S 823 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S 0823 General Bill, By Lander and Peeler
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 47-20-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO SETBACK LIMITS FOR ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS, SO AS TO MAKE THE
SETBACK LIMITS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO OPERATIONS WITH A
CAPACITY OF MORE THAN 420,000 POUNDS OF NORMAL PRODUCTION ANIMAL LIVE WEIGHT
AT ANY ONE TIME; AND TO AMEND ACT 460 OF 1996, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL
CHANGES.
06/05/97 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
06/05/97 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources SJ-9
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 47-20-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SETBACK LIMITS FOR
ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS, SO AS TO MAKE THE
SETBACK LIMITS AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE
ONLY TO OPERATIONS WITH A CAPACITY OF MORE THAN
420,000 POUNDS OF NORMAL PRODUCTION ANIMAL LIVE
WEIGHT AT ANY ONE TIME; AND TO AMEND ACT 460 OF
1996, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 47-20-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to
read:
"Section 47-20-20. (A) All siting requirements for animal
feeding operations must be measured from property lines.
(B) After June 30, 1996, these setback limits for new or expanded
animal feeding operations which utilize a lagoon or a waste storage
pond, or both, apply:
(1) For an animal feeding operation with a capacity of
420,000 420,001 to 840,000 pounds of normal
production animal live weight at any one time, the minimum
separation distance required between a lagoon and a waste storage
pond and real property owned by another person is 1,000 feet. The
minimum separation distance required between an agricultural
facility and real property owned by another person is 1000 feet.
(2) For an animal feeding operation with a capacity of 840,001
to 1,260,000 pounds of normal production animal live weight at any
one time, the minimum separation distance required between a lagoon
and a waste storage pond and real property owned by another person
is 1,250 feet. The minimum separation distance required between an
agricultural facility and real property owned by another person is
1000 feet.
(3) For an animal feeding operation with a capacity of
1,260,001 to 1,680,000 pounds of normal production live weight at
any one time, the minimum separation distance required between a
lagoon and a waste storage pond and real property owned by another
person is 1,500 feet. The minimum separation distance required
between an agricultural facility and real property owned by another
person is 1000 feet.
(4) For an animal feeding operations
operation with a capacity of more than 1,680,000 pounds of
normal production animal live weight at any one time, the minimum
separation distance required between a lagoon and a waste storage
pond and real property owned by another person is 1,750 feet. The
minimum separation distance between an agricultural facility and real
property owned by another person is 1000 feet.
(5) The For an animal feeding operation with a
capacity of more than 420,000 pounds of normal production animal
live weight at any one time, the minimum separation distance
between a lagoon and a waste storage pond and a public or private
drinking water well is 500 feet.
(6) The For an animal feeding operation with a
capacity of more than 420,000 pounds of normal production animal
live weight at any one time, the minimum separation distance
required between a lagoon and a waste storage pond and waters of the
State is 1,320 feet (1/4 mile). If the waters of the State are designated
Outstanding Resource Waters, Critical Habitat Waters of federally
endangered species, or Shellfish Harvesting Waters, the minimum
separation distance required between a lagoon and a waste storage
pond and waters of the State is 2,640 feet (1/2 mile). A minimum
100-foot vegetative buffer of plants and trees is required. However,
if an owner or operator of an animal feeding operation has a Natural
Resource Conservation Service employee or a state-certified engineer
create a waste management plan design to control the discharge from
a failed lagoon so that it will not enter waters of the State and certify
that the plan has been implemented as specified, then the minimum
separation distance between a lagoon and a waste storage pond and
waters of the State is 500 feet.
(7) The For an animal feeding operation with a
capacity of more than 420,000 pounds of normal production animal
live weight at any one time, the minimum separation distance
between a lagoon and a waste storage pond constructed of concrete
to standards outlined in department regulations and waters of the
State is 500 feet. If the waters are designated Outstanding Resource
Waters, Critical Habitat Waters of federally endangered species, or
Shellfish Harvesting Waters, the minimum separation distance
required between a lagoon and a waste storage pond constructed of
concrete to standards outlined in department regulations and waters
of the State is 1,000 feet. A minimum 100-foot vegetative buffer of
plants and trees is required.
(8) If For an animal feeding operation with a
capacity of more than 420,000 pounds of normal production animal
live weight at any one time, if a lagoon or waste storage pond,
or both, breaches or fails in any way, the owner or operator of the
animal feeding operation immediately must notify the department and
the appropriate local government officials.
(C) The For an animal feeding operation with a
capacity of more than 420,000 pounds of normal production animal
live weight at any one time, the minimum separation distance in
feet required between a ditch or swale which drains directly into
waters of the State and all animal feeding operations is 100 feet.
(D) No new animal feeding operation with a capacity of more
than 420,000 pounds of normal production animal live weight at any
one time or expansion of an established animal feeding operation
with a capacity of more than 420,000 pounds of normal
production animal live weight at any one time may be located in
the 100-year floodplain unless protected from flooding as provided
for in regulations of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and
the National Flood Insurance Program on Floodplain Management.
Such construction or expansion must be certified by the department.
(E) Streams or rivers used as surface intake for potable water
supply may not be used as a receiving stream outflow from
an animal feeding operations operation with a
capacity of more than 420,000 pounds of normal production animal
live weight at any one time, and there may not be any direct
water linkage or flood facility drainage linkage between the animal
feeding operation and a stream or river utilized as a supply of
drinking water unless waste is treated to drinking water quality
standards.
(F) The setback limits are minimum siting requirements for an
animal feeding operation with a capacity of more than 420,000
pounds of normal production animal live weight at any one time.
The department shall promulgate regulations specifying factors that
the department shall evaluate in determining whether additional
separation distances are required under certain circumstances. These
factors include, at a minimum:
(1) proximity to 100-year flood plain;
(2) soil type;
(3) location in watershed;
(4) nutrient sensitivity of receiving waters;
(5) proximity to a State Designated Focus Area; Outstanding
Resource Water; Heritage Corridor; Historic Preservation District;
state or national park or forest; state or federal research area; and
privately-owned wildlife refuge, park, or trust property;
(6) proximity to other point and nonpoint sources; and
(7) slope of the land."
SECTION 2. Section 3(D)(3) of Act 460 of 1996 is amended to
read:
"(3) In promulgating the separate and distinct regulations, the
department shall use the limits, distances, and other requirements
provided in Section 1 of this act as the basis for the regulations.
When the department submits the proposed regulations to the General
Assembly for approval, in addition to the information which must be
filed pursuant to Section 1-23-120 of the 1976 Code, the department
shall include an explanation for each change proposed in the separate
and distinct regulations from the requirements of Sections
Section 1 and 2 of this act."
SECTION 3. Section 3(E) of Act 460 of 1996 is amended to read:
"(E) When the regulations promulgated by the department
pursuant to this section are approved by the General Assembly or
take effect without action of the General Assembly, the provisions of
Sections Section 1 and 2 of this act, and any
regulations promulgated pursuant to authority granted in Section 1 of
this act, are thereby repealed and shall no longer have the force and
effect of law."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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