Phase 2 Beachfront Jurisdictional Lines Review Open House - Greater Charleston Area
SCDES’s Bureau of Coastal Management (BCM) will be hosting an educational open house for Phase II of the 2024-2028 Beachfront Jurisdictional Lines Review, focused on the Greater Charleston Area on Tuesday, July 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Keith Summey Library, 3503 Rivers Ave., North Charleston, SC 29405., The Phase II beaches in the greater Charleston area include Seabrook Island, Kiawah Island, Folly Beach, Morris Island, Sullivan's Island, Isle of Palms and Dewees Island., These drop-in, informational events are designed to educate the public on the beachfront jurisdictional lines review process, with SCDES BCM staff present to answer questions about the Phase II beaches. There are currently no lines available, and public comments will not be recorded at this time. Public hearings for the Phase II lines will be scheduled once the proposed lines have been made…Phase 2 Beachfront Jurisdictional Lines Review Open House - Greater Edisto Area
SCDES’s Bureau of Coastal Management (BCM) will be hosting an educational open house for Phase II of the 2024-2028 Beachfront Jurisdictional Lines Review, focused on the Greater Edisto Area on Thursday, August 6 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Hollywood Library, 5130 SC-165, Hollywood, SC 29449., The Phase II beaches in the greater Edisto area include Edisto Beach, Edingsville Beach, Botany Bay/Pockoy, Seabrook Island, and Kiawah Island., These drop-in, informational events are designed to educate the public on the beachfront jurisdictional lines review process, with SCDES BCM staff present to answer questions about the Phase II beaches. There are currently no lines available, and public comments will not be recorded at this time. Public hearings for the Phase II lines will be scheduled once the proposed lines have been made…SC Highway 41 Roadway Improvements Public Meeting & Hearing
SCDES is seeking input on the proposed application from Charleston County to disturb 76.9 acres of land to facilitate a roadway improvement project. This project includes approximately 5.6 miles of roadway improvements on SC-41 from US-17 to Clements Ferry Rd. The proposed project also includes improvements to the intersection of SC-41 and US-17, the extension of Winnowing Way to SC-41, a 1.3…, An informational public meeting to share information and answer questions will begin at 6 pm and will be followed by a formal public hearing beginning at 7 pm. , Any individuals with disabilities or special needs who wish to participate in these proceedings or review the Department's files on this permit should contact the person listed below by two weeks before the hearing date to discuss any special aids or services required. Submit a Comment Online Public Notice & Other DocumentsSeptic Tanks - Who to Call
S.C. Mining Council Appeal Hearing Panel to Meet July 22, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2026 COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Mining Council will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at the S.C. Department of Environmental Services (SCDES), located at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia. The meeting will take place on the third floor in room No. 3420. The agenda is available here. ####Air Quality Department Decisions
The Bureau of Air Quality (BAQ) issues Department Decisions when permitting decisions have generated public interest because of potential health and/or environmental impacts. The information found on this page can also be viewed at SCDES's Central office at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201 through the, Freedom of Information's Office, ., Department Decisions include the following documents: Department Decision: Summary of decision, Final Determination: Determination of a project's Prevention of Significant Air Quality Deterioration (PSD) requirements and limits; when applicable, Permit: Conditions for constructing and operating the facility, Statement of Basis: Summary of the project and its emissions, and explanation of…, Title, County, Date Issued, Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC - Manning Quarry, Richland, 7/14/2026, Heidelberg Materials Southeast Agg LLC – Manning Quarry has been granted a synthetic minor construction permit to install and operate new equipment and take limits at its new facility. For more information please contact: Nick Hoehn, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-3829 or by email at Nick.Hoehn@des.sc.gov . Department Decision Response to Comments Permit Statement of Basis…, General Operating Permit for Concrete Plants, Statewide, 4/1/2026, The purpose of a general operating permit is to cover facilities that have similar operations. Activities covered under this permit apply to concrete batch plants, concrete block/brick production facilities, concrete products, except block/brick and Pug mills. For more information please contact: Kaleb Snider, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-0508 or by email at kaleb.snider@des…, General Construction Permit for Concrete Plants, Statewide, 4/1/2026, The purpose of a general construction permit is to cover facilities that have similar operations. Activities covered under this permit apply to concrete batch plants, concrete block/brick production facilities, concrete products, except block/brick and Pug mills. For more information please contact: Kaleb Snider, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-0508 or by email at kaleb.snider@…, Luck Stone Corporation - Luck Stone Cherokee Quarry, Cherokee, 1/9/2026, Luck Stone Corporation - Luck Cherokee has been granted a synthetic minor construction permit for the construction of a new granite quarry and a 595 tons per hour (tph) processing plant. For more information