PUBLIC NOTICE
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES)
Bureau of Land and Waste Management
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
NOTICE OF A DRAFT HAZARDOUS & MIXED WASTE MANAGEMENT PERMIT
Savannah River Site
AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA
FACILITY ID SC1 890 008 989
SCDES has received renewal permit applications for hazardous waste activities at Savannah River Site. The permit applications have been deemed complete and a draft hazardous and mixed waste management permit has been written by SCDES to regulate these activities. The draft permit has been written to comply with the South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Regulations.
The draft permit contains conditions for the following:
Renewal of the General and Standard conditions for the treatment, storage, disposal of hazardous and mixed waste
Renewal of the Mixed Waste Storage Buildings facility
Renewal of the postclosure care of the Mixed Waste Management Facility and the Sanitary Landfill
Modification of postclosure care of the M-Area and Metallurgical Laboratory Hazardous Waste Management Facilities
Update of Remedy Selection of Solid Waste Management Units; and
Renewal of the Waste minimization, land disposal restrictions, and some air emission requirements.
The permit application and draft permit are open for public comment from September 2, 2025 to October 17, 2025. SCDES encourages all interested persons to participate in this permitting process.
Written comments or requests for a formal public hearing must be submitted no later than October 17, 2025 and should be addressed to Mr. Kent Krieg at the above SCDES address or by e-mail at: Kent.Krieg@des.sc.gov. All written comments received by October 17, 2025 will be considered before a final permit decision is made. If a public hearing is requested and scheduled, notice will be given at least thirty days in advance.
Requests to be placed on the facility mailing list for notification of future Public Notices by SCDES's Division of Waste Management should be made in writing to the attention of Ms. Norma West at the above SCDES address or by e-mail at: Norma.West@des.sc.gov.
The draft permit, permit application and other related information are available for review through October 17, 2025, at the following locations:
Bureau of Land and Waste Management
2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201
803-898-0255
SCDES Aiken Office
206 Beaufort St. NE
Aiken, SC 29801
803.642.1637
This Public Notice and a Fact Sheet concerning the facility may be viewed through October 17, 2025, on SCDES's website at https://des.sc.gov/PublicNotices. Please share this notice with anyone you know who may be interested in this matter.
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Sep 17 2025