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DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - July 2023
The New Department of Environmental Services, Water Infrastructures Grant, Brownfields Grant, Proposed Revisions to Air Emissions Reporting, Smart Business Award Winners, Environmental Affairs Employees Complete Associated Public Manager Course, U.S. EPA Amendments to RICE NESHAP/NSPS Electronic Reporting Provisions, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - May 2023
Dam Safety Awareness Day, New Board Chairwoman, Greenhouse Gas Standards and Guidelines for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants, Congaree River Update, Air Quality Permitting Transition to ePermitting, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - April 2023
Earth Day, PFAS Briefings, Environmental Affairs Announces New Environmental Justice Associate, Pool Inspectors, Beach Monitoring Season, Open Burning, Food Waste Prevention Week, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - March 2023
PFAS Media Briefings, DHEC Awards Community Star Award to Omar Muhammad for Environmental Justice Efforts, Air Quality Program in ePermitting, Career Fair, Ozone Season Begins, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - February 2023
Emissions Inventory Reporting is Active, Aquatic Sciences Newsletter, Nonpoint Source Program Seeking Grant Projects, PFAS & State Ambient Surface Waters, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - January 2023
Septic Tank Permits Now Available in ePermitting, Champions of the Environment Winners, ESOP Report, Office of Law Enforcement Year in Review, Rhonda Thompson to Serve on Interagency Electric Vehicle Working Group, Radon Action Month, Jon Wheeler Receives Prestigious Eugene H. Holeman Award, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - December 2022
Holiday Message from Myra, Westinghouse Community Update, Rudy Award, Environmental Awareness Award, New Office of Rural Water Manager, Friend of Rural Water Award, International Day of Veterinary Medicine, We Need Your Feedback, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - November 2022
Be Well Informed, Radiological Health Moves to Environmental Affairs, Kershaw County Oversight Change, New Septic Tank Videos, Regulation Updates, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - October 2022
Hurricane Ian Response, Food Access Map, Funding Available for New Well Systems & Maintenance, Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary, Grant to Reduce Diesel Emissions Seeking Applicants, International Bat Week, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - September 2022
Hurricane Ian, Environmental Council of States Fall Meeting, National Farm Safety & Health Week, Chemical Accident Prevention/Risk Management Program Regulation, Regulation Updates, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - August 2022
Congaree River Cleanup, Supporting our Recycling Industry, Champions of the Environment, Nonpoint Source Program Grant, Smart Septic Week, Environmental Affairs Interns, Regulation Updates, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - July 2022
Nominations Now Open for S.C. Environmental Awareness Award, Myra Reece Named President of the Environmental Council of States, Hurricane Season, Sam Safety Program Quarterly Newsletter, Know Your Air Quality Now, Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - June 2022
PFAS Drinking Water Health Advisories Updated, New Director of the Division of Water Monitoring Assessment, SC Adopt-a-Stream Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary, Fight the Bite, Updated Lead Prevention Brochures, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - May 2022
Regulations Update, New Director of the Division of Water Pollution Compliance & Enforcement, Dam Safety Awareness Day, Beach Monitoring Season Begins, Take Action SC, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - April 2022
Earth Day, Gary Stewart Named SARR Division Director, Let's Get Monitoring, Ozone Forecasting Season Began March 31, Air Quality Awareness Week, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - March 2022
COVID-19 Update, BEHS Virtual Career Fair, Tracking West Nile Virus, Rob Devlin Named Bureau of Water Assistant Chief, Aquatic Science Programs Release First Annual Newsletter, State and Local Emissions Reporting, Water Utilities & Cybersecurity, Hazardous Air Pollutants Update, BEHS Promotes Rabies Prevention with Spring Clinics, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - February 2022
COVID-19 Testing Update, New DHEC Board Chair Announced, DHEC Announces Grant Projects to Improve Water Quality, DHEC Awards Community Star Award to Queen Quet, Greenville Environmental Affairs Office is Moving, Environmental Affairs in Action, Regulatory Updates Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - January 2022
