Two public meetings were held on August 24 and August 29, 2023 to introduce the new Planning Framework to stakeholders. Formal Council meetings will begin in fall, 2023. Agendas, presentations, meeting recordings, and meeting summaries can be accessed below.
Planning Meetings
Hampton, S.C., July 22, 2025; 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Lake Warren State Park - Hampton Hall Building
1079 Lake Warren Rd.
Hampton, SC 29924
Agenda
SCDES Presentations
Walterboro, S.C., August 24, 2023; 6 pm – 8 pm
Walterboro Wildlife Center
100 S. Jeffries Blvd.
Walterboro, SC 29488
Agenda
SCDNR Presentations
North Augusta, S.C., August 29, 2023; 6 pm – 8 pm
North Augusta Community Center
495 Brookside Ave.
North Augusta, SC 29841
Agenda
SCDNR Presentations
Meeting Recording
Meeting #18
September 4, 2025
Presentations:
Meeting #17
June 5, 2025
Presentations:
Meeting #16
May 1, 2025
Presentations:
Meeting #15
April 13, 2025
Presentations
Meeting #14
March 6, 2025
Presentations:
- February Meeting Highlights, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Draft Chapters Update, Grace Houghton, CDM Smith
- Finish Discussion and Development of River Basin Plan Recommendations, Grace Houghton, CDM Smith
Meeting #13
February 6, 2025
Presentations:
Meeting #12
January 9, 2025
Presentations:
- December Meeting Highlights, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Groundwater Demand Projection Methodologies, Scott Harder, SCDES
- Water Demand and Projected Use, Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
- Discussion, Selection, and Prioritization of Water Management Strategies, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- View Zoom meeting recording
Meeting #11
December 5, 2024
Presentations:
- Lowcountry Sentinel Landscape, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- November Meeting Highlights, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Review of policy, legislative, and regulatory recommendations discussed by other RBCs, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Discussion and development of Policy, Legislative, and Regulatory Recommendations, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Water Management Strategies, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Upcoming Schedule, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- View Zoom Meeting Recording
Meeting #10
November 7, 2024
Presentations:
- Water SC Overview, Joe Koon, SCDES
- September Meeting Highlights, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Finish Development of Drought Response Strategies and Recommendations, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Introduction to Water Management Strategies, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Discussion of Water Management Strategies, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Upcoming Schedule, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- View Zoom Meeting Recording
Meeting #9
September 5, 2024
Presentations:
- Capacity Use Area Groundwater Management Plans, Joe Koon, SCDES
- Groundwater Resources Part 2, Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
- Development of Drought Response Strategies and Recommendations, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- August Meeting Highlights, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- View Zoom Meeting Recording
Meeting #8
August 1, 2024
Presentations:
- Phase 1 Survey Results, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Water Use in Agriculture, Brad O'Neal, Coosaw Farms
- Flow Ecology Results, Dr. Luke Bower, Clemson University
- Surface Water Model Results, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Development of Drought Response Strategies and Recommendations, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- View Zoom Meeting Recording
Meeting #7
June 6, 2024
Presentations:
- May Field Trip Highlights, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Freshwater Fishes of the Savannah/Salkehatchie River Basins, Chris Thomason, SCDNR
- Surface Water Availability Modeling, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Drought Management and Response Discussion - Part 1, John Boyer, CDM Smith and Elliot Wickham, SCDNR
- Drought Management and Response Discussion - Part 2, John Boyer, CDM Smith and Elliot Wickham, SCDNR
- View Zoom meeting recording
Meeting #6
April 4, 2024
Presentations:
- March Meeting Review, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Hydrology 101, Kirk Westphal, CDM Smith
- Overview of Surface Water Modeling Approach and Scenarios, Scott Harder, SCDES
- Introduction to the Savannah and Salkehatchie River Basin Surface Water Models, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- New Use, Unimpaired Flow, and Permitted and Registered Surface Water Scenario Results, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Upcoming Meeting Schedule, Topics, and Field Trips, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- View Zoom meeting recording
Meeting #5
March 7, 2024
Presentations:
- Lower Savannah - Salkehatchie Basin Agriculture Overview, Dr. Nathan Smith and Trey Buckelew, Clemson Cooperative Extension
- Aquatic Saltwater Resources of the Lower Savannah River and Salkehatchie River Basin, Dr. Joseph C. Ballenger, SCDES
- Flow-Ecology Relationships, Dr. Luke Bower and Dr. Brandon Peoples, Clemson
- Water Use in the Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin, Alexis Modzelesky, SCDES
- Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie Water-Demand Projections, Laljeet Sangha, South Carolina Water Resources Center
- View Zoom meeting recording
Meeting #4
February 14, 2024
Presentations:
- Member Introductions, RBC Visions, Goals, and InterBasin Council Selection, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Multipurpose Reservoir Management in the Savannah River Basin, Stan Simpson, USACE
- Programs and Projects Affecting the Savannah River Basin, Brian Choate, USACE
- Shoreline Management Overview, Melissa Wolf, USACE
- View Zoom meeting recording
Meeting #3
January 4, 2023
Presentations:
- Vision and Goals, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- State and Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin Climatology, Hope Mizell, SCDES
- South Carolina Drought Response, Eliot Wickham, SCDES
- Review of Existing Drought Management Plans, Eliot Wickham, SCDES
- SC DHEC's Role in Surface Water Quantity Permitting, Leigh Anne Monroe, SCDES
- Land Use, Population Growth, and Other Characteristics of the Lower Savannah and Salkehatchie River Basins, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Upcoming Meeting Schedule, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- View Zoom meeting recording
Meeting #2
December 7, 2023
Presentations:
- Identification of Process Metrics, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Vision and Goals Development, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Planning Framework Overview, Scott Harder, SDES
- Surface Water Resources of the Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie basin, Priyanka More and Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
- Groundwater Resources of the Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie basin, Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
- USGS Monitoring and Low Flow Characteristics, Toby Feaster, USGS
Other Materials:
- Bull Durham Center Location Map
- Vision and Goals Development Guide, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- View Zoom meeting recording
Meeting #1
November 2, 2023
Presentations:
- River Basin Planning, Scott Harder and Brooke Czwartacki, SCDES
- Review of RBC Bylaws, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- Future RBC Meetings Discussion, John Boyer, CDM Smith
- View Zoom meeting recording
IRC Meeting #1
September 24, 2026
Presentations:
- Funding and Implementation Overview, Branding/Education/Outreach, Joseph Koon, Rebecca Morris and Peter Balzani, SCDES
- Surface Water Study Committee Report
- Meeting Recording
Tags
Bureau of Water
Hydrology
Water Planning