OCRM: Publications Clearinghouse
OCRM General Information Publications
Copies of publications are available at OCRM offices or by contacting 843-953-0200. All reports are in (pdf) form.
Beach Access and Coastal Recreation
- Building a Private Dock in the South Carolina Lowcountry - A guide to permit application, construction and ownership of a priavvate recreational dock.
- Public Recreation Access Guide
- How to Build a Dune - This booklet is a how-to manual for those who want to preserve South Carolina's beaches.
- New! A Guide to Marine Pumpout Stations in South Carolina
- Clean Vessel Act Fact Sheet
- Protecting Fish Habitat: A Guide for Fishermen and Boaters
- Keep Our Water Clean - Use Pumpouts
Coastal Information (General)
- Coastal Zone Management Fact Sheet FY 2006 - An overview of the South Carolina Coastal Program
- Understanding Our Coastal Environment - Explains barrier island drift, dune beach and estuary marsh interdynamics, and ecology of estuaries, swamps and savannahs.
- Q&A on Purchasing Coastal Real Estate in South Carolina
- The Beachfront Management Act - This easy-to-read pamphlet outlines South Carolina's Beachfront Management Act.
- The Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management - This pamphlet informs the public of the many functions and duties of the South Carolina Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.
- Fred and Curtis: The Mystery of the Bottle - A coloring book that teaches children about the importance of keeping the environment clean.
Development, Low Impact
- Critical Line Buffer Ordinances: Guidance for Coastal Communities
- Backyard Buffers for the South Carolina Low Country - Excellent for planners, developers and property owners. With plant lists, presents the benefits of native vegetation along waterways.
- Vegetated Riparian Buffers and Buffer Ordinances - Looks at the advantages of buffers and ordinances from several cities and counties.
- Construction Site Chemical Control. This handbook is to assist you in preventing or controlling site pollution from the improper handling and usage of chemicals.
Natural Resources
- The Importance of the Estuarine Shallows - Describes different estuarine habitats and threats. Great for developers
- How to Build a Dune - This booklet is a how-to manual for those who want to preserve South Carolina's beaches.
- Protecting Fish Habitat: A Guide for Fishermen and Boaters
- Colonial Waterbirds in the Charleston Harbor Estuary - Identifies threats, research needs with policy recommendations.
Stormwater Management
- Stormwater Pond Maintenance - Descriptions of stormwater ponds function, maintenance and various problems with solutions
- Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Handbook for Land Disturbance Activities
Tide Charts
Provides tides and moon phases for locations throughout the Coastal Zone. Charts are available to download and a limited supply at OCRM offices.
Water Quality
- The Facts on Groundwater - Defines and explains the where, what and how of groundwater, its uses and potential contamination sources. (on the SC Bureau of Water site)
- Keep Our Water Clean - Use Pumpouts - This pamphlet deals with the issue of the 1992 Clean Vessel Act. It educates boaters on the importance of using pumpout stations to properly dispose of sewage.
- Clean Vessel Act Fact Sheet