Groundwater Process and Plan Development
Effective management of our groundwater resource ensures:
Groundwater Capacity Use Areas - Western South Carolina
The Western Capacity Use Area
On November 8, 2018, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Board, as established in Section 49-5-60, approved the designation of all of Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Lexington and Orangeburg Counties as the Western Capacity Use Area.
Groundwater Capacity Use Areas - Waccamaw
Capacity Use Program: Waccamaw
On June 22, 1979, the South Carolina Water Resources Commission declared the whole of Georgetown County and Horry County as the Waccamaw Capacity Use Area (Waccamaw Area). The Waccamaw Area was the first of the six currently declared Capacity Use Areas in South Carolina.
Groundwater Capacity Use Areas - Pee Dee
Pee Dee Renewal Year
All permitted groundwater users in the Pee Dee Capacity Use Area are scheduled for renewal during the 2025 calendar year. All permitted facilities must submit a completed application before Tuesday, August 2nd, 2025. It is emphasized that all facilities maintain and submit a detailed Best Management Plan as is required in the Groundwater Use and Reporting Act and Regulations.
Groundwater Capacity Use Areas - Lowcountry
Capacity Use Program: Lowcountry
On July 24, 1981, the South Carolina Water Resources Commission established and declared the whole of Jasper County, Beaufort County, and Colleton County as the Lowcountry Capacity Use Area (Lowcountry Area). Hampton County was added on June 10, 2008. The Lowcountry Area was the second of the four currently declared Capacity Use Areas in South Carolina.
Groundwater Management Planning
South Carolina's Groundwater Resources
Where does groundwater come from? Did you know that groundwater was once a raindrop or snow flake falling from the atmosphere to the Earth? Water continually cycles from the sky to the earth, some taken up by plants, some returned to the atmosphere through evapotranspiration.
Emissions Inventory Data - Electronic Reporting Guidance
2024 EI Webinar Slides (2023 data) (pdf)
Template Letter for 2021 Title V Emissions Reporting (pdf)
SLEIS Training Slides (pdf)
Information on gathering your data & performing calculation
Outside Resources
S.C. Department Of Revenue (SCDOR)
SCDOR issues registrations and collects taxes from dry cleaners operating in the state. Please call 1-844-898-8542 for assistance.
S.C. Small Business Assistance Program (SCSBAP)
Laws and Regulations: Dry Cleaners
- South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act
- See Article 4, DRYCLEANING FACILITY RESTORATION TRUST FUND
- Regulation 61-33, Drycleaning Facility Restoration
Dry Cleaners - A Source of Pollution
Many dry cleaning sites have environmental contamination because of minor leaks and spills of dry cleaning solvents or process wastes. Some leaks occur from containers of solvent or waste stored outside of the dry cleaning plants; however, many problems result from small drips of solvent on the floors inside the dry cleaning operation. Many of these solvent releases occur on a daily basis during normal dry cleaning operations.