Public Education and Outreach

What is Stormwater?

Rain or snow that falls on streets, parking areas, rooftops and other developed land and either flows directly into nearby streams or travels through drainage systems.

The flows are then discharged, untreated, into Georgetown County's streams and creeks.

PowerPoint Presentations

• Stormwater Utility Fee
• NPDES Background
• Illicit Discharges and Best Management Practices for Contractors
• Stormwater Chemistry and Water Quality

Breakfast Series

• Series 1 - Permitting in Georgetown County
• Series 3 - Creating a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
• Series 4 - Ordinance Modifications

Educational Publications

• Stormwater and the Construction Industry (pdf)
• After the Storm
• After the Storm (Spanish)
• MS4 Area Map
• Urbanized Area Map
• Solution to Pollution (EPA)
• Homeowner's Guide to Their Septic System
• Used Oil Ad
• Yard Waste Flyer
• SC Rain Garden Manual
• Make a Rain Barrel
• Definitions

Links of Interest

• EPA Stormwater - cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=6
• National Resources Conservation Service - www.nrcs.usda.gov/
• USDA Water Quality - www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/
• Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium - www.cwsec-sc.org/
• Horry County SW - www.horrycounty.org/stormwater/
• DHEC Stormwater - www.scdhec.gov/environment/water/swnpdes.htm