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General Permitting Program

The Bureau of Air Quality (BAQ) develops and issues general permits for similar sources. BAQ grants the general permit to facilities certifying qualification for and agreeing to the conditions and terms of the general permit.

The BAQ also develops registration permits for facilities where equipment similarities and simplicity remove the need for in-depth site-specific review. Information regarding registration permits may be found on the registration permitting program website.

Below is a description of each of the four general permits, a link to the list of the current facilities that have been granted coverage of each general permit, a copy of each general permit, and the associated criteria, forms, and other information for each general permit.

Concrete
Plants

Fuel Combustion
Operations

Hot Mix
Asphalt Plants

Textile
Greige Operations

Please click on one of the above General Permit types for more information.

If the operations covered by these general permits involve land-disturbing activities in one of the eight coastal counties of the Coastal Zone under SCDHEC-OCRM's jurisdiction, then a coastal zone consistency certification may be required prior to conducting land-disturbing activities.

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