Overview 

DHEC has been directed to develop regulations and guidance on Surface Water Quantity Withdrawals. After a 10 year review of the Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use and Reporting Act [49-4-10] and Regulation 61-119, DHEC issued a Notice of Drafting on August 27, 2021 and invited a diverse group of stakeholders to provide information and recommendations on these issues. The activities and recommendations of the surface water workgroup will be published to the public and reported to the legislature upon the end of the review.

SCDES has licensed operators assisting with technical issues related to private wells, small water systems, and community wastewater systems. Private wells, like septic systems, are the homeowner's responsibility. Septic tank information can be found here.

Partnerships

The Office of Rural Water partners with many statewide organizations and agencies along with other internal SCDES divisions to provide assistance to small and underserved communities. Below are some of the partnerships.

Community Development Block Grant

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program is a federal resource that strives to build stronger and more resilient communities.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) suggest some projects include but are not limited to:

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Sites Covered Under an Approved TMDL and Corresponding WQ Attainment Status

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Overview

The Groundwater Protection Program is part of the Division of Monitoring, Assessment, and Protection in the Bureau of Water.

A product of the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, the SC Watershed Atlas application is designed to provide information about SCDES Bureau of Water permits, monitoring, and assessment activities within your watershed. 

Permitted Agricultural Facilities Map

SCDES’s Watersheds Program supports the goals of the Clean Water Act in the state’s eight major river basins: Savannah, Saluda, Edisto, Salkehatchie, Broad, Catawba, Santee, and Pee Dee. Through a non-regulatory approach, the program serves as a water quality information and watershed planning resource to stakeholders, provides technical support to the Section 319 Nonpoint Source (NPS) Grants program, and manages the SC Watershed Atlas.

Rural Water

The Office of Rural Water (ORW) collaborates with local and national partners in adapting to changing infrastructures and providing technical assistance to small rural water systems. ORW works to support new, long-term solutions to aging systems.

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