The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is pleased to announce the commencement of a stakeholder-led effort to develop a regional water plan for the Saluda River basin. In 2018, SCDNR convened a State Water Planning Process Advisory Committee (PPAC) to develop a multi-faceted framework for state-wide water planning. The work of the PPAC culminated in a report, South Carolina State Water Planning Framework (Planning Framework), in October 2019. The Planning Framework describes the process for developing a stakeholder-driven water supply plan (River Basin Plan) and describes the contents of such plans for each of the State’s eight planning basins to ensure current and future water demands can be met over a SO-year planning horizon. A major component of the Planning Framework is the convening, by SCDNR, of a River Basin Council (RBC) consisting of a diverse group of stakeholders who will be responsible for developing a River Basin Plan for their basin. The Planning Framework is currently being implemented in the Broad, Edisto, and Pee Dee River basins, and the Saluda basin has been selected as the next basin for implementation.
Two public meetings have been scheduled for November1st and 3rd to introduce the Planning Framework to Saluda basin stakeholders and to solicit membership applications for the Saluda RBC. Presentations and a Q&A panel discussion will be given by SCDNR and members of the PPAC. Meeting dates, times and locations are as follows:
November 1, 2022, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Saluda Shoals Park – River Center
5605 Bush River Rd. Columbia, SC 29212
November 3, 2022, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Roper Mountain Science Center
Env. Science and Sustainability Building, Room 201
402 Roper Mountain Rd.
Greenville, SC 29615
For more information, please visit the SCDNR website.