Terms Used In South Carolina Code 48-14-110

  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 48-14-20
  • Local government: means any county, municipality, or any combination of counties or municipalities, acting through a joint program pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See South Carolina Code 48-14-20
  • Sediment: means solid particulate matter, both mineral and organic, that has been or is being transported by water, air, ice, or gravity from its site of origin. See South Carolina Code 48-14-20
  • Stormwater management: means , for:

    (a) quantitative control, a system of vegetative or structural measures, or both, that control the increased volume and rate of stormwater runoff caused by manmade changes to the land;

    (b) qualitative control, a system of vegetative, structural, or other measures that reduce or eliminate pollutants that might otherwise be carried by stormwater runoff. See South Carolina Code 48-14-20
The department, in conjunction with local governments and districts and other appropriate state and federal agencies, shall conduct educational programs in stormwater management and sediment control for state and local government officials, persons engaged in land disturbing activities, interested citizen groups, and others.