Overview
Effective water planning and management requires an accurate assessment of the location and quantity of the State’s groundwater resources. The United States Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with SCDNR, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC), and the United States Army Corps of Engineers, is developing a computer model to simulate groundwater flow in the Coastal Plain province of South Carolina.
The MODFLOW model is expected to be completed and available for use before the end of 2019.
The model can be used to:
- Determine groundwater availability.
- Evaluate the impact pumping has on groundwater and surface water resources and on other groundwater users.
- Evaluate future withdrawal scenarios to help maximize groundwater use and minimize undesirable effects of pumping.
- Support the development of State and regional water plans.
For more information about the groundwater modeling project, contact Andy Wachob at wachoba@dnr.sc.gov or Joe Gellici at gellicij@dnr.sc.gov.
Project Documents and Related Information
For additional information on the USGS groundwater model, visit the USGS project website.
For information about stakeholder meetings, please visit Clemson's stakeholder website.
Reports
- Newcome, Roy, Jr., 2005, Pumping tests of the Coastal Plain aquifers in South Carolina: South Carolina Water Resources Open-File Report 10, 28 p.
- Campbell, B.G., and Coes, A.L., eds., 2010, Groundwater availability in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1773, 241 p., 7 pls.
- Gellici, J.A., and Lautier, J.C., 2010, Hydrogeologic framework of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, North and South Carolina, in Campbell, B.G., and Coes, A.L., eds., Groundwater availability in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1773, 241 p., 7 pls.
- Wachob, Andrew, Gellici, J.A., and Czwartacki, Brooke, 2017, Potentiometric Surface Maps of the South Carolina Coastal Plain Aquifers, November – December 2016: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Water Resources Report 60, 35 p., 3 plates.
Meeting Notes
Presentations
- Gellici TAC March 2019 Overview
- Gellici TAC October 2018 Texas Groundwater Management
- Campbell TAC October 2018 Recharge Model
- Czwartacki TAC October 2018 Potentiometric Mapping
- Gellici TAC July 2018 Hydrogeology of the Myrtle Beach Area
- Campbell TAC June 2018 USGS National Water Census – Coastal Carolinas Focus Area Study
- Gellici TAC June 2018 Update Hydrogeologic Framework
- Sanchez TAC June 2018 Forecasting Urbanization and Future Water Demand
- Butler TAC May 2018 Recharge Model (part 1)
- Butler TAC May 2018 Recharge Model (part 2)
- Campbell TAC May 2018 Groundwater Model
- Gellici TAC May 2018 Hydrogeologic Framework.pdf
