New or expanding facilities with 10,000 lbs. of normal production animal live weight or less, that do not have a lagoon, storage pond or other treatment system, are excluded from obtaining a permit but must have and implement an Animal Facility Management Plan (AFMP) that complies with the regulation. The AFMP is not submitted to DES. However, a permit may be required on a case by case basis.
The SC Pollution Control Act (PCA) is the basis of South Carolina's water pollution control and water quality protection programs. It establishes the Department of Environmental Services (Department) as the state agency responsible for environmental matters. The law empowers the Department to hold hearings, promulgate regulations, require permits, conduct monitoring, and take enforcement actions among other things.
All of the lagoon liquid effluent and sludge accumulation should be removed.
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Ditches except site drainage:
Residences/Property Lines
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Ditches except site drainage:
Property Lines
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Ditches except site drainage:
Residence/ Property Line (excluding the applicants residence) - 1,750 feet
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Ditches (except site drainage) located downslope - 50 feet
Property Lines
Owners/Operators of agricultural facilities are required to keep records on the operation of their facilities. The records include:
A manure broker is defined as a person who accepts or purchases animal manure from agricultural facilities and transfers this product to a third party for land application. The manure broker may either spread the manure themselves or simply transfer the manure to the third party for land application. In either case, the manure broker and the third party are bound by the same land application requirements as the owner of any agricultural facility which produces animal manure.
Under this program, integrators:
