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(listed by program area and topic)
- Air Quality
- Land & Waste Management
- Ocean & Coastal Resource Management
- Health Care Facilities
- Water
- Environmental Lab Certification
Air
Land and Waste Management
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, Disposal (Commercial) |
Joe Bowers | (803) 898-0247 |
| Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, Disposal (Non-Commercial) |
Joe Bowers | (803) 898-0247 |
| Hazardous Waste Generator | Shamille Rice | (803) 898-0495 |
| Hazardous Waste Transporter | Eve Leitzsey | (803) 898-1315 |
| Infectious Waste Treatment, Storage, Disposal: | Lynne Garner | (803) 898-0493 |
| Oil and Gas Well Drilling Permit (Exploration & Production) |
Ken Taylor | (803) 898-0835 |
| Radioactive Material Licenses | Lynne Garner | (803) 898-0493 |
| Radioactive Waste Transport Permits | Cripulo Isiminger | (803) 898-0422 |
| Terminal Facility Registration | Dana Cook | (803) 896-4117 |
Mining and Reclamation
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Exploration | Wendy Hamilton | (803) 898-1368 |
| Mine Operating Permit | Wendy Hamilton | (803) 898-1368 |
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal Zone Consistency | Chris Stout Holli Martin |
(843) 953-0691 (843) 953-0860 |
| Critical Area Permits & Federal Certification | Blair Williams Tess Trumbull |
(843) 953-0232 (843) 953-0233 |
Radiological Health
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Radioactive Material Licenses (Radiological Health) |
Jim Peterson | (803) 545-4407 |
Solid Waste Landfills
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 Landfills (Land-Clearing Debris) |
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| Class 2 Landfills (C&D) | Brandon Phillips | (803) 898-0254 |
| Class 3 Landfills (MSW & Industrial) | Sheila Watts | (803) 898-2207 |
Solid Waste
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Collection Registration | Katelyn Faretra | (803) 898-1372 |
| Research, Development, and Demonstration (RD&D) | Tim Eleazor | (803) 898-1374 |
| Solid Waste - Hydrogeology (Counties: Chester, Clarendon, Fairfield, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Richland, Sumter, Williamsburg and York) | Larry Leblang | (803) 898-1308 |
| Solid Waste - Hydrogeology (Counties: Anderson, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Greenville, Marion, Marlboro, Oconee and Pickens) | David Oberly | (803) 898-1398 |
| Solid Waste - Hydrogeology (Counties: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Jasper and Hampton) | Roger Schweitzer | (803) 898-1330 |
| Solid Waste - Hydrogeology (Counties: Abbeville, Calhoun, Cherokee, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Orangeburg, Saluda, Spartanburg and Union) | John Abernathy | (803) 898-1310 |
| Solid Waste Processing Facilities | Tim Eleazer | (803) 898-1374 |
| Structural Fill Permitting | ||
| Transfer Stations | ||
| Used Oil Transporters | Larry Best | (803) 898-1314 |
| Composting - Type 1 (Yard Trash/Land-Clearing Debris/Wood Chipping) | ||
| Composting - Types 2 & 3 | Tim Eleazer | (803) 898-1374 |
Underground Storage Tanks
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | Alison Hathcock | (803) 898-0587 |
| Operating | Alison Hathcock | (803) 898-0587 |
Waste Tires
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Haulers | (803) 898-0546 | |
| Processing | Summer Justice |
Water
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| 401 Certification | Chuck Hightower | (803) 898-0369 |
| Agriculture | Kelly Whitlock | 803-898-3574 |
| Capacity Use and Groundwater Withdrawals | Leigh Anne Monroe | (803) 898-2415 |
| Coastal Wetland Permitting | Blair Williams | (843) 953-0232 |
| Coastal Zone Consistency | Chris Stout | (843) 953-0691 |
| Dams and Reservoirs | John McCain | (803) 898-8178 |
| Drinking Water - Backflow Prevention | Steve Fox | (803) 898-4426 |
| Land Application Permit Compliance | Brian Wisnewski | (803) 898-4160 |
| Navigable Waters | Chuck Hightower | (803) 898-0369 |
| NPDES - Domestic Wastewater Permitting | Brenda Green | (803) 898-4228 |
| NPDES - Industrial Wastewater Permitting | Crystal Rippy | (803) 898-3964 |
| Recreational Waters Compliance | Richard Welch, Jr. P.E. | (803) 898-3546 |
| Satellite Sewers | Bridget Clarke | (803) 898-4239 |
| Sanitary Sewers Collection System Permitting | Bridget Clarke | (803) 898-4239 |
| Source Water | Rob Devlin | (803) 898-3798 |
| Shellfish Monitoring | Mike Pearson | (843) 238-4378 |
| Stormwater - Coastal Construction | Shannon Hicks, P.E. | (843) 953-0240 |
| Stormwater - Industrial | John Poole | (803) 898-3678 |
| Stormwater - Non-Coastal Construction | John Poole | (803) 898-3678 |
| Surface Water Withdrawals | Leigh Anne Monroe Rob Devlin |
(803) 898-2415 (803) 898-3798 |
| Swimming Pools | Luke Abel | (803) 898-4255 |
| Underground Injection Control | Courtney Milledge | (803) 898-5609 |
| Water Pollution Enforcement | Adam Cannon | 803-898-1647 |
| Wells - Private | Greg Withycombe | (803) 898-3232 |
Environmental Lab Certification
| Topic | Contact | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Lab Certification | Bennie Cockerel , Program Manager | (803) 896-0974 |
| Environmental Lab Certification | Main Office | (803) 896-0970 |
| Environmental Lab Certification | Eric Rice | (803) 896-0978 |
| Environmental Lab Certification | Amalie Walker | (803) 896-0971 |
| Environmental Lab Certification | Ben Watkins | (803) 896-0976 |