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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.3 - General

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Any person
		  operating wholly or partially within this State for the purpose of oil and gas
		  exploration, drilling or operating any oil or gas well, or transporting,
		  storing, or refining oil or gas produced within the state shall file an
		  Affidavit of Ownership and an Organizational Report on forms provided by the
		  Commission. Within ten (10) days following any change in the facts stated on
		  these forms, a revised form which reflects such change shall be filed with the
		  Commission.
B. The Commission or
		  its authorized representatives shall have access to all well, production,
		  transport, storage, and refinery records for all oil and gas produced within
		  the State; and shall be permitted access to any lease or property to inspect
		  well records and to gauge any and all wells, storage and transport facilities,
		  and refineries referred to herein at all reasonable times. All operators of oil
		  or gas wells, drilling rigs, storage and intrastate transport facilities, and
		  refineries utilizing instate produced oil or gas are required to allow and
		  assist authorized representatives of the Commission in making tests authorized
		  by these regulations or by the Act. Tests required by the Commission may be
		  performed by the operator in accordance with specifications of the Commission.
		  The Commission's access to records and properties shall be limited to those
		  facilities located within the jurisdictional limits of the State of South
		  Carolina.
C. The results of all
		  well, production, transport, storage, and refinery records for all oil and gas
		  produced within the State shall be considered public information, except as
		  otherwise authorized in Section
		  121-8.14.
D. Fields and pools shall be classified
		  according to common source of supply from which they produce and common sources
		  of supply shall be determined and named by the Commission as sufficient data
		  become available.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.4 - Exploration Permits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. No
		  person shall commence exploration for oil or gas in the State without first
		  obtaining an exploration permit from the Commission. In order to obtain an
		  exploration permit, an applicant shall submit the following information:
(1) A letter or statement describing the
		  nature of the proposed activity, including the procedure to be followed in
		  conducting the activity;
(2) A map,
		  plat, or drawing sufficient in scale to show the location(s) of the
		  activity;
(3) Proof of insurance or
		  other financial coverage in an amount sufficient to cover personal or property
		  damage which might reasonably be expected to occur in such
		  operations;
(4) An application fee
		  of fifty (50) dollars, in cash, certified check, or bank draft made payable to
		  the South Carolina Water Resources Commission;
(5) For activities to occur on a State
		  highway right-of-way, a letter or right-of-way agreement from the Department of
		  Highways and Public Transportation permitting the use of such highway
		  right-of-way and agreement to comply with necessary highway standards;
		  and
(6) Such additional
		  illustrations or narrative material necessary to sufficiently describe, to the
		  satisfaction of the Commission, the activity and its impact on public health
		  and safety.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.5 - Well Drilling Permits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
		  No person shall drill any well, as defined in Section
		  121-8.2 without first
		  obtaining a well drilling permit from the Commission. A separate application
		  and permit shall be required for each well drilled.
B. In order to obtain a well drilling permit,
		  an applicant, who shall be the operator or operators of the well, shall submit
		  the following information:
(1) A properly
		  completed application, on forms to be provided by the Commission;
(2) An Affidavit of Ownership for each well
		  and an Organizational Report for each operator, as described in Section
		  121-8.3(A)unless
		  such affidavit or report has been previously filed as required in the same
		  section;
(3) A plat or plats
		  prepared by a professional land surveyor licensed to practice in the State of
		  South Carolina showing:
(a) The exact location
		  including latitude and longitude and surface elevation of the proposed
		  well;
(b) The distance and
		  direction from the proposed well to the two closest property lines;
(c) All highways and roads, railroads, or
		  watercourses within one half mile of the proposed well and all buildings
		  whether public or private (the most recent U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle
		  maps, S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation county highway
		  maps, county tax maps, and the county auditor's list of real property may be
		  used in fulfillment of this requirement); and
(d) All operating water wells, except wells
		  used exclusively for single-family domestic purposes, within a radius of one
		  (1) mile from the proposed well;
(4) A performance bond in the amount and form
		  as described in Section
		  121-8.6;
(5) Such additional information as the
		  Commission shall require to fully evaluate the proposed permit.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.7 - Permit Actions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The
		  Commission shall, as expeditiously as possible and in all instances within (30)
		  days of the receipt of a properly completed application and all other required
		  information for a well drilling permit either issue or deny the well permit. If
		  the completed application and supporting information are satisfactory and the
		  proposed well is consistent with the provision of Section
		  121-8.0, a permit will be
		  issued by the Commission. The permit shall contain such conditions and
		  restrictions as the Commission deems necessary for the applicant to operate in
		  accordance with the Act and these rules and regulations. The Commission on its
		  own motion or at the request of interested persons may hold a hearing on any
		  well construction permit application. The Commission shall promptly fix a date
		  for such hearing and shall give public notice. Should a hearing be held, the
		  Commission shall make its final order with respect to the application within
		  thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the hearing.
B. If an application for a well permit is
		  denied by the Commission, the applicant may request and will be granted a
		  hearing. Such request must be submitted in writing to the Commission within
		  thirty (30) days from the date of the denial of the permit.
C. An operator may request modification of
		  any permit condition. Such request must be submitted in writing to the
		  Commission and be properly documented. The Commission may grant such
		  modification if it is satisfied that the request is justified and if the
		  modification will allow the operator to remain in compliance with the Act and
		  these rules and regulations.
D. A
		  permit shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance of same if spudding
		  operations have not begun. If spudding has occurred, the Commission shall
		  extend the permit for a period reasonably necessary to complete drilling
		  operations. Noncompliance with any provision of the Act or these rules and
		  regulations or any permit condition or restriction may be grounds for the
		  revocation, suspension, or modification of the permit.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.8 - Change of Operator

