The Bureau of Air Quality (BAQ) issues Department Decisions when permitting decisions have generated public interest because of potential health and/or environmental impacts. The information found on this page can also be viewed at S.C. DHEC's Central office at 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201 through the Freedom of Information's Office.
Department Decisions include the following documents:
- Department Decision: Summary of decision;
- Final Determination: Determination of a project's Prevention of Significant Air Quality Deterioration (PSD) requirements and limits; when applicable;
- Permit: Conditions for constructing and operating the facility;
- Statement of Basis: Summary of the project and its emissions, and explanation of regulatory applicability; and
- Response to Comments: Department's written response to comments received during the public comment period.
Additional documents or resources may also be included to provide specific information about the facility and/or its permitting decision process.
The procedure for appealing a permit decision before the Board of Health and Environmental Control is available here.
The contacts listed for each facility can be reach by phone at (803) 898-4123 or at the email addresses provided below.
| Title | County | Date Issued |
|---|---|---|
| Haile Gold Mine Inc. | Lancaster | 12/28/2022 |
| Haile Gold Mine is a gold mine and an ore processing plant. For more information please contact: Mareesa Singleton, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-4113 or by email at singlemj@dhec.sc.gov. | Letter to Citizens | |
| International Paper – Georgetown Mill | Georgetown | 11/17/2022 |
| International Paper – Georgetown Mill operates an integrated Kraft pulp and paper mill adjacent to the city of Georgetown. The primary activities at the facility are pulp production and paper production. For more information please contact: Katharine Buckner, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-3213 or by email at bucknekk@dhec.sc.gov. | Letter to Citizens | |
| Luck Stone Fairfield I-77 Development | Fairfield County | 01/14/2022 |
| Luck Stone – Fairfield I-77 Development has been issued a synthetic minor construction permit to install and operate an aggregate mine and processing facility capable of processing 550 tons per hour. For more information please contact: Mareesa Singleton, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-4113 or by email at singlemj@dhec.sc.gov. | Letter to Citizens | |
| Luck Stone - Enoree Development Site | Spartanburg | 10/29/2021 |
| Luck Stone - Enoree Development Site is constructing and operating an aggregate mine and processing facility capable of processing 550 tons per hour. For more information please contact: Mareesa Singleton, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-4113 or by email at singlemj@dhec.sc.gov. | Letter to Citizens | |
| Effingham Pellets, LLC | Florence | 08/18/2021 |
| Effingham Pellets, LLC is a wood pellet manufacturing facility. For more information, please contact Kristen Tucker, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-0968 or by email at tuckerkd@dhec.sc.gov. | Letter to Citizens | |
| Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC - Fairfield Quarry | Fairfield | 01/26/2021 |
| Vulcan is constructing and operating a crushed stone processing plant capable of crushing 550 tons per hour. For more information please contact: Mareesa Singleton, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-4113 or by email at singlemj@dhec.sc.gov. | Department Decision | Letter to Citizens |
| Enviva Pellets Greenwood, LLC | Greenwood | 11/10/2020 |
| Enviva Pellets Greenwood, LLC owns and operates a wood pellet manufacturing facility. For more information please contact: Jo Anna Cunningham, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by email at cunninja@dhec.sc.gov. Additional information can also be found at: www.scdhec.gov/Enviva. | Department Decision | Letter to Citizens |
| Jasper Pellets, LLC | Jasper | 04/09/2020 |
| Jasper Pellets, LLC processes wood shavings and sawdust into wood pellets. The facility is expanding its operation by adding additional equipment and increasing its potential throughput. The proposed facility redesign will increase the potential production to wood pellets to 210,000 tons per year. For more information please contact James C. Robinson, P.E., BAQ Air Permitting Division, by email at robinsjc@dhec.sc.gov. | ||
| Luck Stone - Chester Quarry | Chester | 03/31/2020 |
| Luck Stone – Chester Quarry has been issued a synthetic minor construction permit to install and operate a new crushed stone quarry and processing plant. For more information please contact: Mareesa Singleton, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by phone at (803) 898-4113 or by email at singlemj@dhec.sc.gov. | Letter to Citizens | |
| RDA, LLC | Williamsburg | 3/25/2019 |
| RDA LLC is a limestone quarry and processing plant located in Andrews, South Carolina. The facility will consist of crushers, screens, conveyors, a wash process, storage piles, truck hauling and loading and electric dewatering pumps. For more information please contact: Mareesa Singleton, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by email at singlemj@dhec.sc.gov. | ||
| Adams Scrap Recycling LLC | Greenville | 02/15/2019 |
| Adams Scrap Recycling LLC is a major recycler of metal products as well as glass, paper, plastic, and electronics. The facility will construct and operate a natural gas fired Secondary Aluminum processing rotary melting furnace with baghouse with lime injection. For more information please contact: Utpal Patel, BAQ Air Permitting Division, by email at patelub@dhec.sc.gov. |
Additional facilities of public interest
If you would like information related to permitting decisions for other facilities not listed, please contact S.C. DHEC Bureau of Air Quality at (803) 898-4123 or via email at airpermitting@dhec.sc.gov.