South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-113 - Groundwater Use and Reporting › Section 61-113.E - Permit Application

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. A
			 person who is required to obtain a Groundwater Withdrawal Permit for an
			 existing or proposed groundwater withdrawal or use under Section D shall submit
			 a permit application on forms, furnished upon request, by the Department. The
			 applicant shall furnish the Department, as determined by the Department, with
			 sufficient documented evidence as described in Section E to aid in evaluating
			 the effect of the existing or proposed groundwater withdrawal or use on the
			 water resources of the Capacity Use Area.
2. Sufficient documented evidence shall
			 include, but not be limited to, the following:
a. Name, address, and phone number of
			 applicant who shall be the owner and his applicable agent, professional
			 engineer or professional geologist, as appropriate;
b. Location of all existing and/or proposed
			 wells, properly identified, for which the permit is requested, marked on the
			 best available map, which may be a portion or copy of a United States
			 Geological Survey 7 1/2 (seven and one-half) minute quadrangle map, latest
			 county highway map, or more detailed map or aerial photography, where required
			 by the Department, provided the map or aerial photography submitted is clearly
			 identified;
c. The latitude and
			 longitude of all wells, obtained from the location map or by acceptable Global
			 Positioning System (GPS) instrumentation;
d. As-built construction details of all wells
			 to include, but not limited to, the following;
1. Name of driller;
2. Date of drilling;
3. Total depth of well (in feet);
4. Diameter of drilled hole;
5. Diameter, depth, and type of
			 casing;
6. Depth (length) of
			 grouting;
7. Depth and diameter of
			 well screen(s), if used, and the material, type, and diameter of screen
			 openings;
8. Type of pump, size
			 (horsepower), and performance curves;
9. Static water level and pumping water
			 level; and
10. Number of hours per
			 day the well(s) is pumped.
e. A completed SCDHEC Water Well Record or
			 other approved form and driller's logs, if available;
f. Copy of geophysical/mechanical logs, if
			 available;
g. The ground elevation
			 of the well(s), if available;
h.
			 The location of all abandoned or unused well(s) owned or under the control of
			 the applicant;
i. The proposed
			 amount of groundwater withdrawal (in million gallons) per year;
j. A "Best Management Plan" for water use and
			 water conservation designed to protect water quality and reduce water
			 consumption to include, but not limited to, the following, as applicable;
1. Reasonable and appropriate conservation
			 techniques, application processes, and alternate sources of water, including
			 but not limited to, surface water(s) and/or availability of treated effluent,
			 to minimize or eliminate groundwater sources;
2. Based on the current and/or proposed
			 withdrawal rates, provide reasonable and appropriate documentation that the
			 proposed water use is necessary to the anticipated needs of the applicant to
			 include, but not limited to, the following;
a. Public Water Supply- by system, population
			 served, anticipated growth, annual water use statistics (e.g., monthly average,
			 peak summer/winter consumption);
b.
			 Industrial Water Supply- by industry type, anticipated growth, and annual water
			 use statistics (e.g., monthly average, peak summer/winter
			 consumption);
c. Irrigation Water
			 Supply- irrigated acreage, major crops (with irrigated acreage for each crop),
			 water use by crop (per acre), calculated irrigation requirement (including
			 available precipitation), critical period growth requirements, growing season,
			 and nutrient and pest management strategy;
d. Golf Course Irrigation Water Supply-
			 irrigated acreage (differentiating actual golf course areas and aesthetic
			 landscaping), water use per acre, calculated irrigation requirement (including
			 available precipitation), annual water use statistics (e.g., monthly average,
			 peak summer/winter consumption), and nutrient and pest management
			 strategy;
e. Aquaculture Water
			 Supply- pond capacity (acre-feet), make-up water requirement, drain-fill
			 periodicity, (e.g., monthly average, peak summer/winter consumption).
3. Maintenance schedule to
			 preserve the integrity and efficient operation of water conveyance system(s);
			 and
4. A statement specifying the
			 beneficial use of the groundwater being withdrawn as necessary to meet the
			 reasonable needs of the applicant.
k. Historical water use
			 information;
l. Availability of
			 alternate water sources;
m. Any
			 present or anticipated unreasonable adverse or potential adverse effects on
			 other water uses or users, including, but not limited to, adverse effects on
			 public use; and
n. Permitted
			 effluent discharges in accordance with a valid NPDES Discharge Permit.