The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control has issued an agricultural permit for the expansion of an existing poultry farm and the disposal of the manure.
The public notice states that the farm will have 114,000 animals with a normal production live weight at any one time of 233,700 pounds.
The public notice says that “The farm is located from Lake View SC Post Office, head northeast on Richard Temple Blvd. In 0.1 mile, turn right onto S. Main St. In 1.1 mile, continue onto SC 9 South. The farm is on the left in about 2 miles next to Gregg Huggins’ 4 houses in Dillon County.”
The public notice also states the following in regards to the decision: “This decision of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (Department) becomes the final agency decision 15 days after notice of the Department decision has been mailed to the applicant or respondent, unless a written request for final review accompanied by a filing fee of $100.00 is filed with the Department by the applicant, permittee, licensee, or affected person.
An applicant, permittee, licensee, or affected person who wishes to appeal this decision must file a timely written request for final review with the Clerk of the Board at the following address or by facsimile at 803-898-3393. A filing fee in the amount of $100.00 made payable to SC DHEC must also be received by the Clerk within the time allowed for filing a request for final review. However, if a request for final review is filed by facsimile, the filing fee may be mailed to the Clerk of the Board if the envelope is postmarked within the time allowed for filing a request for final review.
Clerk of the Board
SC DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Parties filing a request for final review are asked to include a statement of the grounds on which they challenge the Department’s decision and the specific changes they are seeking in the decision.
In order to be timely, a request for final review must be received by the Clerk of the Board within 15 days after notice of the Department decision has been mailed to the applicant or respondent. If the 15th day occurs on a weekend or State holiday, the request is due to be received by the Clerk of the Board on the next working day.
If a timely request for final review is filed with the Clerk of the Board, the Clerk will provide additional information regarding procedures.
The Board of Health and Environmental Control has 60 days from the date of receipt of a request for final review to conduct a final review conference. The conference may be conducted by the Board, its designee, or a committee of three members of the Board appointed by the chair.
If a final review conference is not conducted within 60 days, the Department decision becomes the final agency decision, and a party may request a contested case hearing before the Administrative Law Court within 30 days after the deadline for the final review conference.”
