South Carolina Water Demand Projections

The SC Department of Natural Resources, the SC Water Resources Center, and the US Army Corps of Engineers have partnered to develop methods for projecting water demand across the state of South Carolina. Once these methods have been developed and reviewed by stakeholders, they will be applied for each major category of off-stream water demand.  Estimates of future water demand will inform water planning at local and regional levels and will be used to develop the 3rd edition of the SC State Water Plan.

Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on the water demand projection methods as they are developed.  Comments received within 30 days of posting draft reports will be compiled and responses will be provided when the final reports are published.  A series of meetings will be hosted online to facilitate discussion, and in-person meetings may be arranged as needed.  The resulting water demand projections will be subject to further review during stakeholder meetings in each major river basin of the state.

The major categories of off-stream water demand are:

Public supply
Domestic self-supply
Power generation
Industrial self-supply
Golf courses
Agriculture

*DOWNLOAD* The Projection Methods for Off-stream Water Demand in South Carolina final report

Water Demand Meeting Agendas

Water Demand File Downloads

Water Demand Presentations

Water Demand Meeting Minutes

Meeting Agendas

August 1, 2018

August 15, 2018

August 29, 2018

October 10, 2018

October 24, 2018 

November 7, 2018

Water Demand Downloads

Final Water Demand Projection Methods Report

Presentations 

Kickoff Meeting, August 1, 2018

Meeting 2 - Industry/Manufacturing Sector, August 15, 2018

Meeting 3- Power Industry Sector, August 29, 2018

Meeting 4 - Public Supply Sector, October 10, 2018

Meeting 5 - Agricultural Irrigation Sector, October 24, 2018

Meeting 6 - Golf Irrigation Sector, November 7, 2018

Meeting Notes

Kickoff Meeting 1 Notes

Meeting 2 Industry/Manufacturing Notes

Meeting 3 Power Industry Sector Notes

Meeting 4 Public Water Supply Notes

Meeting 5 Agricultural Irrigation Sector Notes

Meeting 6 Golf Irrigation Sector Notes

Stakeholder Information

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Projection Methods for Off-stream Water Demand in South Carolina
Final Methods Report 
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Next Deadline:
Water Demand Projection Stakeholder Meetings 
Meeting dates: TBD

Water Demand Projection Methodology Draft Report
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE DRAFT WATER DEMAND PROJECTION METHODS ENDED JUNE 19, 2019.  THANK YOU TO THOSE STAKEHOLDERS THAT SUBMITTED COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT METHODOLOGY REPORT.

Water Demand Meeting and Report Schedule (2018-2019)

August - Industry Sector Demand Projections

September - Power Sector Demand Projections

October - Public and Domestic Supply Sector Demand Projections 
October - Agriculture Sector Demand Projections

November - Golf Sector Demand Projections

January - Presentation of Draft Report for Review

February - Presentation of Final Report