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The Bureau of Water at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control publishes a variety of documents on the health of water in the state, including the annual safe drinking water report, technical reports, and a newsletter on recreational waters.
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Item Federal FY 2024 DWSRF Emerging Contaminants Grant Intended Use Plan For State FY 2025(South Carolina State Library, 2024-10-22) South Carolina Bureau of WaterThe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) was created by the 1996 amendments to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to assist public water systems with financing the cost of infrastructure needed to achieve or maintain compliance with the SDWA. Section 1452 of the SDWA authorizes the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award capitalization grants to states to provide seed money for the purpose of establishing a low-interest loan program (the DWSRF) and other types of assistance to eligible water systems. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL) includes three new appropriations for the DWSRF, one of which is the Emerging Contaminants appropriations. The DWSRF Emerging Contaminants appropriations are authorized for five years starting with Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022.Item Federal FY 2024 CWSRF Base Capitalization Grant Intended Use Plan For State FY 2025(South Carolina State Library, 2024-10-22) South Carolina Bureau of WaterIn 1987, Congress amended the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) authorizing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), a low interest loan program, to assist public entities with the financing of publicly owned treatment facilities (Section 212) and non-point source management activities (Section 319). The 1987 CWA Amendments authorized the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award capitalization grants to states to provide seed money for the low interest loan program. While the 1987 Amendments only authorized funding for the first several years of the loan program, Congress continues to provide funding as part of its annual appropriations. This Intended Use Plan (IUP), required under the CWA, describes how South Carolina intends to use available SRF funds for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025 (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025) including federal funds allocated to South Carolina from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. South Carolina’s allotment from the federal appropriations for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 is $8,364,000. Eligibility for CWSRF loans and CWSRF program requirements, including any requirements of the applicable appropriations legislation are included in the IUP.Item Federal FY 2023 DWSRF Lead Service Line Replacement Grant Intended Use Plan For State FY 2024 Final Amended(South Carolina State Library, 2024-10-22) South Carolina Bureau of WaterThe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) was created by the 1996 amendments to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to assist public water systems with financing the cost of infrastructure needed to achieve or maintain compliance with the SDWA. This Intended Use Plan (IUP), required under the SDWA, describes how South Carolina proposes to use available SRF funds for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023) including federal funds allocated to South Carolina by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, and how those uses support the objectives of the SDWA in the protection of public health. South Carolina’s allotment from the federal appropriations for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 is $9,075,000. Eligibility for DWSRF loans and DWSRF program requirements, including any requirements of the applicable appropriations legislation, are also included in the IUP.Item Federal FY 2023 DWSRF General Supplemental Grant Intended Use Plan For State FY 2024 Final Amended(South Carolina State Library, 2024-10-22) South Carolina Bureau of WaterThe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) was created by the 1996 amendments to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to assist public water systems with financing the cost of infrastructure needed to achieve or maintain compliance with the SDWA. This Intended Use Plan (IUP), required under the SDWA, describes how South Carolina proposes to use available DWSRF funds for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023) provided by federal funds allocated to South Carolina through the DWSRF General Supplemental appropriations for FFY 2022. The funds will be used to support the objectives of the SDWA in the protection of public health. South Carolina’s allotment from the General Supplemental appropriations for FFY 2022 is $23,302,000. Eligibility for DWSRF loans and DWSRF program requirements, including any requirements of the applicable appropriations legislation, are also included in the IUP.Item Federal FY 2022 DWSRF Lead Service Line Replacement Grant Intended Use Plan For State FY 2023 Final Amended(South Carolina State Library, 2024-10-22) South Carolina Bureau of WaterThe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) was created by the 1996 amendments to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to assist public water systems with financing the cost of infrastructure needed to achieve or maintain compliance with the SDWA. This Intended Use Plan (IUP), required under the SDWA, describes how South Carolina proposes to use available SRF funds for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023) including federal funds allocated to South Carolina by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, and how those uses support the objectives of the SDWA in the protection of public health. South Carolina’s allotment from the federal appropriations for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 is $9,075,000. Eligibility for DWSRF loans and DWSRF program requirements, including any requirements of the applicable appropriations legislation, are also included in the IUP.Item Federal FY 2022 CWSRF General Supplemental Grant Intended Use Plan For State FY 2023 Final Amended(South Carolina State Library, 2024-10-22) South Carolina Bureau of WaterIn 1987, Congress amended the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) authorizing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), a low interest loan program, to assist public entities with the financing of publicly owned treatment facilities. This Intended Use Plan (IUP), required under the CWA, describes how South Carolina intends to use available SRF funds for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022 (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022) including federal funds allocated to South Carolina from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. South Carolina’s allotment from the federal appropriations for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 is $16,278,000. This Intended Use Plan (IUP), required under the CWA, describes how South Carolina intends to use available CWSRF funds for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023) provided by federal funds allocated to South Carolina through the CWSRF General Supplemental appropriations for FFY2022. South Carolina’s allotment from the General Supplemental appropriations for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 is $18,233,000. Eligibility for CWSRF loans and CWSRF program requirements, including any requirements of the applicable appropriations legislation are included in the IUP.Item South Carolina – Savannah River Basin Facilities Water Use Report 2004(South Carolina State Library, 2005-08) Bristol, Paul L.; South Carolina. Bureau of Water. Groundwater Management SectionThe purpose of the South Carolina-Savannah River Basin Facilities Water Use Report 2004 is to summarily present reported water use in the South Carolina Savannah River Basin by county and use category during calendar year 2004.Item South Carolina Catawba/Wateree River Basin Facilities Water Withdrawal Report 2004(South Carolina State Library, 2006-01-18) Bristol, Paul L.; South Carolina. Bureau of WaterThe purpose of the South Carolina-Catawba/Wateree River Basin Facilities Water Withdrawal Report 2004 is to summarily present reported water withdrawals in the Catawba/Wateree River Basin by county and use category during calendar year 2004.Item Safe Drinking Water Act Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2006(South Carolina State Library, 2007-02) South Carolina. Bureau of WaterThe Public Water System Supervision Program in South Carolina is managed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (Department). The primary enforcement authority for the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is called primacy. Primacy has been delegated to the Department’s Bureau of Water by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Within the Department, two Bureaus share in the implementation of the program; the Bureau of Water and the Bureau of Environmental Services. Funding for this program comes from State appropriations, a Federal grant and the Drinking Water Trust Fund (fees). This funding supports 89.5 full time positions (FTE’s) and provides for the necessary operating expenses.Item Safe Drinking Water Act Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2003(South Carolina State Library, 2004-01) South Carolina. Bureau of WaterThe Public Water System Supervision Program in South Carolina is managed by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (Department). The primary enforcement authority for the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) is called primacy. Primacy has been delegated to the Department’s Bureau of Water by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Within the Department, two Bureaus share in the implementation of the program; the Bureau of Water and the Bureau of Environmental Services. Funding for this program comes from State appropriations, a Federal grant and the Drinking Water Trust Fund (fees). This funding supports 89.5 full time positions (FTE’s) and provides for the necessary operating expenses. The scope of this report will address those programs supported by the SDWA fees.Item South Carolina Nonpoint Source Management Program 1999 Update(South Carolina State Library, 1999-09) South Carolina. Bureau of Water; South Carolina Office and Coastal Resource ManagementThe South Carolina Nonpoint Source Management Program Update outlines the state's strategic plan for addressing statewide water quality impairments attributable to nonpoint source pollution discharges. To accomplish this strategy, 17 long-term goals for reducing or preventing NPS pollution are enumerated. Throughout the document, five-year action strategies are described that lead to attainment of the long-term goals, and annual milestones leading to attainment of the action strategies are further described. The Program is two-pronged; focusing on reducing NPS impacts in priority watersheds and implementing activities statewide in order to prevent NPS pollution. Components include both regulatory and voluntary approaches.Item A Preliminary Assessment of the Groundwater Conditions in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties, South Carolina.(South Carolina State Library, 2001-07-25) South Carolina. Bureau of WaterThe South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (Department) has been requested to designate the Trident Area, consisting of Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties, as a Capacity Use Area. Comprehensive groundwater investigations in the Trident area have documented progressive water-level declines, salt-water intrusion, and an increasing demand on groundwater resources as a result of rapid industrial and commercial growth, particularly along Highways 52 and 17-A, between Charleston and Moncks Corner. This report investigates the conditions in the Trident area that warrant designation as a Capacity Use Area.Item Preliminary Assessment of the Groundwater Conditions in Part of the Pee Dee Region, South Carolina(South Carolina State Library, 2003-08-25) South Carolina. Bureau of WaterConcerns among groundwater users about the quantity of groundwater available in the northeastern part of the Coastal Plain of South Carolina resulted in an assessment of the groundwater conditions by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The study area consists of Florence, Darlington, Marlboro, Dillon, Williamsburg and Marion Counties. This report documents that several adverse conditions already exist in the area; others are threatening to develop. Various groundwater investigations in the Pee Dee area have documented the existence of excessive water-level declines and an increasing demand on the aquifers as a result of rapid industrial and commercial growth.Item South Carolina Public Water System Compliance Report Calendar Year 2009(South Carolina State Library, 2010-06-19) South Carolina. Bureau of WaterSCDHEC is the primacy agency responsible for the regulatory oversight and enforcement of South Carolina’s public drinking water program. It is responsible for ensuring that all Public Water