Current Status Bill Number:5141 Type of Legislation:Joint Resolution JR Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980513 Primary Sponsor:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee HANR 20 All Sponsors:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee Drafted Document Number:gjk\21512ac.98 Residing Body:Senate Subject:Regulation No. 2261, Health and Environmental Control Department, Natural public swimming areas
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Senate 19980520 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without reference
House 19980520 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19980519 Read second time
House 19980513 Introduced, read first time
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INTRODUCED
May 20, 1998
H. 5141
Introduced by Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
S. Printed 5/20/98--S.
Read the first time May 20, 1998.
TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO NATURAL PUBLIC SWIMMING AREAS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 2261, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to natural public swimming areas, designated as Regulation Document Number 2261, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.
Amendment of R.61-50 in its entirety removes previous requirements that were overburdening while defining other areas that were unclear. The amended regulation allows for a consistent water quality monitoring program in designated natural freshwater swimming areas of the State. The regulation concentrates on water quality monitoring in the swimming areas. The regulation provides a clear definition of natural swimming areas, allows for a department sanitary survey and requires sample collection at newly constructed facilities, includes preseason sample collection, and requires routine facility self-monitoring of all permitted sites, requires copies of facility sample results to be submitted to the department for review. The regulation also allows for closure of facilities when sample results exceed the limit as defined in the regulation and re-opening of these facilities when satisfactory results have been verified by the facility owner or their designated agent.