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This is a comprehensive compilation of the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s regulations. Copies of these regulations are provided by DHEC for the convenience of the public. Every effort has been made to ensure their accuracy and completeness; however, it is not the official text. DHEC reserves the right to withdraw or correct this text if deviations from the official text as published in the South Carolina State Register are found.
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| Regulation Number | Regulation Title | Division | Bureau | Link to Regulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-450 | Permits for Construction in Navigable Waters | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.19-450 |
| 30-1 | Statement of Policy | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-1 |
| 30-2 | Applying for a Permit | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-2 |
| 30-3 | Public Hearings | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-3 |
| 30-4 | Decisions on a Permit | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-4 |
| 30-5 | Exceptions | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-5 |
| 30-6 | Appeals of Permit Decisions | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-6 |
| 30-8 | Enforcement | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-8 |
| 30-9 | Other Provisions | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-9 |
| 30-10 | Critical Area Boundaries | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-10 |
| 30-11 | General Guidelines for all Critical Areas | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-11 |
| 30-12 | Specific Project Standards for Tidelands and Coastal Waters | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-12 |
| 30-13 | Specific Project Standards for Beaches and the Beach/Dune System | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-13 |
| 30-14 | Administrative Procedures | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-14 |
| 30-15 | Activities Allowed Seaward of Baseline | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-15 |
| 30-16 | Documentation Requirements Before Commencing Activities Between Setback Line and Baseline | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-16 |
| 30-17 | Application Procedures for General Permits Pursuant to Section 48-39-290(B)(4) | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-17 |
| 30-18 | Beach Restoration Fund | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-18 |
| 30-21 | Beachfront Management Plan | Environmental Affairs | Ocean and Coastal Resources Management | R.30-21 |
| 61-3 | The Practice of Selling and Fitting Hearing Aids | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-3 |
| 61-4 | Controlled Substances | Healthcare Quality | Drug Control | R.61-4 |
| 61-7 | Emergency Medical Services | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-7 |
| 61-8 | Immunization Requirements for School and Childcare Attendance | Public Health | Communicable Disease Prevention and Control | R.61-8 |
| 61-9 | Water Pollution Control Permits | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9 |
| 61-9.3 | Cross-Media Electronic Reporting | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.3 |
| 61-9.122 | The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.122 |
| 61-9.124 | Procedures for Decision Making | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.124 |
| 61-9.125 | Criteria and Standards for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.125 |
| 61-9.127 | NPDES Electronic Reporting | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.127 |
| 61-9.129 | Toxic Pollutant Effluent Standards | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.129 |
| 61-9.133 | Secondary Treatment Regulation | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.133 |
| 61-9.403 | General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.403 |
| 61-9.503 | Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.503 |
| 61-9.504 | Standards for the Use or Disposal of Industrial Sludge | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.504 |
| 61-9.505 | Land Application Permits and State Permits | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.505 |
| 61-9.600 | Viability Requirements | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.600 |
| 61-9.610 | Operation and Maintenance of Satellite Sewer Systems | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-9.610 |
| 61-12 | Standards for Licensing Abortion Clinics | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-12 |
| 61-13 | Standards for Licensing Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities | Healthcare Quality | Community Care | R.61-13 |
| 61-15 | Certification of Need for Health Facilities and Services | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Planning and Construction | R.61-15 |
| 61-16 | Minimum Standards for Licensing Hospitals and Institutional General Infirmaries | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-16 |
| 61-17 | Standards for Licensing Nursing Homes | Healthcare Quality | Community Care | R.61-17 |
| 61-19 | Vital Statistics | Public Health | Community Health Services | R.61-19 |
| 61-20 | Communicable Diseases | Public Health | Communicable Disease Prevention and Control | R.61-20 |
| 61-21 | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Public Health | Communicable Disease Prevention and Control | R.61-21 |
| 61-22 | The Evaluation of Staff of Schools and Child Care Centers for Tuberculosis | Public Health | Communicable Disease Prevention and Control | R.61-22 |
| 61-24 | Licensed Midwives | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-24 |