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Any
		  person or persons requesting to become the new operator of any permitted well
		  or wells shall submit to the Commission the following:
(1) A properly completed application, on
		  forms provided by the Commission;
(2) An Affidavit of Ownership and
		  Organizational Report as described in Section
		  121-8.3(A);
(3) A bond in complete compliance with
		  Section
		  121-8.6 of these
		  regulations; and
(4) A letter from
		  the present operator requesting the Commission to approve the applicant as new
		  operator of such well or wells, unless the present operator has been removed as
		  operator in accordance with a unit operating agreement.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.9 - Spacing of Wells

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
		  Wells drilled in search of oil or gas in areas not covered by field rules shall
		  not be located nearer than three hundred thirty (330) feet from every lease
		  boundary. Wells drilled in search of oil shall not be located nearer than nine
		  hundred (900) feet from any other well completed in, drilling to, or for which
		  a permit has been granted to drill to, the same pool. Wells drilled in search
		  of gas shall not be located nearer than two thousand (2,000) feet from any
		  other well completed in, drilled to, or for which a permit has been granted, to
		  drill to the same pool.
The Commission may grant exceptions to the general spacing
			 requirement if the applicant can demonstrate that such exception is justified.
			 Any well at an exceptional location shall be allowed to produce on a test basis
			 until the Commission creates a drilling unit for said exceptional
			 location.
Spacing requirements as required in this section shall not apply
			 to wells for the purpose of fluid injection or disposal.
B. If a well is completed as a producer, the
		  Commission, as specified in 121-8.20, shall consider, at a public hearing, the
		  establishment of temporary field rules. Those rules shall include the
		  establishment of the allowable, the production unit, if applicable, well
		  spacing requirements, and other matters incidental to hydrocarbon production,
		  as soon as is reasonably possible after sufficient technical data become
		  available to establish such temporary field rules. A public hearing to
		  establish temporary field rules shall be called either by the Commission or
		  upon application by any interested person. Prior to the establishment of
		  temporary field rules, drilling of permitted exploratory wells within the pool
		  area may continue, and wells may produce according to temporary allowables
		  established by the Commission. Temporary field rules may be changed by the
		  Commission on the basis of sufficient technical information after notice and
		  hearing.
C. The Commission may
		  grant exceptions to established field rules if the Commission determines, after
		  notice and public hearing, that such exceptions are necessary to prevent the
		  waste of oil or gas or to protect correlative rights.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.10 - Identification of Wells

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The
		  operator of any oil or gas well in South Carolina shall post and keep posted in
		  a conspicuous place near the well the name of the person drilling, operating,
		  owning, or controlling the well, the name and number of the well, and the
		  number of the permit of the well. Such identification shall be posted so long
		  as such well produces and until such well is properly plugged and the location
		  is restored to the conditions satisfactory to the Commission. In the event of a
		  change of operator, well name, or number, a new sign reflecting such change
		  shall be posted.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.11 - Notice of Operations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The
		  Commission shall be notified, orally or in writing, prior to performing any of
		  the following operations:
(1)
		  Spudding;
(2) Setting surface
		  casing;
(3) Coring;
(4) Logging;
(5) Drill-stem testing;
(6) Running intermediate or production
		  pipe;
(7) Perforating;
(8) Swabbing and/or cleaning of
		  wells;
(9) Well
		  treatment;
(10) Testing of
		  well;
(11) Plugging;
(12) Recompletion or rework operations;
		  and
(13) Any other operations the
		  Commission may designate.
The well operator must file a well history report with the
			 Commission within thirty (30) days of the completion of the above operations
			 showing the results of the operations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.12 - Casing and Cementing