please contact: Nicholas Hoehn, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-3829 or by email at Nick.Hoehn@des.sc.gov . Department Decision Response to Comments Permit Statement of…, Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center, Spartanburg, 9/17/2025, Valara Holdings High Performance Compute Center will host computing services to common ownership entities. The facility will be powered by twenty-four natural gas fired generators throughout the year. Each generator is equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) control devices for NOx and oxidation catalyst control devices for CO, VOC, formaldehyde, and other HAPs. For more information…, Michelin North America Inc Sandy Springs Facility (US2), Anderson, 8/6/2025, Michelin North America Inc Sandy Springs Facility (US2) is a facility that converts raw and synthetic rubber into finished rubber for use at other Michelin facilities. For more information please contact: Michael Robertson, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-1236 or by email at Michael.Robertson@des.sc.gov . Department Decision Response to Comments Permit Statement of Basis Letter…Groundwater Use Reporting
Distribution, Sources, and Migration of Relictand Modern Salt Water in the Upper Floridan Aquifer, Southern Beaufort County,, South Carolina and adjacent parts of Georgia Report, Groundwater Withdrawals Overview, Since the 1960s, South Carolina has had laws relating to groundwater use. In the South Carolina Groundwater Use and Reporting Act , "(t)he General Assembly declares that the general welfare and public interest require that the groundwater resources of the State be put to beneficial use to the fullest extent to which they are capable, subject to reasonable regulation, in order to conserve and…, Compliance, Each permit or permit application must comply with the construction, operation, and special conditions as set forth in R.61-113 , Groundwater Use and Reporting Regulations., Guidance Document and Reports, Guidance Document, Capacity Use Program Permitting (PDF) - A guide for permitting groundwater withdrawal in designated Capacity Use Areas., Maps, Cap Use State Basemap Registration Counties, Reports, Each year, the Department publishes a summary of reported water use data from all permitted and registered facilities across the state. The reports present data for both surface and groundwater use. The Department has recorded reported water use since 2000. Linked are the most recently published Water Use Reports . For earlier reports, contact Leigh Anne Monroe at (803)-898-2415 . , Related Topics, Surface Water WithdrawalsUnderground Injection Control Program
The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program issues Permits to Construct and Permits to Operate to facilities that intend to emplace fluids into the subsurface by means of an injection well. The regulations set forth specific requirements for controlling underground injection in the state and include provisions for: The classification and regulation of injection wells Prohibiting unauthorized…, What is an injection well?, An injection well is any excavation that is cored, bored, drilled, jetted, dug or otherwise constructed, the depth of which is greater than its largest surface dimension used to inject fluids into the subsurface. An injection well may also be any dug hole with a depth that is greater than the largest surface dimension. Also included are improved sinkholes or subsurface fluid distribution systems., Injection wells are divided into five classifications:, Class I: These are wells used to inject industrial disposal wastes, sewage and other non-hazardous or non-radioactive wastes generated by municipalities, and wells used by generators of hazardous waste. These wells are prohibited in the state. Class II: Wells used to inject fluids which are brought to the surface in connection with conventional oil or natural gas production. These fluids may be…, Law(s), The Pollution Control Act (Chapter 1 of Title 48 of the 1976 Code of Laws), Regulations, Regulation 61-87, Underground Injection Control Regulations Federal Underground Injection Control Regulations, 40 CFR 144-146, Permitting, ePermitting is Live ePermitting Online Services ePermitting Training - Underground Injection Control Underground Injection Control Permit Application and Instructions Underground Injection Control (UIC) Guidance Document The following informative session presentation was delivered to the UIC regulated community regarding the permitting process on February, 26 2020: UIC Informative Session…, Contact, Gina Carney 803-898-3298 Email: UIC@des.sc.govSilfab Solar
Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tool (HVA)
In 2015, SCDES OCRM, in partnership with the, Governors' South Atlantic Alliance, , promoted the use of a new spatial analysis tool that can be used by state and local coastal managers and scientists to improve comprehensive and hazard mitigation planning, post-disaster redevelopment, as well as determine areas best suited for restoration and mitigation efforts. The, Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) tool, evaluates coastal hazard vulnerability from four hazards: storm surge, shoreline change rate (erosion or accretion), flooding, and social/economic vulnerability (SoVI®). The final product is a vulnerability index on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 being the least risk, 5 being the most risk). In addition to this composite product, HVA also produces products for Inundation (surge + flooding), Inundation +…, Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) Tool, Download the HVA information sheet, (PDF), Mapping Coastal Erosion Hazards Along Sheltered Coastlines in South Carolina 1852-2006, (PDF), Mapping Coastal Erosion Hazards Along Sheltered Coastlines in South Carolina, 1849-2015, (PDF)