South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-119 - Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use, and Reporting
Sec2 61-119.E - PERMITS FOR NEW OR EXPANDING SURFACE WATER WITHDRAWERS AFTER JANUARY 1, 2011
Section 61-119.E.2 - Application Requirements

a. the name, address, phone number(s), principal place of business of the person applying for the permit or permit modification and, if applicable, the name and address of the agent for the applicant;

b. the location of the proposed intake(s) or the existing intake(s) to be expanded, including:

c. the place and nature of the proposed use of the surface water withdrawn;

d. a declaration as to whether any portion of the water to be withdrawn pursuant to the requested permit will cross a basin boundary as defined in item F.2.d of this regulation. If water is to be transferred across basin lines, the application must include:

e. for a proposed new surface water withdrawal, the quantity of surface water requested for withdrawal at each relevant withdrawal point in million gallons per month, with a justification of the quantity requested;

f. for a proposed expansion of an existing surface water withdrawal, the existing permitted capacity at the specified withdrawal point and the proposed additional amount to be withdrawn in million gallons per month, along with a justification of the quantity requested;

g. the estimated ratio between water withdrawn and consumptive use of water withdrawn;

h. for a proposed new or expanding surface water withdrawal whose contingency plan will require use of a supplemental water source, the capacity of the pump(s) that will be used to refill any required supplemental water source or other drought contingency water supply vessels;

i. the method that will be used to measure the quantity of water that is withdrawn;

j. anticipated future water needs over and above the quantity being requested in the current permit application;

k. the location(s) where water withdrawn pursuant to the requested permit will be returned to any surface water, including latitude and longitude and notation on a 1:24,000 USGS topographic map or equivalent, and the anticipated percent of withdrawn water to be returned at each location;

l. a description of how applicable industry standards on the efficient use of water, if any, have been considered in determining the quantity of water being requested;

m. where applicable, a draft of the proposed withdrawer's contingency plan addressing operations during time when the actual flow of the surface water is less than or equal to the minimum instream flow plus any flow necessary to protect downstream permitted and registered withdrawals; and

n. where applicable, any information necessary for the Department to assess a request for a permit length greater than the twenty (20) year period specified in item H.2.a. (not to exceed a total of forty (40) years) or to assess the need for an additional period (not to exceed a total of fifty (50) years) for a municipality or other governmental body to retire a bond it issued to finance the construction of waterworks as specified in item H.2.b.