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The
		  operator of any oil or gas well shall case and cement all wells with a
		  sufficient number of strings of casing in a manner necessary to:
(1) Prevent release of fluids from any
		  stratum through the well bore (directly or indirectly) into the ground waters,
		  surface water, or onto the surface, except into pits or tanks provided for this
		  purpose;
(2) Prevent communication
		  between separate hydrocarbon bearing strata (except where such strata have been
		  approved for commingling) and between hydrocarbon and water-bearing
		  strata;
(3) Prevent contamination
		  of freshwater strata;
(4) Support
		  unconsolidated sediments; and
(5)
		  Otherwise provide a means to control formation pressures and fluids.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.13 - Plugging

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. All oil wells or
		  gas wells shall be plugged within thirty (30) days after temporary abandonment,
		  unless special provisions have been approved by the Commission. Prior to
		  commencing to plug or abandon any oil or gas well, the operator thereof shall
		  notify the Commission orally and in writing of his intent to plug and abandon
		  such well. Upon receiving approval, the operator shall be free to begin
		  plugging said well provided the plugging shall be done in accordance with these
		  rules and regulations. The Commission may send a duly authorized representative
		  to the location specified, to be present at the time of plugging, and to
		  observe the plugging of such well. Such representative shall have access to
		  electrical logs and any other well records to determine if the proposed depths
		  and lengths of plugs are adequate.
B. The method and procedure for plugging a
		  well shall be as follows:
(1) The bottom of
		  the hole shall be filled with mud-laden fluid weighing at least 9.0 pounds per
		  gallon with not less than thirty-six (36) viscosity API full funnel method, to
		  the top of the hole. Each producing formation shall be sealed off with a cement
		  plug which extends either from the bottom of the hole or from a point
		  twenty-five (25) feet below the base of each producing formation upward to a
		  point at least fifty (50) feet above the top of each producing
		  formation.
(2) A cement plug not
		  less than fifty (50) feet in length shall be placed below all USDW's, and such
		  plug shall extend downward to a point at least twenty-five (25) feet below the
		  base of the surface string of casing.
(3) A thirty (30) foot cement plug shall be
		  placed at the surface of the ground in each hole plugged in such a manner so as
		  not to interfere with soil cultivation.
(4) The interval between plugs shall be
		  filled with mud-laden fluid weighing at least 9.0 pounds per gallon, with not
		  less than thirty-six (36) viscosity API full funnel method.
(5) An uncased rotary drilled hole or a hole
		  in which the production string has been recovered during abandonment procedures
		  shall be plugged with heavy mud-laden fluid up to the base of the surface
		  string. A cement plug shall be placed in the hole extending from a point at
		  least fifty (50) feet below the base of the surface string upward to a point at
		  least twenty-five (25) feet above the base of a surface string. Each producing
		  formation shall be sealed off with a cement plug which extends from twenty-five
		  (25) feet below the base of the formation to fifty (50) feet above the top of
		  the formation. The hole shall also be capped as provided above in Subsection
		  B(3).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.14 - Reports, Logs and Samples

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
		  During the drilling of every permitted well, the owner, operator, contractor,
		  driller or other person responsible for the conduct of drilling operations
		  shall keep at the well a detailed and accurate written record of the well which
		  shall be accessible to the Commission at all times. A well completion report
		  shall be filed on forms provided by the Commission within thirty (30) days
		  after well completion.
B. A copy of
		  all electrical, sonic, radioactive, or mechanical logs together with a set of
		  continuous cuttings or core chips taken in thirty (30) foot intervals beyond
		  the base of the surface casing, correctly labeled and identified by depth and
		  well number shall be submitted to the Commission within one (1) year after
		  completion of an exploratory or wildcat well. Earlier submission is
		  recommended. Logs and cuttings for production wells, for wells drilled for
		  enhanced recovery or disposal of oil-field wastes shall be submitted to the
		  Commission within forty-five (45) days of completion of such wells.
C. An inclination survey shall be conducted
		  on all permitted wells under Section
		  121-8.5
		  with the first shot point at a depth not greater than that of the surface
		  casing seat and succeeding shot points not more than four thousand (4,000) feet
		  apart or as otherwise directed by the Commission. The results of such a survey
		  shall be submitted to the Commission within thirty (30) days after well
		  completion.
D. At the request of an
		  operator, logs, cuttings and cores obtained from any exploratory or wildcat
		  well shall be held confidential for one year from the date of filing and, if
		  requested in writing, for one additional year if deemed appropriate by the
		  Commission.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.15 - Blow-out Prevention

