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Dry Cleaning Restoration & AST Petroleum Section

For information, e-mail Tim Hornosky or call (803) 898-0733.

The Dry Cleaning Restoration Program is responsible for administering South Carolina's Drycleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund by using funds to assess, prioritize, and clean up registered dry-cleaning sites that are polluted within the state. The Program operates on fees and taxes collected from drycleaning facilities.

	Resources For Drycleaners		Contractor Resources
	State Coalition for Remediation of Drycleaners (SCRD)		Contact Information
	Advisory Council

Resources For Drycleaners

South Carolina Department of Revenue issues registration and collects taxes from drycleaners operating in the state of South Carolina. Please call David Demary at 803-896-1902.

South Carolina Small Business Assistance Program

Toll-Free Hotline: 1-800-819-9001
FAX: (803) 898-4487
EMAIL: smallbusinessinfo@dhec.sc.gov

The program provides free assistance to small bussinesses and consists of the following components: Small Business Ombudsmen, Environmental Technical Assistance, and Compliance Advisory Panel.

Web link www.scdhec.gov/environment/baq/sbeap

Additional Information

• DryCleaning Containment Guidelines
• Laws & Regulations
• Drycleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund Law Changes Explained
• Drycleaning Facility Restoration Trust Fund Eligibilty Critera
• Drycleaning Forms
• Current Budget and 5-YR Funding Projection for the Drycleaning Trust Fund
• Drycleaning Fund Certified Contractors List (Subject to change due to addition of newly certified contractors)
• Drycleaning Sites by Rank (Sites ranked as "999" are in the process of being scored. A list with updated ranking will be posted here when the scoring process is complete)

State Coalition of Remediation of Drycleaners (SCRD)

The Coalition provides a forum for the exchange information and discussion of implementation issues related to established state drycleaner programs; shares information and lessons learned with states without drycleaner-specific programs; and encourages the use of innovative technologies in drycleaner remediation.

Web link http://drycleancoalition.org/

Advisory Council

The current members of the Drycleaning Advisory Council are:

• Mr. Chuck Bauknight, Jr.
• Mr. Thomas Garrett
• Mr. Scott Gribbin
• Mr. Robert Mims, III
• Mr. John Riser
• Mr. Ed Robinson, III
• Mr.Stuart Staples, Chairman
• Mr. Kevin Sturgeon
• Mr. Derrick Thomas
• Mr. Larry Koester

Each member is appointed for a two year term.

Then next Drycleaning Advisory Council meeting is scheduled for August 28, 2013.

Contractor Resources

Contractors interested in obtaining certification to perform work under th Drycleaning Restoration Trust Fund must submit a completed application to the Department. The application can be found at Contractor Application

Contact Information

Drycleaning Restoration Program

Tim Hornosky - Section Manager (803) 898-0733 hornostr@dhec.sc.gov

Konstantin Akhvediani - Project Manager (803) 898-0738 akhvlekt@dhec.sc.gov

Paul Bergstrand - Project Manager (803) 898-0761 bergstpm@dhec.sc.gov

Tammy Whittle - Administrative Support (803) 898-0720 whittlenc@dhec.sc.gov