Blue Water Industries LLC has applied for environmental permits from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) to mine sand at a site located at 331 East Highway 378 Hanna, approximately ¾ of a mile east of Salem, in Florence County (TMS #00418-02-006). A proposed reclamation plan to restore the site to grassland and a lake/pond has been submitted with the application.

DHEC will hold a public hearing on December 7, at 7:30 PM, to accept oral and written comments on the proposed Salem Sand–Henry Tract Mine. A public meeting will be held from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM prior to the public hearing. These events will take place in the cafeteria of the Hannah-Pamplico Elementary School located at 2131 South Pamplico Highway in Pamplico. Sign-in and an opportunity to meet DHEC staff will begin at 5:30 PM.