Sumter County, SC Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

The county's stormwater management and sediment control ordinance, adopted by Ord. No. 15-830 on March 24, 2015, requires that anyone disturbing land in the unincorporated areas first obtain a stormwater permit under Sumter County Code § 14-25 and submit an application under § 14-30, including five copies of a stormwater management and sediment control plan meeting the standards in §§ 14-55 and 14-56. Separately, Article II, Division 7 establishes a stormwater utility that applies countywide, described in the county council's findings at § 14-90 as the mechanism for funding stormwater management services and drainage systems benefiting all residents.

00 per Equivalent Dwelling Unit per year. 00 annually, a flat rate reflecting average road-related drainage use. 00 a year, both subject to reassessment during a two-year evaluation period based on actual impervious cover. 5 EDU. Section 14-98 lets the county bill the charge with property taxes or other county assessments and backbill up to one year for underbilled or unbilled developed land. A customer disputing an assessment may appeal in writing to the county administrator under § 14-99; a technical committee made up of the stormwater department director and two administrator-appointed members must respond within 30 days, and an adverse decision can be appealed again to the administrator within another 30 days.