For activities in the Coastal Zone. S. C. Department of Natural Resources Attn. The South Carolina coastal zone includes the counties of Horry, Georgetown, Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester, Colleton, Beaufort, and Jasper. The applicant should furnish the Corps of Engineers a list of local and regional agencies with authority over land use at the project location. The Corps of Engineers will then invite a representative to the pre-application meeting.
Different agencies have requirements that seem to conflict.
The pre-application meeting provides an opportunity to avoid potential conflict. Limit the number of people in your presentation group to as few as necessary. Inform the Corps in advance if you will be bringing an attorney. Inform the Corps in advance if you will have more than four people in your group, or if you will require special equipment of any kind. The applicant should bring an accurate wetland delineation to the pre-application meeting if it is applicable to the project being considered.