Regulation 61-30, Environmental Protection Fees, requires that applications for wastewater construction permits include a fee based on the type of project. A check for the applicable amount must be included with the application package. The fee schedule in the regulation is summarized below:
The South Carolina Pollution Control Act defines Waters of the State (WoS) as: lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, rivers, streams, creeks, estuaries, marshes, inlets, canals, the Atlantic Ocean within the territorial limits of the State and all other bodies of surface or underground water, natural or artificial, public or private, inland or coastal, fresh or salt, which are wholly or partially within or bordering the State or within its jurisdiction."
From Urban Runoff Handbook (EPA, 1993)
A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) is a site-specific document or collection of documents that identifies the potential sources of stormwater pollution, describes stormwater control measures, such as BMPs, to reduce or eliminate the identified pollutants, and that also identifies procedures operators will implement to comply with specific permit conditions. A SWPPP can be provided for a number of circumstances, but the most common is to address stormwater pollutants during construction activities and during the operation of industrial activities.
The provided Stormwater Links below have been separated into three categories, Construction, Industrial, and MS4s, based on to which general permit the link most relates to.
The links to non-DHEC organizations below are provided solely as a service. The links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs. DHEC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization web pages found at these links.
The following staff work in our offices in Columbia and review projects located outside of the 8 coastal counties. Projects are currently assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
For construction activities that disturb less than 1 acre, South Carolina requires that a Notification Form for Sites Disturbing Less Than 1 Acre (DHEC Form 2628) be submitted for review. Once it is determined that NPDES coverage is not required, a letter of exemption will be issued to the applicant stating that no further coverage is necessary and that the proposed land disturbance may begin.
South Carolina's NPDES Stormwater Program requires that anyone engaged in clearing, grading, and/or excavating activities that disturb between 1.0 acres and 2.0 acres, including smaller sites in a Larger Common Plan of development or sale, to obtain coverage under the state's Construction General Permit (CGP) prior to beginning any land dis
S.C. DHEC requires that a Notice of Termination to be submitted on all active coverage approvals under the NPDES permitting program when the site reaches the final stabilization status when the associated property is sold when coverage under an alternative NPDES permit has been obtained, or (in the case of coverage under the Industrial General Permit) when activities are no longer present that would require a stormwater NPDES permit.
South Carolina's NPDES Stormwater Program requires that anyone engaged in clearing, grading, and/or excavating activities that disturb more than 1 acre, including smaller sites in a Larger Common Plan of development or sale whose combined total disturbed area is more than 1 acre, to submit a Notice of Intent for permit coverage approval prior to beginning any land dis