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Adequate blow-out preventers and high pressure fittings for
			 keeping the well under control shall be attached to properly anchored and
			 cemented casing strings. The blow-out preventers must meet the approval of the
			 Commission and shall be tested regularly unless such approval has been waived
			 by the Commission, and the results recorded in the driller's
			 log.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.16 - Drilling Fluid

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
In rotary drilling operations requiring drilling fluids, the
			 operator shall continuously maintain drilling fluid in the hole, from top to
			 bottom, of sufficient weight to control any pressure which may be encountered;
			 provided, however, an operator may use other appropriate methods to control any
			 pressure which may be encountered, without the use of drilling fluids, upon the
			 approval of the Commission.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.17 - Directional Drilling

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. All
		  wells must be drilled with due diligence to maintain a reasonably vertical well
		  bore; however, upon application by an operator to drill a well that is to be
		  intentionally deviated and directionally controlled, a permit may be issued by
		  the Commission, provided that the location of the deviated well at the depth of
		  the proposed producing zone is in compliance with the applicable spacing rules.
		  The application for a permit to drill a directionally controlled well shall be
		  made in the manner prescribed above, and in addition thereto the survey plat
		  must show the proposed bottom home location in addition to the surface
		  location.
B. If an operator desires
		  to deviate or plug back and sidetrack a well previously permitted, he shall
		  first request permission of the Commission and shall file a written report to
		  the Commission within thirty (30) days from the completion of said deviation
		  setting forth the facts of the operation.
C. If an operator desires to deviate so as to
		  straighten the well he shall first obtain verbal or written permission of the
		  Commission and shall file a written report to the Commission within thirty (30)
		  days from the completion of said deviation setting forth the facts of the
		  operation.
D. In the event an
		  operator, in good faith, commences and proceeds with the drilling of a straight
		  well and thereafter decides to directionally deviate the well, he may do so at
		  his own risk, first notifying the Commission and confirming in writing the fact
		  thereof, and the operator must comply with the provisions governing
		  intentionally deviated wells as hereinabove provided.
E. A complete angular deviation and
		  directional survey of a directionally deviated well must be run and the results
		  of such survey shall be filed with the Commission upon completion. After
		  processing such survey reports, the Commission may set the allowable of the
		  well, or take such other action as the facts may require.
F. In the event the proposed, or the final
		  location of the producing interval of the directionally deviated well is not in
		  accordance with the spacing rules of the Commission applicable to the
		  reservoir, proper applications shall be made to obtain approval or exceptions
		  to such rules. Such approval shall be granted, or denied, at the discretion of
		  the Commission, and shall be accorded the same consideration and treatment as
		  if the well had been drilled vertically to the producing interval.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.18 - Chemical Treatment and Fracturing

