White Tract Phase 2 Single Family Residential Public Meeting/Hearing
SCDES is seeking input on the proposed application from, Pulte Home Company, LLC, to disturb land to facilitate construction of 124 single family homes and associated infrastructure. SCDES invites interested people to an informational session, public hearing, and/or to provide written comments. The informational public meeting will include: SCDES’s role in the proposed application and applicable regulatory requirements for the pending application Scope of the proposed project…, SCDES’s ePermitting Portal, until July 23, 2025.Draft Saluda Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin Plan Public Meeting
SCDES is holding a public meeting to introduce the draft Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin Plan to the basin’s stakeholders. The draft plan was developed over a two-year period by the Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin Council, a working group of stakeholders with water interests in the basin, under the guidance of the South Carolina State Water Planning Framework published in 2019.…, Attendees are also encouraged to arrive early to meet River Basin Council members, enjoy some light refreshments including local watermelon, and sample drinking water from various sources in the basin beginning at 5:30 p.m., The public meeting is 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 at Lake Warren State Park/Hampton Hall Building , 1079 Lake Warren Road, Hampton, SC (, Directions via Google Maps, ). ,Permit Central Upstate Stormwater Workshop
Workshop will include: Overview of SCDES permit process improvements and ePermitting practices Partnership panel discussion with representatives of MS4s, private consultants, and SCDES Facilitated discussion on process improvements Tips on how to reduce permitting timeframes Please complete the registration form to sign up.SCDES Lifts Short-term Swim Advisory for Section of Beach on Edisto Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. — A section of beach along Edisto Island is no longer under a short-term swim advisory, the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) reported today. , The affected area was for water at Edisto Beach near the access point in Jeremy Cay off Lost Village Trail (station LC-075) in Colleton County., Bacteria levels have returned to normal. , , SCDES routinely collects water samples at more than 120 locations along South Carolina's beaches to monitor bacteria levels. Please visit, des.sc.gov/beachmonitoring, for more information and to view recent water sampling results along the coast. For more information, contact your local SCDES office: Myrtle Beach 843-238-4378 Charleston 843-953-0150 Beaufort 843-846-1030 ###Critical Area Permit Application - Mark Guilloud
SCDES Issues Short-term Swimming Advisory for Section of Beach on Edisto Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 15, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. — A section of beach along South Carolina's coast has been placed under a , short-term swimming advisory, , the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) reported today. , The advisory is for water at Edisto Beach near the access points at Edisto Street (LC-080) and Neptune Street (LC-079A) in Colleton County. This swimming advisory is not a beach closing, nor does this advisory affect the entire beach. , Bacteria levels above state and federal water quality standards have been detected in this area of water, and swimming is not advised in the area until bacteria levels return to normal. It’s safe to wade, collect shells and fish within this swimming advisory area. However, it’s recommended that people entering the water in this area refrain from swallowing it, and people with open wounds or…, enterococci, bacteria, which are naturally found in warm-blooded animals, including humans. However, high levels of, enterococci, bacteria in water indicates the potential risk for other organisms that may cause disease in humans, such as gastrointestinal illness or skin infections. This advisory only affects the area noted above. Short-term swimming advisories typically last just a few days and are lifted once follow-up water sampling shows bacteria levels have returned to normal. SCDES routinely collects water samples…, des.sc.gov/beachmonitoring, for more information and to view recent water sampling results along the coast. For more information, call your local SCDES office: • Myrtle Beach , 843-238-4378, • Charleston , 843-953-0150, • Beaufort , 843-846-1030, ###SCDES Lifts Short-term Swim Advisory for Section of Beach on Edisto Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 16, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. — A section of beach along Edisto Island is no longer under a short-term swim advisory, the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) reported today. , The affected area was for water at Edisto Beach near the access points at Edisto Street (LC-080) and Neptune Street (LC-079A) in Colleton County, ., Bacteria levels have returned to normal. , , SCDES routinely collects water samples at more than 120 locations along South Carolina's beaches to monitor bacteria levels. Please visit, des.sc.gov/beachmonitoring, for more information and to view recent water sampling results along the coast. For more information, contact your local SCDES office: Myrtle Beach 843-238-4378 Charleston 843-953-0150 Beaufort 843-846-1030 ###SCDES Issues Short-term Swimming Advisory for Section of Beach on Edisto Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. — A section of beach along South Carolina's coast has been placed under a , short-term swimming advisory, , the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) reported today. , The advisory is for water at Edisto Beach near the access point at Ebbtide Street (LC-081) in Colleton County. This swimming advisory is not a beach closing, nor does this advisory affect the entire beach. , Bacteria levels above state and federal water quality standards have been detected in this area of water, and swimming is not advised in the area until bacteria levels return to normal. It’s safe to wade, collect shells and fish within this swimming advisory area. However, it’s recommended that people entering the water in this area refrain from swallowing it, and people with open wounds or…, enterococci, bacteria, which are naturally found in warm-blooded animals, including humans. However, high levels of, enterococci, bacteria in water indicates the potential risk for other organisms that may cause disease in humans, such as gastrointestinal illness or skin infections. This advisory only affects the area noted above. Short-term swimming advisories typically last just a few days and are lifted once follow-up water sampling shows bacteria levels have returned to normal. SCDES routinely collects water samples…, des.sc.gov/beachmonitoring, for more information and to view recent water sampling results along the coast. For more information, call your local SCDES office: • Myrtle Beach , 843-238-4378, • Charleston , 843-953-0150, • Beaufort , 843-846-1030, ###SCDES Lifts Short-term Swim Advisory for Section of Beach on Edisto Island
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2025 COLUMBIA, S.C. — A section of beach along Edisto Island is no longer under a short-term swim advisory, the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) reported today. , The affected area was for water at Edisto Beach near the access point at Ebbtide Street (LC-081)., Bacteria levels have returned to normal. , , SCDES routinely collects water samples at more than 120 locations along South Carolina's beaches to monitor bacteria levels. Please visit, des.sc.gov/beachmonitoring, for more information and to view recent water sampling results along the coast. For more information, contact your local SCDES office: Myrtle Beach 843-238-4378 Charleston 843-953-0150 Beaufort 843-846-1030 ###Impacts of Diesel Emissions