South Carolina Marine Debris Emergency Response Guide: Comprehensive Guidance Guide
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- List of Acronyms
- Definitions
- 1. Introduction
- 3. South Carolina Incident Waterway Debris Response Flowchart
- The “South Carolina Incident Waterway Debris Response Flowchart” included in this section provides a visual one-page representation of agency roles and responsibilities. The flowchart functions as a decision tree for waterway debris response with col...
- For detailed information regarding individual organization roles, responsibilities, and authorities, see Section 4.
- 4. Roles and Responsibilities
- The “Agency Jurisdiction Map” on the following page displays coastal South Carolina’s relevant state and federal agency jurisdictions and boundaries. After an acute waterway debris incident, the agency responsible for removing debris will vary dependi...
- For a visual one-page representation of agency roles and responsibilities, see Section 3.
- The “Permitting and Compliance for Waterway Debris Removal in South Carolina” one-pager on the following page synthesizes permitting and compliance requirements that must be met before waterway debris removal operations begin. The top portion of the o...
- For detailed information regarding individual state and federal agency requirements, see Sections 5.1 and 5.2, respectively.
- 8. Appendices
- APPENDIX A
- South Carolina Coastal Municipalities and Counties with Abandoned Vessel Ordinances
- Figure A1. Municipalities and counties in coastal South Carolina with abandoned vessel ordinances (South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control [DHEC], 2016a).
- APPENDIX B
- South Carolina Federal and State Agency Jurisdictions
- Abandoned Vessels and Marine Debris
- Figure B1. South Carolina federal and state agency jurisdictions for abandoned vessels and marine debris (South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control [DHEC], 2016b). APPENDIX C
- South Carolina Legislation Applicable to Waterway Debris Response
- APPENDIX D
- Agency Response Capabilities
- Each agency self-reported capabilities which could be of use during waterway debris response. Agencies were asked to indicate whether capabilities were in-house or were contracted through a third party. Footnotes refer to additional information provi...
- APPENDIX E
- Organization Contact Information
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