Shellfish Monitoring Program Overview
The primary goal of the Shellfish Sanitation Program is to ensure that shellfish (oysters, clams, and mussels) and the areas from which they are harvested meet the health and environmental quality standards provided by federal guidelines and state regulations., shellfish bed The secondary goal of the program is to promote water quality restoration of state waters designated for the harvest of shellfish., Monitoring Program, The shellfish-monitoring program provides the database that is used in conducting a comprehensive evaluation of each shellfish growing area. Evaluations of growing areas, which meet National Shellfish Sanitation Program requirements are conducted annually. Routine bacteriological monitoring and subsequent laboratory analyses of water quality from approximately 465 strategically located sample…, Contact Us, Mike Marshall , State Program Manager SCDES Office of Law Enforcement Pee Dee Office (Horry, Georgetown, and Non-coastal Counties) - (843) 238-4378 SCDES Office of Law Enforcement Lowcountry Charleston Office (Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties) - (843) 953-0150 SCDES Office of Law Enforcement Lowcountry Beaufort Office (Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper Counties) - (843) 846-1030, Shellfish Closure Updates, For shellfish closure updates, call 1-800-285-1618 .Richland County Landfill Public Meeting & Hearing
Richland County Landfill Inc. is an existing municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill. Notice of Comment Period Extension: This public notice was originally posted beginning on May 15, 2024 through June 13, 2024. During this public notice period the Department received requests to hold a public hearing. Because of these requests the public comment period has been extended to July 31, 2024 to allow…Next Pee Dee River Basin Council Meeting Scheduled for June 25th, 2024
The next Pee Dee River Basin Council meeting has been scheduled for June 25th, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (, draft agenda, ). This meeting will take place virtually . For meeting access information, please contact Scott Harder (, harders@dnr.sc.gov, ) or Alexis Modzelesky (, ModzeleskyA@dnr.sc.gov, ).The next Upper Savannah River Basin Council Meeting Scheduled for July 10th, 2024
The next Upper Savannah River Basin Council meeting has been scheduled for July 10th, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (, draft agenda, ) at the Starr and Iva Water Sewer District Office (, 104 Roy Arnold Rd. Starr, SC 29684, ). The public may attend in-person or virtually. For meeting access information, please contact Scott Harder (, harders@dnr.sc.gov, ) or Alexis Modzelesky (, ModzeleskyA@dnr.sc.gov, ).Luck Stone Edgefield Public Meeting & Hearing
Luck Stone Corporation has applied for environmental permits from the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) to mine granite at a site located on Woodlawn Road in Edgefield County, approximately 6.8 miles southeast of Clarks Hill, SC. A proposed reclamation plan to restore the site to grassland and a lake or pond has been submitted with the application. SCDES will hold a…New Indy Air Construction Permits
On July 10, 2025, SCDES issued a revision to air construction permit CP-50000061 to clarify and correct the language in condition B.30. Specifically, to correct the minimum time between semiannual source tests and add the minimum time between annual source tests. The time required between semiannual tests was corrected from no less than 270 days to no less than 120 days from the date of the…Test page
SCDES Announces Grant Application Period Opens for ‘Champions of the Environment’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug 1, 2024 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) announces the grant application period for Champions of the Environment is now open. Kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers can now apply for grant funding to support classroom projects that build environmental awareness among students. Applications for the 2024-2025 school year…, said Myra Reece, Interim SCDES Director., “We look forward to seeing the proposed projects that will help students learn how to be good environmental stewards.” Grants up to $2,500 will be awarded this year, and merit awards of a lesser amount also may be presented to help get projects started. In addition to a cash award, grantees also have their projects highlighted on the Champions of the Environment webpage and social media.…Shellfish Team Aces 2024 Risk Assessment and Risk Management Program Element Evaluation Report
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Service's (SCDES) Shellfish Sanitation Program Team recently aced the 2024 Risk Assessment and Risk Management Program Element Evaluation Report (PEER). “The FDA has noted ‘no program deficiencies, no new or emerging concerns and made no recommendations,’”, said Michael W. Tempel, Chief of SCDES’s Office of Law Enforcement., “Our Shellfish Program in South Carolina continues to maintain its excellence in making sure our state's shellfish product complies with all requirements for sale and interstate commerce. I am very proud of our team!” The evaluation was completed based on review of records and documents provided by our staff and in-field activities. You can check out the 2024 Risk Assessment and Risk Management…, About the Shellfish Sanitation Program, SCDES's Shellfish Sanitation Program Team focuses on three major responsibilities: classification of the waters used for the growing and cultivating of molluscan shellfish, certification and inspection of facilities that process shellfish, and distribution of shellfish and the patrol of those areas that are determined to be unsuitable for the harvesting of shellfish. The 10-officer team…Javascript Dynamic Page Test