Regulation 61-68 water classifications and standards

Abstract

This regulation, promulgated pursuant to authority in the S.C. Pollution Control Act, S.C. Code Sections 48-1-10 et seq., establishes a system and rules for managing and protecting the quality of South Carolina’s surface and ground water. They establish the State’s official classified water uses for all waters of the State, establish general rules and specific numeric and narrative criteria for protecting classified and existing water uses, and establish procedures for classifying waters of the State. The water quality standards include the uses of the waters, the numeric and narrative criteria, and the antidegradation rules contained in this regulation.