Standard Package

A standard submittal must include the following, where applicable:

Purpose

Streamlining Permitting. To avoid reinventing (or re-reviewing) the wheel, as the saying goes, permit applicants are encouraged to submit to SCDES standard specifications for review and approval. Having standard specifications on file with the Department greatly reduces the required paperwork and saves on the total permit time because the specifications do not have to be reviewed with each project submitted.

SCDES issues wastewater construction permits for

Owner Notification Form

So that DHEC will have accurate information about the person responsible for each satellite sewer system in the state, the following form must be completed.

Satellite Sewer System Owner Notification Form

Reporting Overflows

Since 1998, DHEC has required the reporting of:

Permit Applications

• Application Fees
• Application for Permit to Construct (pdf)
• Application Submittal Package and Where to Apply

The following is a list of Wastewater Construction Permit Program related guidance documents available from the Bureau of Water:

Timing for Closure

Agricultural Facility Closures

Facilities that have been closed for two years or less may renew operations without applying for a new permit and without notifying the Department. Facilities that have been closed for more than two years but less than five must notify the Department that they wish to renew operations.

Background

In the 1950s and 1960s most public entities did not have design standards for collection systems. The public entities relied upon the Department to ensure the sewer collection systems connecting to their systems were properly designed and constructed.

208 Water Quality Management Plan (208 Plan) means a Statewide and regional plan developed pursuant to Section 208 of the Federal Clean Water Act.

208 Water Quality Management Plan Entity means the government organization responsible for certifying if projects are consistent with 208 Water Quality Management Plans.

7Q10 as defined in Regulation 61-68.

Actual Flow means a long term average of effluent flow as reported by Discharge Monitoring Reports.

• Land Application Permit Program (No Discharge Permit Program)
• Permitting Applications and Forms

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