South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-107 - Solid Waste Management
Subchapter 61-107.19 - SOLID WASTE. MANAGEMENT: SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS AND STRUCTURAL FILL
Part V - CLASS THREE LANDFILLS. (SUBSections A THROUGH F OF THIS PART ARE CODIFIED TO COINCIDE WITH THOSE SUBPARTS IN 40CFR258.)
Subpart B - LOCATION RESTRICTIONS
Section 61-107.19.V.B.258.18 - Buffer Zones
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
Class Three landfills shall meet the buffer zone requirements outlined below:
a. The boundary of the fill area shall not be located within 1,000 feet of any residence, day-care center, church, school, hospital or publicly owned recreational park area unless such features are included in the site design for a planned end use or otherwise approved by the Department. The Department will determine whether the proposed landfill or landfill expansion meets this requirement prior to publication of the Notice of Intent to File a Permit Application pursuant to Part I, Section D.1 of this Regulation;
b. The boundary of the fill area shall not be located within 200 feet of any property line not under control of the permittee. An exemption may be issued by the Department upon receipt of written approval from adjacent property owners;
c. The boundary of the fill area shall not be located within 200 feet of any surface water that holds visible water for greater than six consecutive months, excluding ditches, sediment ponds, and other operational features on the site;
d. The boundary of the fill area shall not be located within the distances designated below from any well used as a source of water for human consumption, that is in a hydrologic unit potentially affected by the landfill. Exemptions may be granted if the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department that the hydrologic conditions below the landfill provide protection to the aquifer in use.
e. Waste material shall not be placed on or within any property rights-of-way or 50 feet of underground or above ground utility equipment or structures, i.e., water lines, sewer lines, storm drains, telephone lines, electric lines, natural gas lines, etc., without the written approval of the impacted utility.