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Wells shall not be chemically treated, or
		  fractured, until the permission of the Commission is obtained. Each well shall
		  be treated, or fractured in such a manner as will not cause injury to the
		  formation, or result in water encroachment into the oil or gas formation, or
		  cause injury to any USDW, and necessary precautions shall be taken to prevent
		  injury to the casing. Routine chemical treatments for corrosion control shall
		  be excluded from this requirement. If chemical treating, or fracturing results
		  in irreparable injury to the well, the well shall be properly plugged and
		  abandoned.
B. Within thirty (30)
		  days after the chemical treatment or fracturing of a well, a report shall be
		  filed by the operator, on forms provided by the Commission, setting forth in
		  detail the method used in treating or fracturing the well.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.19 - Production Operations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A.
		  Before any oil or gas well is completed as a producer, the producing horizons
		  shall be sealed or separated in order to prevent their contents from passing
		  into other strata.
B. All flowing
		  wells shall be produced through tubing anchored by a packer and shall be
		  equipped with a master valve and shall be equipped with adequate chokes to
		  properly control the flow from such well, unless otherwise specified by the
		  Commission. Christmas tree fittings or wellhead connections must have a working
		  pressure greater than any pressure which may be encountered.
C. An operator shall provide twenty-four (24)
		  hour notice to the Commission before testing any well for production. The test
		  or tests, other than drill-stem testing, shall be conducted in a manner
		  agreeable to the Commission. Cleaning of a well into a pit shall not be
		  considered as a test for the purpose of determining capacity. Results of the
		  test shall be filed with the Commission not less than ten (10) days after the
		  test is completed. All tests may be witnessed by the Commission or its
		  authorized representative.
D. Wells
		  shall be permitted to produce under temporary or test allowables established by
		  the Commission prior to the establishment of permanent allowables. Permanent
		  allowables shall be established only after notice and hearing.
E. The multiple zone completion of a well and
		  the production of oil or gas from more than one pool from one well without
		  segregation of such production are permitted only upon order of the Commission
		  pursuant to an application thereto.
The application shall set forth the manner and method of
			 completion proposed, and be accompanied by the following:
(1) Geophysical logs with tops and bottoms of
		  producing zones and perforated intervals shown and marked;
(2) Diagrammatic sketch of mechanical
		  installation;
(3) Plat showing all
		  wells on the applicant's lease which have penetrated the same pool or pools in
		  which multiple completion is to be attempted as well as offset wells which have
		  penetrated the same pool or pools;
(4) Names of all interested owners in the
		  area.
(5) Evidence that notice of
		  application has been given by the applicant to all interested owners in the
		  area. In the event a written protest is received within fifteen (15) days of
		  the date of the application, then a hearing shall be held as soon as
		  practicable. If no protests are received within fifteen (15) days then the
		  application shall be approved.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.20 - Pool Classification and Determination of Allowables

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Upon discovery of each new field or pool,
		  the Commission shall assign to it a name consisting of:
(1) A landmark designation with appropriate
		  directional symbol; and
(2) The
		  geologic name of the producing reservoir.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.21 - Transportation

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. No pipeline
		  shall be used to transport oil or gas across a property line within the state
		  without a permit from the Commission. Application for the permit shall be
		  accompanied by a may showing:
(1) The proposed
		  location of the pipeline or gathering system;
(2) The diameter and total length of the
		  pipeline or gathering system;
(3)
		  The center line of the right-of-way;
(4) The total distance and width of the
		  right-of-way;
(5) The initial and
		  terminal point of the right-of-way accurately located by latitude and
		  longitude;
(6) Connecting
		  facilities;
(7) Water depth if
		  submerged;
(8) Burial depth if
		  buried; and
(9) The name and
		  license number of the surveyor or engineer preparing the document.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.22 - Underground Injection for Enhanced Recovery, Saltwater and Oil-Field Wastes, and Hydrocarbon Storage

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The Commission, upon notice and hearing,
		  may authorize the following activities:
(1)
		  Operations to increase ultimate recovery, such as cycling of gas, maintenance
		  of pressure, and the introduction of gas, water, or other substances into a
		  producing formation;
(2) The
		  disposal of saltwater and oil-field wastes; and
(3) Underground storage of hydrocarbons.
All injection wells associated with any such activities shall be
			 classified as Class II wells. All Class II wells must be permitted and operated
			 in accordance with the following paragraphs.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.23 - Water Wells

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Any water well used in connection with the drilling of an oil or
			 gas well shall be constructed in such a manner that will ensure proper
			 protection from contamination of the fresh water aquifers. Said well shall be
			 grouted to a depth of at least 50 feet or until the first impermeable layer is
			 encountered (where applicable). Upon completion of said well, a complete well
			 construction report and a driller's log, or lithologic log, shall be submitted
			 to the Commission within thirty (30) days and before beginning drilling
			 operations for the oil or gas well. After drilling and/of production operations
			 have ceased, the water well shall be properly plugged or when the well to be
			 plugged may safely be used for a fresh water well, or as an observation well to
			 be maintained by the Commission, a written agreement for such use shall be
			 secured from the landowners, or the Commission and filed with the agency.
			 (NOTE: Any water well drilled in connection with an oil or gas well, which
			 might be used as a drinking water source, may require a permit from the South
			 Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control as a public supply
			 well).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.27 - Hearings