COVID-19 Update, New Rabies Educational Materials, NPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Industrial Activities on Public Notice, 2020 ESOP Annual Report, Ken Taylor Named Bureau of Land & Waste Management Assistant Chief, Retail Food Updated Guidance, Onsite Wastewater Regulation Update, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - December 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update, Holiday Message from Myra, Land & Waste Management Employees Recognized with OLEM Partnerships Award from EPA, Regional Haze State Implementation Plan, Champions of the Environment Grant Winners, Jennifer Hughes Named Chief of the Bureau of Water, Radon Poster Contest Winners, International Day of Veterinary Medicine, Hazardous Waste Regulation Update, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - November 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update, Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants Lead to Successful Water Quality Improvement, Chris Corley Named Director of Lancaster/Rock Hill Regional Area, Environmental Surveillance and Oversight Program 2021 Video, King Tides, Onsite Wastewater Regulation Update, Beach Preservation Technical Advisory Committee, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - October 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update, Retail Food Establishments - Written Employee Health Policy, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Request for Proposals Now Open, King Tides Initiative, Office of Rural Water, Test Your Home for Radon During Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Regulatory Updates, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - September 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update, Lead Testing in School and Child Care Programs Grant, Living Shorelines Regulations Update, Grant Funding Targeting Diesel Engine Emissions Available, Watershed-Based Plan Development Grant Opportunity, Smart Septic Week and World Rabies Day, Savannah River Site Draft Hazardous & Mixed Waste Permit Virtual Public Hearing, Job Openings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - August 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update, ePermitting Update, Open Enrollment for Breathe Better for Businesses, Drycleaning Team Earns National Award, Champions of the Environment, National Picnic Month, Harmful Algal Blooms. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - July 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update, EJ Strong Workshop, PFAS Surface Water Monitoring Strategy, Rabies Prevention: Bats, Smart Business Recycling Guide, Job Postings. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - June 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Update, Ozone Action Days, Hurricane Season, MyCoast South Carolina, Top Ten Permitting Obstacles that Spell Delay for Retail Food Establishments, Regulatory Updates, Job Postings.. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - May 2021
Savannah River Site Webpage, Recycle Right SC: A Guide to Residential Recycling, Smart Business Recycling Program, Dam Ownership in South Carolina, Take Action SC Virtual Workshop, Regulatory Updates, Job Openings.. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - April 2021
Make Every Day Earth Day, Updated Air Modeling Data, New UST Systems Inspection Process, Cross-Connection Control, World Laboratory Day, Job Openings.. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - March 2021
DERA Program Awards $285,571 in Grants, COVID-19 Vaccine Update, Air Permitting Construction Application Form, Public Swimming Pools & COVID-19, Solid Waste Management Annual Report for FY20, Vector Surveillance Program, Regulatory Updates. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - February 2021
Air Quality General & Registration Permits, COVID-19 Vaccine Update, Water Utilities & Cybersecurity, Food Safety Program Recognized as Outstanding Community Leader of 2021, Wastewater Program Now in ePermitting, Want to Show Your Septic Tank Some Love, Regulatory Updates. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - January 2021
New EPA Administration, COVID-19 Updates, The South Carolina Adopt-a-Stream Program, Major MACT to Area Source Rule, Emissions Inventory Reports & Electronic Subscriber Agreements, Environmental Surveillance & Oversight Program Releases Annual Report, Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Program, "See It, Report It" Campaign Celebrates First Anniversary, Regulatory Updates. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - December 2020
Holiday Message from Myra, Ozone Season Ended October 31, COVID-19 Updates, City of Florence Receives National EPA Award for Project to Assist the Town of Timmonsville, Marty Lindler Named Director of Division of Mining & Solid Waste Management, Regulatory Updates: Pasteurized Milk & Milk Products, Raw Milk for Human Consumption. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - November 2020
Thanksgiving & COVID-19, Tips to Reduce Food Waste This Thanksgiving, Santee-Lynches Capacity Use Area, SC Food Grades, Regulatory Updates: Air Pollution Control, Compost & Much Production, Permitting of Agricultural Animal Facilities, Living Shorelines. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - October 2020
DHEC Receives Environmental Justice Grant, High Hazard Potential Dam Rehabilitation Grant Program, MyCoast App, PFAS, Compliance and Emission Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI), ePermitting, COVID-19 Business Assistance, Regulatory Updates: Hazardous Waste Nicotine, Hazardous Waste Airbags & Aerosol Cans, Onsite Wastewater. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - March 2020
COVID-19 Guidance for Businesses & Employers. Read more>
DHEC Environmental eNewsletter - February 2020
Don't Waste Food SC Ambassadors, Able Contracting Fire, Lead Testing in Schools and Child Care Programs, PFAS, ePermitting, Organizational Charts. Read more>