| 61-25 | Retail Food Establishments | Public Health | Community Health Services | R.61-25 |
| 61-29 | Environmental Health Inspections and Fees | Public Health | Community Health Services | R.61-29 |
| 61-30 | Environmental Protection Fees | Environmental Affairs | Administration | R.61-30 |
| 61-31 | Health Care Cooperative Agreements | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Planning and Construction | R.61-31 |
| 61-32 | Wholesale Bottled Water, Soft Drink, and Ice Manufacturing | Public Health | Community Health Services | R.61-32 |
| 61-33 | Drycleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-33 |
| 61-34 | Raw Milk for Human Consumption | Public Health | Community Health Services | R.61-34 |
| 61-34.1 | Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products | Public Health | Community Health Services | R.61-34.1 |
| 61-36 | Manufactured Grade Dairy Products | Public Health | Community Health Services | R.61-36 |
| 61-43 | Standards for the Permitting of Agricultural Animal Facilities | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-43 |
| 61-44 | Individual Residential Well & Irrigation Well Permitting | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-44 |
| 61-45 | South Carolina Central Cancer Registry | Public Health | Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention | R.61-45 |
| 61-47 | Shellfish | Environmental Affairs | Administration | R.61-47 |
| 61-50 | Natural Public Swimming Areas | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-50 |
| 61-51 | Public Swimming Pools | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-51 |
| 61-56 | Onsite Wastewater Systems | Environmental Affairs | Environmental Health Services | R.61-56 |
| 61-58 | State Primary Drinking Water Regulations | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58 |
| General | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58_G | |
| 61-58.1 | Construction and Operation Permits | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.1 |
| 61-58.2 | Groundwater Sources and Treatment | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.2 |
| 61-58.3 | Surface Water Sources and Treatment | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.3 |
| 61-58.4 | Finished Water Pumping, Storage, and Distribution Facilities | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.4 |
| 61-58.5 | Maximum Contaminant Levels in Drinking Water | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.5 |
| 61-58.6 | Reports, Record Retention and Public Notification | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.6 |
| 61-58.7 | Operation and Maintenance | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.7 |
| 61-58.8 | Emergency Procedures | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.8 |
| 61-58.9 | Variances and Exemptions | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.9 |
| 61-58.10 | Filtration and Disinfection | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.10 |
| 61-58.11 | Control of Lead and Copper | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.11 |
| 61-58.12 | Consumer Confidence Reports | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.12 |
| 61-58.13 | Disinfectant Residuals, Disinfection Byproducts, and Disinfection Byproduct Precursors (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule) | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.13 |
| 61-58.14 | Initial Distribution System Evaluations | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.14 |
| 61-58.15 | Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Requirements | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.15 |
| 61-58.16 | Ground Water Rule | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.16 |
| 61-58.17 | Revised Total Coliform Rule | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-58.17 |
| 61-62 | Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62 |
| 61-62.1 | Air Pollution Control Regulations and Standards - Definitions and General Requirements | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.1 |
| 61-62.2 | Prohibition of Open Burning | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.2 |
| 61-62.3 | Air Pollution Episodes | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.3 |
| 61-62.4 | Hazardous Air Pollution Conditions | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.4 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 1 | Emissions from Fuel Burning Operations | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.1 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 2 | Ambient Air Quality Standards | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.2 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 3 | Waste Combustion and Reduction | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.3 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 3.1 | Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.3.1 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 4 | Emissions from Process Industries | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.4 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 5 | Volatile Organic Compounds | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.5 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 5.2 | Control of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.5.2 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 7 | Prevention of Significant Deterioration | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.7 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 7.1 | Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.7.1 |
| 61-62.5, Std. 8 | Toxic Air Pollutants | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.5_Std.8 |
