The mission of the Environmental Services Office (ESO) is to efficiently and effectively maneuver all SCDOT Construction and Maintenance projects through the NEPA process, permit acquisition, and compliance.
NEPA Division
NEPA evaluates environmental impacts and compiles and documents information pertaining to the physical environment, communities, and natural, cultural, and socioeconomic resources during the preconstruction phase.
Permitting Division
Permitting assesses impacts to waters of the U.S., coordinates with agencies to complete Jurisdictional Determinations and Critical Lines, obtains all required federal and state environmental permits and certifications, and coordinates with lead, participating, and commenting agencies to develop Compensatory Mitigation Plans during the preconstruction phase.
Compliance Division
Compliance ensures all environmental commitments are adhered to during the construction phase and monitoring commitments are met post-construction.
Environmental Videos
Hydrology Explained
Highway Noise Explained
NEPA Decision-Making
NEPA's Role
Environmental Services Tool Shed
The SCDOT Environmental Services Tool Shed is our repository for documents, forms, templates, references, and guidelines about transportation and the environment and federal, state and agency environmental requirements.
Environmental Mileposts Newsletter
Check out the March 2018 edition of Environmental Mileposts from the Environmental Services Office (ESO).