South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 72 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL-LAND RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION DISTRICTS DIVISION
Article 4 - STANDARDS FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND SEDIMENT REDUCTION
Section 72-430 - Department Responsibilities
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. The Department shall file with the Commission, a copy of the sediment reduction and stormwater management plan, in accordance with R.72-420A, for each construction and maintenance activity as required by these regulations.
B. The Department shall inspect all stormwater management and erosion and sediment control practices at least once every seven (7) calendar days and after any storm event of greater than 0.5 inches of precipitation during any twenty-four hour period.
C. The Department shall require that additional practices be implemented in the event that the practices included in the stormwater management and sediment control plan are not sufficient to adequately control erosion, sedimentation and stormwater runoff.
D. After a project has been completed and accepted in its entirety, the Department's Maintenance Forces must maintain the areas with top priority being to take the necessary steps to insure the continuance of proper erosion and sediment control and stormwater management measures as may be needed to prevent on-site and off-site damages or contamination of watercourses or impoundments.
E. Each Resident Maintenance Engineer must prepare an inventory of existing erosion, sedimentation and stormwater problem areas. This list must be kept current and updated as conditions change. The Resident Maintenance Engineer, in conjunction with the District Office Personnel, must set priorities on the inventory and make the necessary corrections as time and funds permit.
