***NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING***
Expansion of Cherry Point Water Reclamation Facility Capacity
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 23, 2024 at 6:30 PM in the Board Room of the Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) Building, 634 Campground Road, Yemassee, South Carolina; the LCOG Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing to solicit public comment and input concerning the expansion of wastewater treatment capacity.
Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority (BJWSA) is seeking an amendment to the Lowcountry Regional Water Quality Management Plan (208 WQMP) to expand the capacity of the Cherry Point Water Reclamation Facility (CPWRF) from 7.5 MGD to 11.25 MGD. The CPWRF located on Jasper Station Road, Ridgeland, South Carolina 29936 is currently permitted to discharge treated effluent via Permit No. ND0074004.
This public hearing and the matters to be discussed are subject to the provisions of the 208 WQMP, developed in accordance with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s statewide water quality management program.
Name of newspaper: The Island Packet (Legals & Public Notices)
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) is responsible for the 208 (Wastewater) Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) for non-designated areas. Six Councils of Governments have been designated as Water Quality Planning Agencies for specific regions in South Carolina. SCDHEC also provides information on permits, monitoring and assessment activities within your watershed using an application called SC Watershed Atlas.
The implementation of the 208 Plan comprises the following three procedures:
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Public Participation: The public are given the opportunity to participate in any revision or amendment proposed for the 208 Plan via public hearings.
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Amendment: Plan amendments are required when there are, but not limited to, changes in operated wastewater treatment facility, conflicts with the applicable 208 Plan, and amendments’ jurisdictional Comprehensive Plan.
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Conformance Review: A 208 certification is required to assure that construction or development on any type of structure requiring wastewater treatment conform with the 208 Plan.
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Lowcountry 208 Plan Amendments26 documents
- Amendment 29 Walterboro WWTP Expansion
- Amendment 28 Brunson WWTP Upgrade
- Amendment 27 Yemassee WWTP Modification
- Amendment 26 Port Royal WRF Modification
- Amendment 24 Hilton Head PSD New Reverse Osmosis
- Amendment 23 Hardeeville WWTP Expansion
- Amendment 22 Point South WWTP Expansion
- Amendment 21 Cherry Point WWTP Expansion
- Amendment 20 Closed-Out Bluffton WWTP
- Amendment 19 (revised) Bull Point Plantation
- Amendment 18 Yemassee WWTP Expansion
- Amendment 17 Shell Point and Southside WRFs Replacement
- Amendment 16 BJWSA Proposal
- Amendment 15 Bull Point Plantation
- Amendment 14 Cherry Point WWTP Expansion
- Amendment 13 Addition to Page 39
- Amendment 12 Palmetto Bluff Services
- Amendment 11 New Inverary WWTP
- Amendment 10 (III) Fripp Island WWTP Expansion
- Amendment 10 (II) New Objective 6
- Amendment 10 (I) Amended Policy 5.3
- Amendment 9 Addition to Page 44
- Amendment 8 Hilton Head PSD #1 Expansion
- Amendment 7 Addition to Page 38
- Amendment 6 Addition to Page 36
- Amendment 5 Objective 5 and 6