This regulation applies to the proper disposal, collection, and recycling of lead-acid batteries and small sealed lead-acid batteries. The regulation requires collection, recycling and recovered material processing facilities accepting lead-acid batteries to register with DHEC. This registration requirement does not apply to persons selling lead-acid batteries or offering lead-acid batteries for…, Laws and Regulations, Regulation 61-107.8, Solid Waste Management: Lead Acid Batteries
The S.C. Solid Waste Policy and Management Act of 1991 requires that all permitted landfills, processing facilities, transfer stations, incinerators, composting facilities, and tire processors have a financial assurance mechanism in place to ensure that funds are available for clean-up of the facility at the time of closure and to cover any post-closure care that may be required. Financial…
Collection Centers and Aggregation Points, This section applies to owners and operators of all used oil collection centers including Do-It-Yourselfer (DIY) collection centers. A DIY used oil collection center is any site or facility that accepts/aggregates and stores used oil collected only from household Do-It-Yourselfers. A used oil collection center is any site or facility that accepts/aggregates and stores used oil collected from used…, Transporters and Transfer Facilities, This subpart applies to all used oil transporters and transfer facilities. Used oil transporters are persons or facilities who transport used oil, collect used oil from more than one generator and transport the collected used oil, and owners and operators of used oil transfers facilities. This does not apply to generators or Do-It-Yourselfers who transport 55 gallons or less. Used oil transfer…, Laws and Regulations, Regulation 61-107.279, Solid Waste Management: Used Oil
Overview , DHEC has been directed to develop regulations and guidance on Surface Water Quantity Withdrawals. After a 10 year review of the Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use and Reporting Act [49-4-10] and Regulation 61-119, DHEC issued a Notice of Drafting on August 27, 2021 and invited a diverse group of stakeholders to provide information and recommendations on these issues. The activities and…, Meeting Schedule, September 23, 2021 Workgroup Presentation #1 Workgroup Presentation Summary Notes #1 Thursday, October 21st, 2021, Workgroup Presentation #2 Workgroup Presentation Summary Notes #2 DNR Water Demand Presentation Thursday, December 14th, 2021. Workgroup Presentation #3, Contact:, Leigh Anne Monroe at (803) 898-2415 Related Topic Surface Water Withdraws
Laws, South Carolina Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use and Reporting Act [49-4-10], Regulations, Regulation 61-119, Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use and Reporting Effective Date: June 22, 2012
Safe Yield Workgroup, During the Spring and Summer of 2020, the Surface Water Withdrawal Permitting program hosted a series of stakeholder meetings to assess the state of the safe yield calculation and explore the possibility of better methods to be used when determining safe yield for rivers and streams. The final summary report and Department conclusion of this stakeholder process is available below: Final Summary:…
The State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank (SUPERB) Account was established to ensure the availability of funds for the rehabilitation of a release at a site contaminated with petroleum or petroleum products released from an underground storage tank system., Each release is examined separately for SUPERB eligibility. In order for a release to be reimbursed from SUPERB funding, the Division will determine whether or not the tank owner has demonstrated a good faith effort to comply with regulations necessary and essential in preventing releases, facilitating their early detection, and mitigating their impact to the environment. If a new release has…
Although the Underground Storage Tank Management Division has begun the use of the Alternative Fuel Installation Application/Conversion Notification (pdf) checklist, compatibility between alternative fuels and typical UST system components continues to be an issue. Our support for the industry includes making sure that the proper safeguards are in place so that the positive environmental…, prior, to introducing ethanol-blended fuels into a tank system., Contact, Eric Cathcart , Manager, 803-898-0633
UST Owner/Operator Information When conducting site rehabilitation activities at their site, the tank owner selects a contractor to conduct the work for the release. The contractor must be certified in South Carolina to conduct site rehabilitation work . The tank owner will sign the invoices when a scope of work has been completed. Please ensure that the Information Form is on file with the UST…