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Water System Viability Guidance : A Guide to Evaluating System Viability for Proposed Public Water Systems
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Bureau of Water
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Bureau of Water
Abstract
In 1993, the South Carolina General Assembly amended the State Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to grant the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) the authority to: deny a permit for a new system if connecting to an existing viable water system is feasible; and, to consider viability as a criterion when making permitting decisions for new water systems. In 1995 the State Primary Drinking Water Regulations (SPDWR) were amended to require that the applicant of any new system which proposes: 1) to construct its own source of water or, 2) to connect to an existing viable water system but intends to sell or treat the water it receives from the existing system, must demonstrate that the new water system will be a “viable water system”. Also, for any new water system which proposes to develop its own water source (e.g., drill a well), this viability demonstration must include an evaluation of the feasibility of connecting to an existing viable public water system [R.61-58.1(B)(4)]. A “viable water system” is defined in the SPDWR as a water system that is self-sustaining and has the commitment and the financial, managerial and technical capability to consistently comply with the SDWA and the SPDWR.
Issue Date
2005-04
Keywords
Well water--South Carolina
Type
Document
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