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Active Corrective Action Open Solicitations

• State Lead solicitations are solicited through the Procurement Services Division.
• Owner/Operator Lead solicitations are solicited through the tank owner.

For all open ACA solicitations, the technical file will be made available for review until the Initial Corrective Action Plan is approved.

• Corrective Action Open Bids
• Quality Assurance
• Tank Owner Info

Renewal Forms

• Certificate of Financial Responsibility (pdf)
• Financial Responsibility Mechanisms (pdf)

Financial Responsibility (FR) is the process of paying for site rehabilitation as well as compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by accidental releases from underground storage tanks containing petroleum or petroleum products.

Inspections are normally conducted on a 12 month basis. The inspector will call the tank owner 7 to 10 days prior to schedule the inspection.

One part of the inspection process will be records review. The following is a list of the minimum records that will be needed for the review (dependent upon equipment in place, methods in use, and manufacturer specifications):

The South Carolina General Assembly has directed DHEC, through enactment of the SUPERB Act of 1988, to collect an annual registration fee for regulated underground storage tank (UST) systems. Law requires payment of the fee.

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

REMINDER: WASTE TIRE HAULER REGISTRATION RENEWALS ARE DUE BEFORE MARCH 1ST.

A waste tire hauler is a person who transports more than fifteen (15) waste tires at any one time. Waste tire haulers in SC must obtain a registration prior to hauling. Waste tire means a whole tire that is no longer suitable for its originally intended purpose because of wear, damage, or defect. 

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 oil generators who bring used oil to the collection center in shipments of no more than 55 gallons at a time.

2025 Training Schedule:

Landfill Manager, Class 3 - March 4 - 6 (2.5 days) - Registration Open 
Landfill Operator, Class 2 - August 12 - 13 (1.5) days - Registration opening later
Landfill Operator, Class 3 - October 21 -23 (2.5 days) - Registration opening later