Systems monitor for contaminants and report these results according to both state and federal regulatory requirements. This report has been prepared to serve as information to the citizens of South Carolina regarding drinking water supplies.Item Clean Water State Revolving Fund Major Financial Policies FY 2020(South Carolina State Library, 2019-10-04) South Carolina Bureau of Water; South Carolina State Revolving FundThis gives loan requirement information for water quality projects designated according to the DHEC Priority List procedures. It includes information on eligibility, interest rates, loan terms, loan fees, security provisions disbursement and repayment policies.Item Clean Water State Revolving Fund Major Financial Policies FY 2019(South Carolina State Library, 2018-10-15) South Carolina Bureau of Water; South Carolina State Revolving FundThis gives loan requirement information for water quality projects designated according to the DHEC Priority List procedures. It includes information on eligibility, interest rates, loan terms, loan fees, security provisions disbursement and repayment policies.Item South Carolina’s Comprehensive Priority List of CWSRF Projects(South Carolina State Library, 2024-06-24) South Carolina Department of Environmental Control, Bureau of WaterThe Clean Water Act requires that the State maintain a comprehensive list of (infrastructure) projects eligible to be funded from the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and rank them in priority order. States have the flexibility to fund a range of projects that address their highest priority water quality needs. The document, South Carolina’s Priority Ranking System for Wastewater and Nonpoint Source Projects, sets forth the water quality criteria used rank potential Clean Water projects. The Priority Ranking System is posted to the SRF Reports and Publications webpage at scdhec.gov/srfreports.Item Federal FY 2024 CWSRF Base Capitalization Grant Intended Use Plan For State FY 2025(South Carolina State Lirbary, 2024-06-24) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Bureau of WaterIn 1987, Congress amended the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) authorizing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), a low interest loan program, to assist public entities with the financing of publicly owned treatment facilities (Section 212) and non-point source management activities (Section 319). The 1987 CWA Amendments authorized the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award capitalization grants to states to provide seed money for the low interest loan program. While the 1987 Amendments only authorized funding for the first several years of the loan program, Congress continues to provide funding as part of its annual appropriations. This Intended Use Plan (IUP), required under the CWA, describes how South Carolina intends to use available SRF funds for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025 (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025) including federal funds allocated to South Carolina from the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. South Carolina’s allotment from the federal appropriations for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2024 is $8,364,000. Eligibility for CWSRF loans and CWSRF program requirements, including any requirements of the applicable appropriations legislation are included in the IUP.Publication Uranium and fluoride in fish from the Congaree River(2020-05) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Bureau of Water, Aquatic Science Programs; Shearer, Taylor; Rabon, BryanFish were collected from the Congaree River for targeted chemical analyses of tissue in response to community concerns with the Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels (WNF) facility located in Hopkins, South Carolina. The WNF facility fabricates nuclear fuel assemblies that contain natural and low-enriched uranium oxide fuel for light water commercial nuclear power reactors. The fabrication process comprises chemical and mechanical phases. In the chemical phase the uranium complex of uranium hexafluoride (UF6), produced by treatment of low-level U235 with hydrofluoric acid, is converted to uranium dioxide (UO2) by the ammonium diuranate process. The UO2 is then processed by being pressed into fuel pellets; heated to form a ceramic material; and, passed through a grinding operation. The ensuing fuel pellets are loaded into metal fuel rods that are then sealed and bundled into the final nuclear fuel assembly. Specimens of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and redbreast (Lepomis auratus) sunfish were collected and analyzed for uranium and fluoride. The target analytes were selected based on their presence in normal WNF operations. Although both analytes are present as production chemicals at the facility, uranium is considered to be closer to a signature analyte of the WNF facility than fluoride because fluoride is present in the aquatic environment from a variety of natural and anthropogenic sources. Ambient natural levels of uranium and fluoride (as fluorine) in the general Eastover area of the State soil are estimated to be 1.0 to 2.0 milligrams per kilogram (mg/Kg) (USGS 2014) and non-detect (<10 mg/Kg) to 47 mg/Kg (USGS 1984), respectively. Filet and whole fish samples were analyzed to evaluate the potential exposure upon human consumption from recreational fishing (filet) and as a sentinel monitor for general biological uptake (whole). Technical Report No. 007-2020.Publication Update regarding lead (Pb) waters of concern re: a review of lead in surface waters(2020-11-17) South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Bureau of Water, Aquatic Science Programs; Chestnut, David; Rabon, BryanThe Addendum to the initial Draft 2018 State of South Carolina Integrated Report Part I (SCDHEC, 2020, IR Part I) identified a total of 169 Waters of Concern (WOC) due to total recoverable Lead. From the results presented herein, 156 of those WOC are currently meeting the lead standard with only 13 requiring ongoing monitoring, either due to 2 or more lead (Pb) standards exceedances or insufficient samples to make a determination. It is clear that concurrent measurements of metals, TSS, and hardness for the calculation of sample specific standards are crucial for the proper assessment of standards compliance and instream conditions. This information for receiving streams is also important for the development of reasonable and protective NPDES permit limits. Accordingly, all freshwater stream metals samples will now be accompanied by concurrent TSS and hardness analyses. Technical Report No. 1019-2020.