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. All hearings
		  conducted by the Commission or persons designated by the Commission to hold
		  hearings on behalf of the Commission, whether to obtain public views or to hear
		  contested cases shall be preceded by thirty (30) days notice as applicable,
		  either by written notice by mail to interested parties or newspaper publication
		  in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which the
		  case may occur.
B. The conduct of
		  hearings held on contested cases shall be governed by the South Carolina
		  Administrative Procedures Act.
C.
		  The Commission shall have the right to call a prehearing conference at any time
		  prior to a scheduled hearing if such a conference would resolve or narrow the
		  issues in controversy or assist in the conduct of the hearing.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Section 121-8.28 - Enforcement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
In addition to those penalties provided in Sections
			 48-43-810 through
			 48-43-850,
			 Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, the Commission or its
			 authorized representative may order the immediate suspension of all or any part
			 of the exploration, drilling, production or other operation determined not to
			 be in compliance with the Act or regulations of the
			 Commission.
Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 49-23 et
				seq.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.1 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The purposes of these regulations are to establish procedures
				by which the State's water resources can be carefully and closely monitored,
				conserved, and managed in the best interests of all South Carolinians during
				periods of drought. The terms used herein shall have the same meaning as set
				forth in 49-23-20.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.3 - Jurisdiction

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These regulations apply to every person using water in this
				State and to all water resources of the State, but does not authorize any
				restriction in use of water during an incipient, moderate, and severe drought
				declaration injected into aquifer storage and recovery facilities, water stored
				in managed watershed impoundments or water from any pond completely situated on
				private property and fed only by diffused surface water. During a drought
				declaration, the use of water from a managed watershed impoundment shall not be
				restricted as long as minimum streamflow or flow equal to the 7Q10 is
				maintained, whichever is less.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.4 - Drought Management Areas Established

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A. In order to respond to drought conditions,
			 four drought management areas are established as follows:
(1) The West (Savannah) Drought Management
			 Area shall include the following counties:
(a)
			 Oconee;
(b) Pickens;
(c) Anderson;
(d) Abbeville;
(e) McCormick;
(f) Edgefield;
(g) Aiken;
(h) Barnwell;
(i) Allendale;
(j) Hampton;
(k) Jasper;
(l) Beaufort.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.5 - Drought Response Committee

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A. The Drought Response Committee shall
			 consist of state representation and local representation for each drought
			 management area as specified in R.121-11.4.
(1) A representative of each of the following
			 State agencies shall represent State interests:
(a) South Carolina Department of Natural
			 Resources;
(b) South Carolina
			 Emergency Preparedness Division of the Office of the Adjutant
			 General;
(c) South Carolina
			 Department of Health and Environmental Control;
(d) South Carolina Department of
			 Agriculture;
(e) South Carolina
			 Forestry Commission;
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.6 - Responsibilities of the Drought Response Committee

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A. Members of the Drought Response Committee
			 shall be notified at the onset of each Drought Alert Phase and provided
			 information by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources with respect
			 to the Drought Alert Phase in each Drought Management Area as applicable.
			 Notification to Committee members of the onset of each Drought Alert Phase
			 shall be as provided in R.121-11.8 and
			 R.
			 121-11.9.
			 Following the notice of each Drought Alert Phase, the Drought Response
			 Committee may be convened as provided in R.121-11.5.
B. The Drought Response Committee shall
			 evaluate drought conditions within drought management areas to determine if a
			 need exists for action beyond the scope of local government. The committee
			 shall consider:
(1) Effectiveness of local
			 drought ordinances and plans in protecting and insuring adequate water
			 supplies;
(2) Regional impacts of
			 water use on water sources and other water users;
(3) Short term and extended climatological
			 forecasts;
(4) Other relevant
			 information.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.7 - Drought Information Center

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A. The Office of the State Climatologist,
			 South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, shall maintain a Drought
			 Information Center whenever one or more drought management areas of the State
			 are in a moderate, severe or extreme drought alert phase. Information about the
			 status of drought conditions and impacts on the economy and well-being of the
			 State will be collected and made available to State Agencies, State Officials,
			 the news media, and other concerned interests.
B. The Drought Information Center shall
			 routinely collect, monitor, and evaluate selected climatic, water-supply and
			 water-use data as necessary to identify at an early stage the onset of a
			 drought or potential for drought, geographic extent of the affected area and
			 changes in the drought levels.
C.
			 Drought indices shall be computed on a weekly basis. These computations will be
			 compared with the various similar indices computed by other State, Federal and
			 private agencies.
D. Monitoring
			 shall be accelerated whenever drought conditions approach or enter the moderate
			 drought stage in one or more drought management areas. This may include
			 acquiring additional rainfall, stream flow, water use, and ground water level
			 data; and collecting additional information on the impact of the drought on
			 agriculture, industry, domestic water supplies, and other users.
E. During periods of moderate, severe or
			 extreme drought, available drought related data, as appropriate, will be
			 provided to the Drought Information Center by the South Carolina Department of
			 Agriculture, South Carolina Emergency Preparedness Division, South Carolina
			 Forestry Commission, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
			 Control, as well as by any other State Agency that is either impacted by or has
			 information on drought conditions. Various Federal and local agencies may be
			 asked to provide drought information on a voluntary basis.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.9 - Notification of Drought

