SCDES Laws and Regulations: Water
The following list is a comprehensive compilation of the Department of Environmental Service’s (SCDES) water, dams, and reservoirs laws and regulations. Copies of these laws and regulations are provided by SCDES for the convenience of the public. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this list. However, this list is not the official text. SCDES reserves the right to withdraw or correct this list if deviations from the official text as published in the South Carolina State Register are found.
SCDES Laws and Regulations: Land Waste Management
The following list is a comprehensive compilation of the Department of Environmental Service’s (SCDES) land and waste management laws and regulations. Copies of these laws and regulations are provided by SCDES for the convenience of the public. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this list. However, this list is not the official text. SCDES reserves the right to withdraw or correct this list if deviations from the official text as published in the South Carolina State Register are found.
SCDES Laws and Regulations: Coastal Zone
SCDES's Bureau of Coastal Management (BCM) implements the South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program, which was established under the guidelines of the national Coastal Zone Management Act (1972) as a state-federal partnership. The Program was authorized in 1977 under the South Carolina Coastal Tidelands and Wetlands Act (CTWA). SCDES BCM’s authorities are outlined in the CTWA, Coastal Division Regulations, and the South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program Document.