| 61-62.6 | Control of Fugitive Particulate Matter | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.6 |
| 61-62.7 | Good Engineering Practice Stack Height | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.7 |
| 61-62.60 | South Carolina Designated Facility Plan and New Source Performance Standards | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.60 |
| 61-62.61 | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.61 |
| 61-62.63 | National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Source Categories | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.63 |
| 61-62.68 | Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.68 |
| 61-62.70 | Title V Operating Permit Program | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.70 |
| 61-62.72 | Acid Rain | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.72 |
| 61-62.96 | Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Budget Program | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.96 |
| 61-62.97 | Cross State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Trading Program | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.97 |
| 61-62.99 | Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Budget Trading Program Requirements for Stationary Sources Not in the Trading Program | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-62.99 |
| 61-63 | Radioactive Materials (Title A) (This regulation is co-regulated with the Division of Waste Management) | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-63 |
| 61-64 | X-Rays (Title B) | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-64 |
| 61-65 | Particle Accelerators (Title C) | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-65 |
| 61-67 | Standards for Wastewater Facility Construction | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-67 |
| 61-68 | Water Classifications and Standards | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-68 |
| 61-69 | Classified Waters | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-69 |
| 61-71 | Well Standards | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-71 |
| 61-75 | Standards for Licensing Day Care Facilities for Adults | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-75 |
| 61-77 | Standards for Licensing Home Health Agencies | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-77 |
| 61-78 | Standards for Licensing Hospices | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-78 |
| 61-79 | Hazardous Waste Management Regulations | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79 |
| 61-79.124 | Permit Administration | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.124 |
| 61-79.260 | Hazardous Waste Management System; General | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.260 |
| 61-79.261 | Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.261 |
| 61-79.262 | Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.262 |
| 61-79.263 | Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.263 |
| 61-79.264 | Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.264 |
| 61-79.265 | Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.265 |
| 61-79.266 | Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Types of Hazardous Waste Management Facilities | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.266 |
| 61-79.268 | Land Disposal Restrictions | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.268 |
| 61-79.270 | Permit Requirements | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.270 |
| 61-79.273 | Universal Waste Rule | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-79.273 |
| 61-80 | Neonatal Screening for Inborn Metabolic Errors and Hemoglobinopathies | Public Health | Public Health Laboratory | R.61-80 |
| 61-81 | State Environmental Laboratory Certification Program | Environmental Affairs | Environmental Health Services | R.61-81 |
| 61-82 | Proper Closeout of Wastewater Treatment Facilities | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-82 |
| 61-83 | Transportation of Radoactive Waste Into or Within South Carolina | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-83 |
| 61-84 | Standards for Licensing Community Residential Care Facilities | Healthcare Quality | Community Care | R.61-84 |
| 61-86.1 | Standards of Performance for Asbestos Projects | Environmental Affairs | Air | R.61-86.1 |
| 61-87 | Underground Injection Control Regulations | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-87 |
| 61-91 | Standards for Licensing Ambulatory Surgical Facilities | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-91 |
| 61-92, Part 280 | Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-92 |
| 61-93 | Standards for Licensing Facilities for Chemically Dependent or Addicted Persons | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-93 |
| 61-94 | WIC Vendors | Public Health | Community Nutritional Services | R.61-94 |
| 61-95 | Medicaid Nursing Home Permits | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Planning and Construction | R.61-95 |
| 61-96 | Athletic Trainers | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-96 |
| 61-97 | Standards for Licensing Renal Dialysis Facilities | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-97 |
| 61-98 | State Underground Petroleum Environmental Response Bank (SUPERB) Site Rehabilitation and Fund Access Regulation | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-98 |
| 61-101 | Water Quality Certification | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-101 |
| 61-102 | Standards for Licensing Birthing Centers for Deliveries by Midwives | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-102 |
