The Bureau of Air Quality (BAQ) develops and issues general permits for similar sources.

Advantages to General Permits

• A standardized permit providing consistency
• Simplified application and permit issuance
• General permits are issued without any additional individual public notice and comment period
• Flexibility to construct or modify equipment without a construction permit
• Pre-determined equipment and emission limit for specific Permit categories

Below is a description of each of the general permits, a link to the list of the current facilities that have been granted coverage of each general permit, a copy of each general permit, and the associated criteria, forms, and other information for each general permit.

Below is a description of each of the general permits, a link to the list of the current facilities that have been granted coverage of each general permit, a copy of each general permit, and the associated criteria, forms, and other information for each general permit.

If the operations covered by construction permits are located in one of the eight coastal counties of the Coastal Zone under DHEC-OCRM's jurisdiction (Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry and Jasper), then a coastal zone consistency certification may be required.