A: General Guidelines: Applicants for general permits shall be required to submit the following information:

1. (1) Completed SCDES BCM general permit application form.

2. (2) Proof that the adjacent property owners and the local governmental body having jurisdiction over the site have been notified of the proposed activity by certified mail through the use of the following notification:

   (Applicant) has applied to the Department for a General Permit to (description of activity) at (address or legal description of property) in (city and county). Comments on this application should be mailed to the Department at the following address: (insert local BCM office address), by (insert date, fifteen days after date of certified mailing).

3. (3) The applicant must furnish the certified mail stubs to the Department at the time of mailing. The General Permit cannot be issued until the fifteen day comment period has expired.
4. (4) Proof of publication that the above public notice was placed in a newspaper published in the county where the proposed activity is taking place must be forwarded to the Department office processing the application. General Permits cannot be issued until the fifteen day comment period as advertised in the newspaper has expired.
5. (5) A brief description of the proposed work, its purpose and intended use. A drawing or plat may be required as well as a description of the method of construction, and identification of materials and equipment to be used.
6. (6) Information on activities eligible for General Permits may be obtained from the Department.

Statutory Authority

1976 Code Sections 48-6-10 et seq., 48-39-10 et seq., and 2023 Act No. 60, effective July 1, 2024

HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 15, Issue No. 5, eff May 24, 1991. Amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 6, eff June 23, 1995; State Register Volume 23, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 1999; SCSR 49-5 Doc. No. 5327, eff May 23, 2025.