Section 48-39-80 of the 1977 Coastal Tidelands and Wetlands Act, in addition to the South Carolina Coastal Zone Management Program (CZMP), states the coastal program (SCDES OCRM) “shall have the authority to review all state and federal permit applications in the coastal zone and to certify that these do not contravene the management plan ...

What is the "Critical Area"? By law, the critical areas in South Carolina are the Coastal Waters, Tidelands, Beaches and Beach/Dune systems. In these areas SCDES BCM has direct jurisdiction for permits to perform any alteration. What activities are covered under a critical area permit?

The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services Office of Bureau of Coastal Management (BCM) is required by law to establish and review the position of two lines of beachfront jurisdiction (the baseline and the setback line), once every seven to ten years.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) is required by law to establish and periodically review the position of two lines of beachfront jurisdiction (the baseline and the setback line) once every seven to ten years.

DHEC OCRM’s current Section 309 wetlands strategy for living shorelines was developed to accomplish two main outcomes: 1) establish a regulatory definition for living shorelines and 2) develop specific regulatory project standards for the permitting of …

Management (OCRM). (2) Through the efforts of an overall coastal zone management program and permitting process, the Department seeks to guide the wise preservation and utilization of coastal resources. These rules and regulations are intended to: (a) aid developers and others in taking advantage of state-of-the-art techniques in developing

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) is required by law to establish and periodically review …

Critical Line Surveys are conducted to map the DHEC – OCRM jurisdictional boundaries for critical areas along the coast. DHEC – OCRM Critical areas are the coastal waters, tidelands and beach systems along the Atlantic Ocean.

The proposed jurisdictional lines are available for public review through the South Carolina Beachfront Jurisdiction Viewer and by appointment in DHEC OCRM offices in Beaufort, Charleston and Myrtle Beach.

Jurisdictional lines enable OCRM to implement laws and regulations that protect coastal resources and guide development away from dynamic shorelines. Why does OCRM update these lines? South Carolina law requires DHEC to establish and then review the positions of the baseline and setback line every 7 to 10 years.