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IMPORTANT NOTICE ENGINEERS & DEVELOPERS 

NEW City Stormwater Pond Maintenance Agreement

Design Engineers: Please find out if your project is in a sensitive watershed prior to design (buffer requirements are different).  The DHEC Water Quality Tool should be the first step in your design process.

Guidance on using the SCDHEC Water Quality Tool to prepare your application.   Click to go to SCDHEC WQT.

Sediment & Erosion Control

As a component of the development process and the Stormwater Management Program, any public or private, industrial, commercial, or residential subdivision project that will be engaging in any land disturbing activity in the city is required to submit documentation to acquire a land disturbance (stormwater) permit from the city and and also a second permit from the state, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Construction (SCR10000).

Both permits can be acquired by submitting one application to the North Augusta Stormwater Management Department (click for a list of what is required to begin a project review).

Redevelopment and property enhancements to existing commercial and residential buildings may be exempt from this permitting requirement, but that is not always the case. Make sure to contact the Stormwater Management department to verify the requirements for your project.

The Stormwater Management Department is committed to providing each applicant assistance with the process. If at any time there is a question about obtaining, maintaining, or terminating a stormwater permit (city or state), you may contact our office for assistance.

 There are two types of project permits and up to two permits will be issued for each project:
  • Projects that disturb less than one acre (<1) and are not part of a larger common plan (LCP) of development. These are considered small stand alone projects that are exempt from state permitting in most cases. One permit will be issued, a City of North Augusta small project permit.
  • Projects that disturb greater than 1 acre (>1) of land during construction or less than <1 acre and are part of a larger common plan LCP. These are considered large projects and (2) permits will be issued from only one application, a City of North Augusta large project permit and a state NPDES permit. The city oversees the state program as well as its own.

Major modifications to existing permits are required for both the city and the state permit if the plan needs to be modified.  A Major Modification of a site plan will require payment of 1/2 of the original permit review fee to be processed.    

General Overview about Acquiring a Stormwater Permit-Flowchart

Building Lots 

In some instances, an individual lot permit will be required by a developer. The Individual Lot Notice of Intent (IL-NOI) application has instructions provided. If this type of permit in needed, make sure that the subdivision developer provides you with the existing NPDES Permit number and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) for the project. The City of North Augusta will not provide those documents to you unless extenuating circumstances are present, and there will be a cost associated with copies of documents. If you are required by a developer to pull an individual lot permit, you will need to submit the application form along with a $125 individual lot permit fee to SCDHEC in Columbia SC.

Stand alone building lots in existing subdivisions or on private land that does not have a current City or State stormwater permit in effect, will be automatically covered under the stormwater permit program when the Building Permit is issued.  You will be provided with a sediment and erosion control best management practices (BMPs) Guide for Individual Lots when you pull the Building Permit.  Please be advised that no land disturbing activity may commence prior to acquiring a building permit for the site.  Install the perimeter BMPs required, then contact the city for a stormwater inspection prior to removing trees (with root) or moving dirt.
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