MEMORANDU M O F UNDERSTANDIN G betwee n th e South Carolin aDepartmen to f Healt h & Environmenta l Contro l

an dth e Sout h Carolin a Forestr y Commissio n

Th e agreemen t

i s made an dentere dint o th e firs t day o f Jul y 1997 , b y an dbetwee n th e S . C . Departmen t

o f Healt h& Environmenta l Contro l (hereinafte r referre dt o a

s SCDHEC ) an dth e S . C . Forestr y Commissio n (hereinafte r referre dt o a

s th e SCFC) . WHEREAS : 1 . Th e SCDHE C has th e responsibilit y unde r th e Pollutio n Contro l Ac t (48-1-1 0 et.seg. , S . C . Cod e o f Laws , 1976 ) t o provid e fo r publi c health an denvironmenta l protectio n b y administratio n o f

asyste mt o protect

wate r quality . 2 . Th e SCDHE C i s responsibl e fo r developin g an dimplementin g th e Stat e o f South Carolin a Nonpoin t

Sourc e Managemen t

Progra mpursuan t

t o th e Federa l Clean Wate r Ac t (P L 100-4) , Sectio n 31 9 an dth e Coasta l Zon e Ac t Reauthorizatio n Act , Sectio n 6217 . Th e progra m provide s fo r

th e attainmen t

o f wate r qualit y objective s an dfo r protectio n o f

beneficia l use s o f wate r throug h nonpoin t

sourc e (NFS ) contro l measures . 3 . Th e SCFC i s identifie di n South Carolina' s Nonpoin t Sourc e Managemen t

Plan , prepare db y SCDHEC , as th e lea dagenc y fo r th e developmen t

an dinterpretatio n o f

forestr y Bes t Managemen t

Practice s (BMP ) an di s integra l i n th e implementatio n o f th e forestr y sectio n o f th e NP S managemen t

plan . 4 . Th e SCF C ha s th e responsibilit y under th e Sout

h Carolin aFores t

Bes t Managemen t

Practice s Ac t (48-36-3 0 et . seq. . S . C . Cod e o f Laws , 197 6 a

s amended ) t o serv e a

s th e designate d agenc y i n S . C . t o provid e publi c oversigh t an dguidanc e fo r

technica l fores t

management practice s an drelate dactivitie s i n law s pertainin g t o forestlands . NOW , THEREFORE , i n consideratio n o f th e mutua l benefit s t o each part y heret o i n promotin g th e Nonpoin t

Sourc e Managemen t

Progra mfo r

Sout h Carolin apursuan t

t o Sectio n 31 9 o f

th e Federa l Clea n Wate r

Ac t an dSectio n 621 7 o f

th e Coastal Zon e Ac t

Reauthorizatio n Amendments , th e partie s agre e a

s follows : 1 . Th e SCF C shal l serv e a s aclearinghous e fo r

citize n concerns , suggestions , an dcomplaint s fo r forestry-relate dactivitie s o n forestland . 2 . Th e SCF C shal l locat e specially-traine dBM P Forester s i n eac h o f th e SCFC' s thre e regiona l office s t o serv e a

s loca l coordinator s o f

th e forestr y BM P program . 3 . Th e SCF C shal l develo p an drevis e forestr y BMP s a s needed , base do n monitorin g results , ne w research , an dchange s i n state an dfedera l laws .4 . Th e SCF C shal l develo p an dpresent educationa l program s dealin g wit hsilvicultura l nonpoin t sourc e pollutio n problem s an dth e implementatio n o f forestry BMP s t o addres s thos e problems . 5 . Th e SCF C shal l develo p an dimplemen t astatewid e forestry BK4 P implementatio n monitorin g progra mt o accuratel y trac k complianc e wit hstat

e BMP s ove r

time . A summary repor t o f th e BM Pimplementatio n monitorin g result s shal l be publishe da t th e en do f

periodi c surveys . 6 . Th e SCF C shal l implemen t aforestry BM P courtes y exa mprogra mthat

wil l focu s o n a proactiv e approac ht o preventin g NP S pollutio n throug hth e offe r o f courtes y exam s b y specially-traine dBM P Foresters . Ongoin g forestr y activitie s shal l be locate db y routinel y flyin g th e majo r

drainage s i n th e state . 7 . Th e SCF C shal l provid e th e SCDHE C wit hinformatio n concernin g forestry-relate dactivities , identifie dthroug hth e courtes y examprogram , i f th e involve dlandowner/forestr y operato r ha s BM Pdeficiencie s tha t

hav e cause dsignifican t in-streamwate r

qualit y violations . 8 . Th e SCDHE C shal l notif y th e SCFC o f

an y circumstance s wher e forestry activitie s ar e bein g conducte di n amanne r whic hmay caus e violation s o f Stat e wate r qualit y standard s s o th e SCF C ma y wor k

wit hth e landowner/forestr y operato r t o preven t

o r correc t thes e violations . 9 . Nothin g herei n shal l b e construe di n an y wa y a s limitin g th e authorit y o f eithe r stat e agenc y i n carryin g ou t

thei r lega l responsibilitie s fo r management

o r regulatio n o f

wate r quality . 10 . Eac han dever y provisio n o f th e Memorandu mo f

Understandin g i s subjec t t o th e law s an d regulation s o f

th e Stat e o f SouthCarolin aan dth e Unite dStates . THI S MEMORANDU M O F UNDERSTANDIN G i s entere dint o fo r th e purpos e o f

coordinatin g implementatio n o f

th e forestr y componen t o f th e State' s nonpoin t

sourc e management

pla n an dfo r ensurin g tha t

appropriat e BMP s whic hminimiz e advers e effect s o n th e State' s water s ar e i n place . T H E UNDERSIGNE D accep t an dagre e t o implemen t th e responsibilitie s detaile di n thi s Memorandu mo f

Understanding . Thi s agreemen t

wil l becom e effectiv e o n th e date belo w an dshal l remai n i n effec t unti l terminated . I t may b e revise do r

modifie da

t an y tim e b y mutua l agreement o f th e partie s hereto . Thi s agreement

ma y b e terminate db y eithe r part y upo n 6 0 day s writte n notic e t o th e othe r party . I nwitnes s whereof, th e parties , hereto , hav e execute dthi s agreement o n thi s firs t

da y o f Jul y 1997 . Fo rth e Sout h Carolin aDepartmen to f Healt h & Environmenta l Contro l R . Lewi s Shaw Deput y Commissione r Environmenta l Qualit y Contro l Fo rth e South Carolin a Forestr y Commissio n Rya n 'Stat e Foreste