Pee Dee River Basin Council
Pee Dee River Basin Council Membership Application Process
Overview, The SCDNR is now accepting applications and supporting recommendations for the Pee Dee River Basin Council. Application forms and instructions are available for, download, . The application deadline has been extended to, May 9th, 2022, . All applicants should review the information below before submitting an application. Applications should be submitted to Ken Rentiers by email (, rentiersk@des.sc.gov, ) or through regular mail to: Ken Rentiers, Deputy Director Land, Water & Conservation Division SC Department of Natural Resources PO Box 167 Columbia, SC 29202, Pee Dee River Basin Council Membership Application, To download an application (fillable pdf format), please click below., Download application form, Information for Applicants, IMPORTANT: The development of a River Basin Plan by the RBC will be a long, continuous process, and participation in the RBC will require a significant investment of time and resources by each member. Applicants should clearly understand the time commitment required of RBC members., To that end, applicants should carefully review the entire contents of the Planning Framework to become familiar with the expectations, roles, and responsibilities of RBC members. It is anticipated that the RBC will meet monthly during the two-year development of the initial River Basin Plan, and these meetings will typically last 4 to 6 hours. RBC members also should expect to participate in…Saluda River Basin Council
Saluda River Basin Council Membership Application Process
Overview, The SCDNR is now accepting applications and supporting recommendations for the Saluda River Basin Council. Application forms and instructions are available for, download, . The application deadline has been extended to, January 3rd, 2023, . All applicants should review the information below before submitting an application. Applications should be submitted to Ken Rentiers by email (, rentiersk@des.sc.gov, ) or through regular mail to: Ken Rentiers, Deputy Director Land, Water & Conservation Division SC Department of Natural Resources PO Box 167 Columbia, SC 29202, Saluda River Basin Council Membership Application, To download an application (fillable pdf format), please click below., Download application form, Information for Applicants, IMPORTANT: The development of a River Basin Plan by the RBC will be a long, continuous process, and participation in the RBC will require a significant investment of time and resources by each member. Applicants should clearly understand the time commitment required of RBC members., To that end, applicants should carefully review the entire contents of the Planning Framework to become familiar with the expectations, roles, and responsibilities of RBC members. It is anticipated that the RBC will meet monthly during the two-year development of the initial River Basin Plan, and these meetings will typically last 4 to 6 hours. RBC members also should expect to participate in…Upper Savannah River Basin Council
Upper Savannah River Basin Council Membership Application Process
Overview, The SCDNR is now accepting applications and supporting recommendations for the Upper Savannah River Basin Council. Application forms and instructions are available for, download, . Applications will be accepted from, April 10th through May 26th, 2023, . All applicants should review the information below before submitting an application. Applications should be submitted to Ken Rentiers by email (, rentiersk@des.sc.gov, ) or through regular mail to: Ken Rentiers, Deputy Director Land, Water & Conservation Division SC Department of Natural Resources PO Box 167 Columbia, SC 29202, Upper Savannah River Basin Council Membership Application, To download an application (fillable pdf format), please click below., Download application form, Information for Applicants, IMPORTANT: The development of a River Basin Plan by the RBC will be a long, continuous process, and participation in the RBC will require a significant investment of time and resources by each member. Applicants should clearly understand the time commitment required of RBC members., To that end, applicants should carefully review the entire contents of the Planning Framework to become familiar with the expectations, roles, and responsibilities of RBC members. It is anticipated that the RBC will meet monthly during the two-year development of the initial River Basin Plan, and these meetings will typically last 4 to 6 hours. RBC members also should expect to participate in…Groundwater Level Data
Geophysical Logs
This database contains geophysical logs collected from wells in South Carolina., Overview, This database contains digital geophysical logs that were made of water wells in the State of South Carolina. Geophysical logs are continuous records of the electrical, nuclear, and chemical properties of the sediment, rock, and formation water penetrated by a well. Most of the logs were made by the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES), which owns and operates a geophysical…, Application of borehole geophysics to water-resources investigations: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, , Chapter E1, Book 2, 126 p., Well Sites, This information is not available at this time., Types of Geophysical Logs in the Database, Geophysical Log Units Caliper (CAL) Inches (IN) Temperature (TEMP) Celsius (C) Fluid Resistivity (FLR) Ohm-meters (OHM-M) Gamma-Ray (GR) Counts per second (CPS) Single-Point Resistance (R) Ohms (OHMS) Spontaneous Potential (SP) Millivolts (MV) 16-Inch Short Normal Resistivity (SN) Ohm-meters (OHM-M) 64-Inch Long Normal Resistivity (LN) Ohm-meters (OHM-M) 72-Inch Lateral Resistivity (LAT) Ohm-…, Contact Information, For additional information, contact Andy Wachob (, andy.wachob@des.sc.gov, ).Coastal Plain Water Well Database
The Groundwater Program has information on more than 14,000 water wells located in the Coastal Plain counties of South Carolina., Overview, One of the key functions of the SCDES Hydrology Section is to gain a better understanding of the occurrence and availability of groundwater in South Carolina, and perhaps the best source of information about groundwater hydrology is water wells. To that end, SCDES and its predecessor, the South Carolina Water Resources Commission, has been collecting information on water wells since 1969, when…, Coastal Plain Well Finder, Click on the image below for an interactive well-location map. screen shot of well finder, Launch Application, Search for wells by location or SCDES ID. Find wells with Geophysical Logs, Chemical Analyses, Drill Logs, or Pumping Tests. Summary Information Spreadsheets below provide more details on specific wells. If you have trouble locating wells or have any questions about this information, please contact Andrew Wachob at, andy.wachob@des.sc.gov, or by phone at, (803)-898-0324, ., Links, The link listed below opens an Excel file that contains summary information about each well in our Coastal Plain inventory. In most cases, the hard-copy well records kept in our office contain more information than is presented here., Explanation of SCDES Coastal Plain well records (pdf), Summary Well Information, Entire Coastal Plain, Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, Williamsburg, The downloadable files above are in the Excel format., Date of most recent database update: March 2022., The hard-copy well records kept in our office are updated when new wells are added to our inventory, or when information about wells already inventoried is modified., Disclaimer:, The SCDES does not guarantee the accuracy of this well information. In many cases, our well information comes from old records, and as a result, some of the information, such as the well owner or the well use, may no longer be accurate., This is in no way a complete inventory of all the water wells in the South Carolina Coastal Plain.Groundwater Drought Monitoring Network
Groundwater data is used for drought monitoring purposes., Overview, SCDES maintains a drought monitoring network of approximately ten wells across the State equipped with real-time monitoring equipment. These wells, along with additional wells monitored by the USGS, are used for drought monitoring purposes and are used as a drought indicator by the State Drought Response Committee in determining drought declarations. A map showing the current drought status of…, SC State Climate Office's Website, . The SCDES Groundwater Program will be expanding its Groundwater Drought Monitoring Network over the next few years as more wells in the Groundwater-level Monitoring Network are equipped with real-time telemetry systems. In 2019, ten new shallow monitoring wells were installed across the Coastal Plain to enhance the network. These wells will be added to the Groundwater Drought Monitoring Network…