Record Keeping and Reporting
Owners/Operators of agricultural facilities are required to keep records on the operation of their facilities. The records include:, For land application sites:, the amount of manure applied to each field the sampling results for the manure soil monitoring results groundwater monitoring results, if applicable cover crops grown, For the facility:, monthly animal count mortality count and method of disposal, For lagoons or storage ponds:, monthly water levels groundwater monitoring results, if applicable All records must be kept at the facility, an appropriate business office or other location as approved by the Department. Records must be made available to the Department during normal business hours and kept for eight years. Regulation 61-43 requires all large animal facilities and large swine facilities to submit an annual…, Record Keeping Requirements for BrokersSet Backs for Animal Operations Other Than Swine
Barns, Stables, Pens or Growing Houses (not including lagoon, storage pond, or waste utilization areas), Wells Human Drinking Water Wells - 200 feet (excluding the applicants which must be 50 feet) Animal Drinking Water Wells - 50 feet (per Reg. 61-71) Ditches (except site drainage) located downslope - 50 feet Property Lines Facilities with a capacity of 500,000 lbs. or less - 200 feet or 1,000 feet to the nearest residence whichever is greater Facilities with a capacity of greater than 500,000 lbs…, Lagoons or Waste Storage Ponds, Wells Human Drinking Water Wells - 200 feet (excluding the applicants which must be 100 feet per Reg. 61-71) Animal Drinking Water Wells - 100 feet (per Reg. 61-71) Ditches (except site drainage) located downslope - 50 feet Property lines Facilities with a capacity of 500,000 lbs. or less - 300 feet or 1,000 feet to the nearest residence whichever is greater Facilities with a capacity of greater…, Manure Utilization Areas, Wells (Human & Animal Drinking Water) - 200 feet Ditches located downslope - 50 feet Residences/Property lines The minimum setback between a manure utilization area and a residence - 300 feet (maybe waived with consent of property owner) If no residence within 300 feet of property line: no setback Waters of the State including ephemeral and intermittent streams located downslope and the…Setbacks Requirements for Large Swine Facilities with 1,000,000 Pounds or More
Barns, Stables, Pens or Growing Houses (not including lagoon, storage pond, or waste utilization areas), Wells Human Drinking Water Wells - 1,750 feet (excluding the applicants which must be 100 feet) Irrigation wells (including animal drinking water wells - 100 feet Ditches except site drainage: which drain to waters of the state including ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet Residence/ Property Line (excluding the applicants residence) - 1,750 feet Separation from another large swine…, Lagoons or Waste Storage Ponds, Wells Human Drinking Water Wells - 1,750 feet (excluding the applicants which must be 100 feet) Irrigation Wells (including animal drinking water wells) - 100 feet Ditches except site drainage which drain to waters of state including ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet Residences or Property lines - 1,750 feet Waters of the State Waters of the State including ephemeral and intermittent…, Manure Utilization Areas, Wells Human Drinking Water Wells - 200 feet Irrigation Wells (including animal drinking water wells) - 100 feet Ditches Which drain to waters of state excluding ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet Which drain to ephemeral or intermittent streams - 50 feet Residences/Property lines If injection or immediate incorporation is the method of application manure may be applied up to the…Setback Requirements for Large Swine Facilities with Less Than 1,000,000 Pounds
Barns, Stables, Pens or Growing Houses (not including lagoon, storage pond, or waste utilization areas), Wells Human Drinking Water Wells - 200 feet (excluding the applicants which must be 50 feet) Irrigation Wells (including animal drinking water wells) - 50 feet Ditches except site drainage: which drain to waters of the state including ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet Property Lines 500,00 to 1,000,000 lbs. - 1,000 feet Distances may be reduced with permission from adjoining property…, Lagoons or Waste Storage Ponds, Wells Human Drinking Water Wells - 500 feet (excluding the applicant which is 100 feet) Irrigation Wells (Including animal drinking water wells - 100 feet Ditches except site drainage: which drain to waters of state including ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet Property lines 500,000 to 1,000,000 lbs. - 1,250 feet Both distances may be reduced with permission from adjoining property…, Manure Utilization Areas, Wells Human Drinking Water Wells - 200 feet Irrigation Wells (including animal drinking water wells) - 100 feet (per Reg 61-71) Ditches: which drain to waters of state excluding ephemeral and intermittent streams - 100 feet which drain to ephemeral or intermittent streams - 50 feet Residences/Property lines If injection or immediate incorporation is the method of application, manure may be…Permits & Licenses
Man writing , Permit Extension Resolution 2023, The Permit Extension Joint Resolution of 2023, ratified by the South Carolina General Assembly on May 17, 2023, and approved by the Governor on May 19, 2023, suspends the running of the time periods and any associated vested right of development approvals that are current and valid at any point during the period beginning January 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2023. Permit Extension Joint…, Click here for a full list of development approvals that are provided for in the joint resolution, Permit Extension Joint Resolution of 2023, ., Septic Tank Information: Residential - Subdivision Builder Septic Tank Information: Residential, Single Home Builder Septic Tank Information: Commercial Builder Licensing: Onsite Wastewater System ProfessionalsCounty Plat or Deed
When applying for a septic system permit, you must submit a copy of the property’s plat or deed with the application. Plats must contain property dimensions and deeds must be descriptive. To obtain a copy of a plat or deed, contact the local Registers of Deeds office or Clerk of Court. Below is a list of counties with corresponding links to their Registers of Deeds office or Clerk of Court., A, Abbeville Aiken Allendale Anderson, B, Bamberg Barnwell Beaufort Berkeley, C, Calhoun Charleston Cherokee Chester Chesterfield Clarendon Colleton, D, Darlington Dillon Dorchester, E, Edgefield, F, Fairfield Florence, G, Georgetown Greenville Greenwood, H, Hampton Horry, J, Jasper, K, Kershaw, L, Lancaster Laurens Lee Lexington, M, Marion Marlboro McCormick, N, Newberry, O, Oconee Orangeburg, P, Pickens, R, Richland, S, Saluda Spartanburg Sumter, U, Union, W, Williamsburg, Y, YorkLynches River Fish Consumption Advisory
(From U.S. Hwy 15 to the Great Pee Dee River), DO NOT EAT ANY, Bowfin (Mudfish) Channel Catfish, One meal per week, Redear Sunfish, One meal per month, Largemouth Bass Chain Pickerel, No Restrictions, Bluegill Redbreast Sunfish Back to Advisory MapNew River Fish Consumption Advisory
(Jasper County to Cook Landing), Do Not Eat Any, Bowfin (Mudfish) Largemouth Bass, One meal per week, Black Crappie Chain Pickerel, No Restrictions, Bluegill Redbreast Sunfish Redear Sunfish Back to Advisory MapPenny Creek Fish Consumption Advisory
(Charleston County), One meal a month, Striped Bass, Do Not Eat Any, Bowfin (Mudfish) Back to Advisory MapPocotaligo River Fish Consumption Advisory
Entire River - (From Sumter to the Black River ), DO NOT EAT ANY, Bowfin (Mudfish) Chain Picerel Largemouth Bass, One meal per week, All Other Species of Fish Back to Advisory Map