DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
CHAPTER 61
Statutory Authority: S.C. Code Section 48-1-10 et seq.
Notice of Drafting:
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (Department) proposes to amend specific sections of R.61-68, Water Classifications and Standards. Interested persons are invited to submit their views and recommendations in writing to Amy M. Bennett, Standards Coordinator, Bureau of Water, 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201, or by email at bennetam@dhec.sc.gov. To be considered, written comments must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 26, 2008, the close of the drafting comment period.
Synopsis:
During the 2007 triennial review of R.61-68, the Department removed language that prohibited mixing zones in source water protection areas with a commitment to stakeholders to work out implementation issues concerning NPDES permitting in the near future. The Department now proposes to review, and where appropriate, clarify implementation details on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting in source water protection areas. The Department is also considering language to clarify that approval of variances pursuant to R. 61-68.E.7 and site-specific effluent limits pursuant to 61-68.E.14.c (7) are managed through the Department’s NPDES permitting processes. Finally, the Department is considering clarification of the numeric nutrient criteria applicable to lakes of 40 acres or more.
Legislative review will be required.