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A.
			 Upon the inception of a drought alert phase, the South Carolina Department of
			 Natural Resources will disseminate public information concerning all aspects of
			 the drought. The initial action in responding to drought is public education,
			 providing information as to existing and potential conditions and water
			 conservation measures necessary to meet the demand for water at each drought
			 alert phase.
B. The South Carolina
			 Department of Natural Resources shall provide the following notice of Drought
			 Alert Phases.
(1) The South Carolina
			 Department of Natural Resources shall notify the Drought Response Committee at
			 the beginning of an incipient drought alert phase and each upgrading of the
			 drought alert to a higher phase. Such notice shall be by first class
			 mail.
(2) The South Carolina
			 Department of Natural Resources shall notify by first class mail public water
			 systems in the affected Drought Management Areas and other appropriate agencies
			 and individuals at the inception of a moderate drought alert phase and each
			 upgrading of the drought alert to a higher phase.
(3) The South Carolina Department of Natural
			 Resources shall publish notice at least once in a newspaper of general
			 circulation in the areas affected at the inception of a Moderate Drought Alert
			 Phase and each upgrading of the drought alert to a higher phase.
(4) The South Carolina Department of Natural
			 Resources will take any other action appropriate to announce a drought
			 alert.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.10 - Curtailment of Water Use During Droughts

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A. During severe or extreme drought
			 conditions, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources may require
			 mandatory reduction or curtailment of non-essential water use in affected
			 drought management areas if recommended by the Drought Response Committee in
			 accordance with R.121-11.6.
			 The curtailment of water use may involve adjusting the quantity of water used;
			 adjusting the quality of water to meet the water use; adjusting the time of
			 water use; and/or utilizing different sources of water.
B. The Drought Response Committee shall
			 determine which categories of non-essential water use must be reduced or
			 curtailed after reviewing each category of water use in C. below by the
			 following standards:
(1) Purpose of the
			 use;
(2) Suitability of the use to
			 the watercourse, lake, or aquifer;
(3) Economic value of the use;
(4) Social value of the use;
(5) Extent and amount of the harm it
			 causes;
(6) Practicality of
			 avoiding the harm by adjusting the use or method of use of one person or the
			 other;
(7) Practicality of
			 adjusting the quantity of water used by each person;
(8) Protection of existing values of water
			 uses, land, investments, and enterprises;
(9) Consumptive or non-consumptive nature of
			 the use;
(10) Impacts on essential
			 water uses.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.11 - Mediation of Disputes by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

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A. During any
			 drought alert phase, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources shall
			 offer its services to mediate any dispute arising from competing demands for
			 water. The mediation may be undertaken only upon the request of the parties
			 involved and may not be binding.
B.
			 The Chairman of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources shall
			 appoint a three person board to mediate each dispute. The board shall meet as
			 necessary to mediate the dispute at a location deemed most appropriate by the
			 board for all persons involved.
C.
			 A written request shall be submitted from each grieved person to the South
			 Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The requests will contain the
			 following minimum information:
(1) Statement
			 of the cause for mediation;
(2)
			 Results sought by each person;
(3)
			 Historical water use by each person;
(4) Description of water sources;
(5) Map of general area showing water
			 sources, water transfers, water use points, and water discharge, as
			 appropriate.
(6) Additional
			 material deemed relative to the dispute by each person.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 121 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › DROUGHT PLANNING RESPONSE › Section 121-11.12 - Development of Drought Response Plans and Ordinances

