South Carolina Code 49-11-200. Department approval required for construction or alteration; exceptions
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(A) The construction of a new dam or reservoir or enlargement, removal, or repair may not begin until the owner has applied for and obtained from the department written approval of plans and specifications.
(B) Where the location and size of the dam or reservoir renders the requirements of subsection (A) and § 49-11-210 unnecessary, the department may grant approval and waive certain nonessential requirements in instances, including, but not limited to, small dams and reservoirs for agricultural, fish or wildlife, or recreational uses on private lands and of no danger to other life or property downstream.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 49-11-200
- Dam: means an artificial barrier with appurtenant works, including, but not limited to, dams, levees, dikes, or floodwalls for the impoundment or diversion of waters or other fluids where failure may cause danger to life or property. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control or its staff or agents. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
- Enlargement: means a change in or an addition to an existing dam or reservoir which raises or may raise the water storage elevation of the water impounded by the dam or reservoir. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
- Owner: means those who own, control, operate, maintain, manage, or propose to construct a dam or reservoir. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
- Removal: means destruction or breaching of an existing dam or drainage of water impoundment or reservoir. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120
- Reservoir: means a reservoir which contains the impoundment of water by a dam or reservoir. See South Carolina Code 49-11-120