A public meeting has been scheduled for January 14, 2025, to introduce the draft Pee Dee River Basin Plan to stakeholders in the Pee Dee basin (agenda). 

This meeting will take place at the Clemson Pee Dee Research and Education Center at 2200 Pocket Road, Darlington, SC 29532 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. For additional information, please contact Scott Harder (scott.harder@des.sc.gov) or Alexis Modzelesky (alexis.modzelesky@des.sc.gov).

Overview

SCDES is pleased to announce the release of the draft Pee Dee River Basin Plan. A public meeting has been scheduled for January 14th, 2025, to introduce the draft plan to stakeholders in the Pee Dee river basin and to solicit public comments. The draft plan along with instructions to submit public comments are available on the Pee Dee River Basin Plan page. The draft basin plan was completed by the Pee Dee River Basin Council, a collection of stakeholders with diverse water interests in the basin, over a two- and half-year period beginning in June 2022, and developed under the guidance of the South Carolina State Water Planning Framework. The draft River Basin Plan includes a review of surface and groundwater availability over a 50-year planning horizon and documents water management strategies that will help ensure water is available for all future uses. Meeting agendas, presentations, recordings, and summaries for each council meeting and other public meetings can be accessed here. Please visit this website for periodic updates and new information regarding Pee Dee River basin planning activities.