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 and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments.
The draft permit contains conditions for the following:
Renewal of the TRU Pads facility
Modification of postclosure care of the M-Area and Metallurgical Laboratory, F-Area, and H-Area Hazardous Waste Management Facilities, the Mixed Waste Storage Buildings facility and the Solvent Storage Tanks
Modification of the Appendix D Compliance Schedule
The permit application and draft permit are open for public comment from April 14, 2026, to May 29, 2026. SCDES encourages all interested persons to participate in this permitting process.
All written comments received by May 29, 2026 will be considered before a final permit decision is made. Written comments should be addressed to Mr. Kent Krieg at the above SCDES address or by e-mail at: Kent.Krieg@des.sc.gov. Following the close of the public comment period, SCDES will make a final permit decision. A summary of SCDES's responses to all comments received will be available once a final permit decision has been made.
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 May 29, 2026, at the following location:
Bureau of Land and Waste Management
2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201
803-898-0255
This Public Notice and a Fact Sheet concerning the facility may be viewed through May 29, 2026, 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.
IPL0335260
Apr 29 2026