The next Santee River Basin Council meeting has been scheduled for January 28th, 2025 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM., The Council will meet in-person at the Old Santee Canal Park’s Learning Center in Moncks Corner, SC (Park address is 900 Stoney Landing Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 , but see Park Map for directions to the Learning Center). The meeting may be attended virtually as well. For meeting access information, please contact Scott Harder ( scott.harder@des.sc.gov ) or Alexis Modzelesky ( alexis.…
The WaterSC Water Resources Working Group will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, from 12:30 to 5:00 PM at Phillips Market Center, 117 Ballard Ct., West Columbia., The meeting, will be livestreamed, by SCETV, For more information on upcoming and previous WaterSC meetings, visit our, WaterSC Meetings webpage, .
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 15, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The WaterSC Water Resources Working Group will hold its next meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, from 12:30 p.m.-5 p.m. at Phillips Market Center,117 Ballard Court, West Columbia, The meeting will be livestreamed by SCETV on, scetv.org, ., A copy of the agenda and additional information are available at des.sc.gov/WaterSC . On Sept. 24, 2024, Governor Henry McMaster issued Executive Order 2024-22 , establishing the WaterSC Water Resources Working Group (WaterSC), with the S.C. Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) serving as the lead agency of the initiative. WaterSC is working across state agencies and with key…
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Council will meet at, 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the S.C. Department of Environmental Services, 2600 Bull St., Columbia, in the Sherer Conference Room, #4160, . There will be a virtual option to attend via Microsoft Teams. The meeting is open to the public; visitors choosing to attend in-person will need to check in at the front desk of the SCDES building at 2600 Bull Street., Inclement weather update:, With winter weather currently forecast for Jan. 22, if Richland County Government offices close, the S.C. Aquatic Plant Management Council will shift to a, virtual-only, meeting. State Government offices follow the weather closings of the County Government where they are located. Anyone with business for the Council or who wishes to receive Teams login instructions should contact Julie Holling at SCDES by email at julie.holling@des.sc.gov . To provide for an efficient meeting, please contact Julie Holling in advance if you would like to address the Council. , Meeting Agenda, 1. Call to Order of the 145th Meeting 2. Review and Approval of the Minutes of the March 6, 2024 (144th) Council meeting 3. Public Comment Period (30 minutes) 4. Recap of 2024 Aquatic Control Operations a. SC DNR/DES – Julie Holling b. Santee Cooper – Chad Holbrook 5. Santee Cooper Multispectral Aquatic Plant Survey Results and Grass Carp Recommendation – Chad Holbrook 6. Grass Carp and Game Fish…
The South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Council will meet at, 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the S.C. Department of Environmental Services, 2600 Bull St., Columbia, SC, in the Sherer Conference Room, #4160, . There will be virtual option to attend via Microsoft Teams. The meeting is open to the public; visitors choosing to attend in-person will need to check in at the front desk of the SCDES building at 2600 Bull Street., Inclement weather update:, With winter weather currently forecast for Jan. 22, if Richland County Government offices close, the S.C. Aquatic Plant Management Council will shift to a, virtual-only, meeting. State Government offices follow the weather closings of the County Government where they are located. Anyone with business for the Council or who wishes to receive Teams login instructions should contact Julie Holling at SCDES by email at julie.holling@des.sc.gov . To provide for an efficient meeting, please contact Julie Holling in advance if you would like to address the Council. , Meeting Agenda, 1. Call to Order of the 145th Meeting 2. Review and Approval of the Minutes of the March 6, 2024 (144th) Council meeting 3. Public Comment Period (30 minutes) 4. Recap of 2024 Aquatic Control Operations a. SC DNR/DES – Julie Holling b. Santee Cooper – Chad Holbrook 5. Santee Cooper Multispectral Aquatic Plant Survey Results and Grass Carp Recommendation – Chad Holbrook 6. Grass Carp and Game Fish…
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) has completed an evaluation of cleanup alternatives to address contamination at the, Former Ducane Company Site, ., The Proposed Plan identifies SCDES’s Preferred Alternative for cleanup and provides the reasoning for this preference. SCDES will hold an in person public meeting to further explain the Proposed Plan and all the alternatives presented in the Remedial Alternatives Evaluation and answer questions., A public meeting will be held on January 30, 2025 at 6:00 pm at Blackville Community Center, 19464 Solomon Blatt Avenue, Blackville, South Carolina., SCDES will accept written comments on the Proposed Plan from January 30 - March 17, 2025. Please submit your written comments to: Kylie Moore, Project Manager SCDES Bureau of Land & Waste Management 2600 Bull Street Columbia, SC 29201 or by email at kylie.moore@des.sc.gov
The S.C. Department of Environmental Services Bureau of Coastal Management (SCDES BCM) has received three (3) critical area permit applications submitted by Tarbox Court 2, LLC and Tarbox Court 3, LLC for erosion control structures located on and adjacent to the Sampit River at Lot C Front Street, end of Cannon Street, and Lots 232-235 Front Street, Georgetown, Georgetown County, South Carolina…