| 61-103 | Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Adolescents | Healthcare Quality | Community Care | R.61-103 |
| 61-104 | Hazardous Waste Management Location Standards | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-104 |
| 61-105 | Infectious Waste Management Regulation | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-105 |
| 61-106 | Tanning Facilities | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-106 |
| 61-107.1 | Solid Waste Management: Solid Waste Management Grants, Recycling | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.1 |
| 61-107.2 | Solid Waste Management: Full Cost Disclosure | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.2 |
| 61-107.20 | Solar Energy Systems: Full Cost Disclosure | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.20 |
| 61-107.3 | Solid Waste Management: Waste Tires | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.3 |
| 61-107.4 | Solid Waste Management: Compost and Mulch Production from Land-clearing Debris, Yard Trimmings, and Organic Residuals | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.4 |
| 61-107.5 | Solid Waste Management: Collection, Temporary Storage and Transportation of Solid Waste | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.5 |
| 61-107.6 | Solid Waste Management: Solid Waste Processing Facilities | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.6 |
| 61-107.7 | Solid Waste Management: Transfer of Solid Waste | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.7 |
| 61-107.8 | Solid Waste Management: Lead Acid Batteries | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.8 |
| 61-107.9 | Solid Waste Management: White Goods | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.9 |
| 61-107.10 | Solid Waste Management: Research, Development, and Demonstration (RDD) Permit Criteria | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.10 |
| 61-107.12 | Solid Waste Management: Solid Waste Incineration and Solid Waste Pyrolysis Facilities | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.12 |
| 61-107.14 | Solid Waste Management: Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Operator's Certification | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.14 |
| 61-107.15 | Solid Waste Management: Land Application of Solid Waste | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.15 |
| 61-107.17 | Solid Waste Management: Demonstration-of-Need | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.17 |
| 61-107.18 | Solid Waste Management: Off-Site Treatment of Contaminated Soil | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.18 |
| 61-107.19 | Solid Waste Management: Solid Waste Landfills and Structural Fill | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.19 |
| 61-107.279 | Solid Waste Management: Used Oil | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-107.279 |
| 61-108 | Standards for Licensing Freestanding or Mobile Technology | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-108 |
| 61-109 | Standards for Permitting Body Piercing Facilities | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-109 |
| 61-110 | Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Pollutants in Water | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-110 |
| 61-111 | Standards for Licensing Tattoo Facilities | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-111 |
| 61-112 | Implementation of Emergency Health Powers Act | Public Health | Public Health Preparedness | R.61-112 |
| 61-113 | Groundwater Use and Reporting | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-113 |
| 61-114 | South Carolina Birth Defects Program | Public Health | Maternal and Child Health | R.61-114 |
| 61-115 | Environmental Electronic Reporting Requirements | Environmental Affairs | Administration | R.61-115 |
| 61-116 | South Carolina Trauma Care Systems | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-116 |
| 61-117 | Access to Restricted Information | General Counsel | General Counsel | R.61-117 |
| 61-118 | South Carolina Stroke Care System | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-118 |
| 61-119 | Surface Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use and Reporting | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.61-119 |
| 61-120 | South Carolina Immunization Registry | Public Health | Communicable Disease Prevention and Control | R.61-120 |
| 61-122 | Standards for Licensing In-Home Care Providers | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-122 |
| 61-123 | Critical Congenital Heart Screening on Newborns | Healthcare Quality | Healthcare Systems and Services | R.61-123 |
| 61-124 | Consumer Electronic Equipment Collection and Recovery | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.61-124 |
| 61-125 | Standards for Licensing Crisis Stabilization Unit Facilities | Healthcare Quality | Community Care | R.61-125 |
| 72-1 - 72-9 | Dams and Reservoirs Safety Act Regulations | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.72-1 through 72-9 |
| 72-101 - 72-108 | Erosion and Sediment Reduction and Stormwater Management | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.72-101 through 72-108 |
| 72-300 - 72-316 | Standards for Stormwater Management and Sediment Reduction | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.72-300 through 72-316 |
| 72-405 - 72-445 | Standards for Stormwater Management and Sediment Reduction | Environmental Affairs | Water | R.72-405 through 72-445 |
| 89-10 - 89-350 | Office of the Governor - Mining Council of South Carolina | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.89-10 through 89-350 |
| 121-8.0 - 121-8.28 | Oil and Gas Exploration, Drilling and Production | Environmental Affairs | Land and Waste | R.121-8.0 through 121.8.28 |