South Carolina Regulatory Workshops Lexington- Lexington Town Hall October 11, 2016 Greer- Greer Cannon Center Greer October 13, 2016 Conway- J. Reuben Long Det. Center October 18, 2016 North Charleston- N. Charleston Town Hall October 20, 2016 1
WELCOME and Thank you for attending!! Workshop Goals: Provide information on the Corps & DHEC s Regulatory Programs Promote communication/information sharing between the public and Corps staff Answer any questions you may have A few ground rules We want to promote beneficial exchange of ideas and thoughts, but We don t want to talk about specific projects or specific issues you may have had with a particular project 2
REGULATORY OFFICE COVERAGE Columbia Office Columbia Regulatory Office Strom Thurmond Federal Bldg. 1835 Assembly Street, Room 865 B-1 Columbia, SC 29201 Columbia Office Coverage Conway Office Coverage Charleston Office Coverage Conway Office Conway Regulatory Office Conway Agricultural Center 1949 Industrial Park Road, Room 110 Conway, SC 29526 Charleston Office Charleston Regulatory Office 69 A Hagood Avenue Charleston, SC 29403 0 50 KM 50 Miles 3
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE- DISTRICT OFFICE Regulatory Division Travis Hughes Gina Cooper Division Chief Secretary South Branch (Charleston) Special Projects Branch Robin Coller-Socha Branch Chief Elizabeth Williams Chief Position Title Project Manager Project Manager Regulatory Specialist Environmental Engineer Regulatory Technician Name Shawn Boone Chelsea Bowman Ivan Fannin III Mary Hope Green Tracy Sanders Courtney Stevens Leslie Estill David Chamberlain Vacant Warren Howard May III Cathy Middleton Position Title Name Nathaniel Ball Stephen Brumagin Vacant Regulatory Project Manager Dana Gentry Regulatory Specialist Christopher Mims John Policarpo Program Analyst James Struble David Wilson Regulatory Program Tech Diresert Haynes 4
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE- FIELD OFFICES Regulatory Division Travis Hughes Chief Northwest Branch (Columbia) Brice McKoy Chief Position Title Name Kristin Andrade Leslie Parker Laura Boos Amy Cappellino Irvin Ridgeway Jarrett Cellini Regulatory Specialist Jordan Jessop Regulatory Program Tech Lisa Hreha 5
REGULATORY WORKLOAD ANALYSIS 2500 FINALIZED ACTIONS 2000 1500 1000 500 0 SP/LOP GP/NWP NPR UN/Non-Comp JDS Permit Mods SUM Actions Fiscal Year 2011 Fiscal Year 2012 Fiscal Year 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 6
REGULATORY PENDING ACTIONS 1350 FY16 Monthly Pending Actions 1300 1250 1200 1150 1100 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16 Jul-16 Aug-16 Sep-16 7
REGULATORY PENDING ACTIONS 1400 REGULATORY PENDING ACTIONS SINCE 2011 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1-Aug-11 1-Aug-12 1-Aug-13 1-Aug-14 1-Aug-15 1-Aug-16 Regulatory Pending Actions As Of: 8
PROGRAM TOPICS Renewal of the Nationwide Permits and Regional Conditions (March 2017) Renewal of the Regional General Permits (Various) Mitigation Banks- Project Managers specifically assigned 9
PROGRAM TOPICS Many recent hires, which is moving the District to be fully staffed including a Archeologist, Seeking Permit efficiencies through use of additional Reginal General Permits (RGPs). 10
OVERVIEW Jurisdictional Determinations Corps Permitting Process, including Alternatives Analysis Lunch (On your own- 1 hour 15 min) Nationwide Permits State Permitting Process and Requirements Mitigation Banking in South Carolina Final Questions/Adjourn 11
Workshops- Take Home Point The better and more complete the submittal, the faster the turnaround. 12