Overview, The CSXT Bramlett Road Site (Site) consists of five parcels in Greenville, South Carolina, including the former location of a Duke Power Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP), which covers 3.69 acres and is located at 400 South Bramlett Road, and a seven-acre unpermitted construction and demolition debris landfill (a/k/a Vaughn Landfill) downgradient of the former MGP property. The current owner of the…, In 1917, Southern Public Utilities originally developed the manufactured gas plant. Ownership of the MGP transferred to Duke Power Company in 1939. The plant ceased operation in 1951 and the above-ground structures were demolished in the late 1950s. In 1997, Duke Power Company changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation, in September 2006, converted to Duke Power Company, LLC, and in October of…, Assessments, Duke conducted several investigations to assess the nature and extent of contamination at the Site. In 2002, Duke removed 61,000 tons of material from the former MGP property and replaced it with clean soil. Soil was excavated to a depth of three to six feet across the majority of the former MGP property., Voluntary Cleanup Contract, On July 29, 2016, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke) entered into Voluntary Cleanup Contract 16-5857-RP (VCC) with DHEC. Under the VCC, Duke will conduct an environment investigation of the Site and will evaluate alternatives for addressing the remaining contamination. The Groundwater Remedial Investigation began in 2017. Following that initial investigation, it was determined that additional…, Historical Documents, Below are historical documents relating to the previous investigations of the Site. These documents include work plans, investigation activities, remedial action plans, and other key documents. If you are interested in documents that appear on the Index but are not listed below, please contact the Department., Date, Description, 2026-01-29 SCDES Certificate of Completion for VCC Contract 16-5857-RP 2026-01-08 SCDES's Approval of Quarterly Progress Report 4th Quarter 2025 2026-01-08 Quarterly Progress Report 4th Quarter 2025 2025-10-14 SCDES's Approval of Quarterly Progress Report 3rd Quarter 2025 2025-10-02 Quarterly Progress Report 3rd Quarter 2025 2025-07-08 SCDES's Approval of Quarterly Progress Report 2nd Quarter…, Mailing List, Anyone interested in receiving updates may contact Elisa Vincent at 803-898-0840 or via email Elisa.Vincent@des.sc.gov . If you have received information directly from DHEC, you are already on the Site's mailing list.
Are you thinking about renovating that old public swimming pool? Are you building a new pool and want to make changes from the approved construction plans? If you answered "yes" to either of the questions, then a change order may be required., Public Swimming Pool Regulation 61-51 requires written notification to SCDES prior to making changes from originally approved pool plans and specifications. This notification is called a change order request and must detail any modifications to be performed at your facility. Typical request submittals are short descriptive paragraphs, sketches, revised construction plans, or a combination of the…, ePermitting Instructions - Permit Changes (Change Orders), Please send all email concerning change orders to: T. Starr Schrenker at 803-898-4020 Ashlee Hurt at 803-898-3818
Congress established an air construction permitting program as part of the 1977 Clean Air Act Amendments (EPA) . This permitting program requires stationary sources of air pollution to receive permits from the government before they start construction. Air construction permits issued to a facility specify what conditions must be met to demonstrate compliance with state and federal air quality…, Types of Construction Permits, The Department issues several types of construction permits depending on the process operation and emissions of the facility/project in question. Those permits include:, Minor Source Construction Permit, Minor source construction permits are issued for projects where potential emissions are below the major source permitting thresholds ., Synthetic Minor Source Construction Permit, Synthetic minor construction permits are issued for projects where potential emissions are at or greater than major source threshold levels but the facility has requested a federally enforceable limit to restrict potential emissions below major source permitting thresholds., Major Source Construction Permit or Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), A major source permit is triggered if the project's potential emissions are at or above major source (or major modification) thresholds of any pollutant subject to S.C. Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 7 located in areas that are in attainment with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) or are unclassifiable under 40 CFR 81.341 ., Requesting a Construction Permit, Fill out the Construction Permit Application Form in ePermitting , along with all information required by the form or form instructions. Pre-application meeting is required prior to the submission of applications for the following projects: Energy Infrastructure Projects (EIP) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) 112(g) Synthetic Minor Projects with large public interest, including data…, Issuance Timeframes, Timeframes may be tolled if additional information is needed. Upon receipt of a complete construction application, the review must be complete as follows: Minor and Synthetic Minor Source Permits within 90 days, and PSD within 270 days. The BAQ also has an expedited construction permit program that reduces the review time as follows: Minor Source Permits within 30 days, Synthetic Minor Source…, Public Notice Period, Public Notice (30 day) is required for the following: Synthetic Minor Source Permits, PSD, and Public Meeting/Hearing if requested., Application Fees, There are no fees for a traditional permit. However, the expedited construction permit program requires a fee., Coastal Counties Require Additional Certification, If operations covered by construction permits involve land-disturbing activities in Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry or Jasper counties, then a Coastal Zone Consistency Certification may also be required prior to conducting the land-disturbing activities. Those eight coastal counties make up the Coastal Zone , which is under the jurisdiction of SCDES's…