The draft River Basin Plan includes a review of surface 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 for each council meeting and other public meetings can be accessed here. Please visit this website for periodic updates and new information regarding Upper Savannah River basin planning activities.