Stormwater Overview

SCDES manages South Carolina's Stormwater Program

Who needs a stormwater permit?

Water Pollution C&E ensures the compliance and enforcement of all permit requirements, conditions, and limitations contained within NPDES & Land Application permits:

Stormwater: As-Builts

SCDES requires the submittal of As-Builts under specific circumstances when it comes to land-disturbing activities associated with large and small construction sites. There are two (2) circumstances where the Department requires submittal of As-Builts.

Print a Copy of this Fact Sheet (pdf)

What is the purpose of this permit?

When we talk about NPDES permits, we're really talking about a family of permits. One branch of the family focuses on discharges from city and industrial wastewater treatment systems. Another branch deals with stormwater runoff from land disturbance activities. This fact sheet addresses the so-called "stormwater construction permit" related to land disturbance.

In addition to state and federal Regulations, permit owners will have to ensure that their land disturbing activities comply with any additional county, city or community ordinances that are not covered under State Regulations or through the NPDES program. These ordinances vary from site to site and should be addressed in the preliminary site design.

You May Qualify for a Faster Permit Review

The Expedited Review Program (ERP) for Stormwater Permitting became effective on November 1, 2006. The mission and goal of ERP is to have a project reviewed no later than 10 business days after its chosen review date. The projects chosen for the expedited review program will be placed in a separate line from the normal review projects.