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TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMITS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4444, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to Water Pollution Control Permits, designated as Regulation Document Number 4444, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
The Department amends R.61-9 to strengthen and improve the existing regulation and make appropriate revisions to address land application of sludge with PCB contamination. To address PCB contamination in sludge, which occurred in 2013, the Department issued an emergency regulation (September 25, 2013) and this regulation follows. Amendments are from sections 503 (domestic sludge) and 504 (industrial sludge) of R.61-9.
A Notice of Drafting was published in the State Register on October 25, 2013.
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