South Carolina treats erosion and sediment as regulated pollution. Any land disturbance in unincorporated York County that changes the natural cover and can cause erosion is a land disturbing activity requiring an approved sediment control plan at one acre or more.
Erosion control flows from the same statute as stormwater, the Stormwater Management and Sediment Reduction Act. The Act defines a land disturbing activity broadly, so clearing, grubbing, and grading that expose Piedmont soil fall within it. Sites disturbing one acre or more, or smaller lots in a common plan of development, must obtain the state construction general permit and follow a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan with silt fences, sediment basins, stabilized entrances, and inlet protection kept in place until the ground is permanently stabilized. York County, as the local implementing agency, inspects active sites.
Letting sediment leave a site or grading without approved controls draws SCDES and county enforcement, daily civil penalties, and stop-work orders. Structural controls must be designed and certified by a South Carolina licensed professional.
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