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A. The South Carolina Department of Natural
			 Resources, in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Health and
			 Environmental Control, shall prepare and distribute a model drought response
			 ordinance or ordinances within six months of approval by the General Assembly
			 of these regulations. The model ordinance will be distributed to all entities
			 which must develop ordinances and plans in accordance with B. below.
B. Municipalities, counties, public service
			 districts, and commissions of public works engaged in the business or activity
			 of supplying water for any purpose shall develop and implement local drought
			 response ordinances, or local drought response plans when authority to enact
			 ordinances does not exist.
(1) In so far as
			 possible and practical, local governments will be responsible for alleviating
			 the impacts of drought (See R.121-11.6B).
			 Cooperation among adjacent water suppliers is encouraged to develop alternate
			 water supply sources and back-up systems and to develop compatible plans and
			 ordinances.
(2) Local drought
			 response ordinances and plans shall be consistent with these regulations and
			 shall contain at a minimum the following information:
(a) A description of alternate supply
			 sources, including time, costs, and problems associated with putting alternate
			 sources on-line.
(b) A water use
			 reduction plan and schedule for moderate, severe, and extreme drought for each
			 category, as appropriate, in R.121-11.10.
(c) An implementation plan and ordinance, as
			 appropriate.
(3)
			 Proposed ordinances and plans must be submitted to the South Carolina
			 Department of Natural Resources for consistency review within twelve months of
			 the effective date of these regulations.
(4) Proposed local drought response
			 ordinances and plans must be adopted within eighteen months of the effective
			 date of these regulations.
(5)
			 Water suppliers as specified in B. above, commencing the business or activity
			 of supplying water, after the effective date of these regulations, shall submit
			 a local drought response ordinance or plan to the South Carolina Department of
			 Natural Resources within six months of the commencement of the business or
			 activity and shall adopt the ordinance or plan within twelve months of the
			 commencement of the business or activity.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 123 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 1 - BOATING DIVISION › Section 123-4 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Aids to Navigation and Regulatory Markers

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All aids to navigation and regulatory markers erected by the
				U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to Federal Law are hereby declared to be
				SCDNR aids to navigation and regulatory markers pursuant to Section
				50-21-710
				of the 1976 Code, and are hereby declared to be the law of this
				State.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 123 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 1 - BOATING DIVISION › Section 123-6 - How Vessel to be Numbered

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1. No person may use a vessel unless it has a
			 number issued on a certificate of number and the number displayed must:
(1) Be painted on or permanently attached to
			 each side of the forward half of the vessel except as allowed by paragraph 2 or
			 required by paragraph 3 of this rule;
(2) Be in plain vertical block characters of
			 not less than 3 inches in height;
(3) Contrast with the color of the background
			 and be distinctly visible and legible;
(4) Have spaces or hyphens that are equal to
			 the width of a letter other than "I" or a number other than "1" between the
			 letter and number groupings (Example: DC 5678 EF or DC-5678-EF, and
(5) Read from left to right.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 123 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 1 - BOATING DIVISION › Section 123-9 - Display of Decals Bearing Title Number

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1. When an outboard motor is titled pursuant
			 to Title 50, Chapter 23 of the 1976 Code, a decal issued by SCDNR bearing the
			 title number of the outboard motor shall be affixed to the starboard side of
			 the motor cowling.
2. When an
			 unregistered watercraft is titled pursuant to Title 50, Chapter 23 of the 1976
			 Code, a decal issued by SCDNR bearing the title number of the unregistered
			 watercraft shall be affixed to the right starboard outboard side of the transom
			 within six inches of the top of the transom right above the waterline, or if
			 there is no transom then affixed to the starboard outboard side of hull, aft,
			 within one foot of the stern and within six inches of the top of the hull side,
			 gunwale or hull/deck joint, whichever is lowest. On catamarans and pontoon
			 boats with replaceable hulls, to the aft crossbeam, within eighteen (18) inches
			 of the starboard hull attachment. The decal shall not cover the hull
			 identification number.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 123 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 1 - BOATING DIVISION › Section 123-10 - Restriction of Watercraft in Certain Areas

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The use of watercraft shall be restricted in certain areas of
				the waters of the State of S.C. when the Director determines that such
				restriction is necessary in the interest of public safety.
The regulated areas shall be identified by appropriate signs
				and markers.
Such signs and markers shall conform to the system of aids to
				navigation prescribed by the U.S. Coast Guard and to the systems of uniform
				waterway markers approved by the advisory panel of State officials to the
				Merchant Marine Council, U.S. Coast Guard, in October 1961.
No city, county, agency or person shall attempt to regulate the
				waters of this State by the use of the above mentioned signs and
				markers.