2012 SOUTH CAROLINA AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT PLAN Prepared by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Program South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Approved by the South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Council 2012 2012 SOUTH CAROLINA AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT COUNCIL Chris Page - Council Chairman S.C. Department of Natural Resources, Land, Water, and Conservation Division Jeannie Eidson - S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, Environmental Quality Control, Bureau of Water Bob Perry - S.C. Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division Marc L. Cribb - S.C. Department of Natural Resources, Land, Water, and Conservation Division David L. Tompkins - S.C. Department of Agriculture Jeff Thompson - S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control, Environmental Quality Control, Office of Coastal Resource Management John Inabinet - S.C. Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) Stan Hutto - S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Tammy Lognion - Clemson University, Department of Pesticide Regulation Appointment Pending- Governor’s Office i SOUTH CAROLINA AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT PLAN Table of Contents PART I - PROCEDURAL MANAGEMENT PLAN --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Surface Water Resources ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Importance of Aquatic Plants ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 History of Aquatic Plant Problems and Management ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Aquatic Plant Management Program and Council -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 Purpose and Function of the Management Plan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Objectives of the Management Program -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Identification of Aquatic Plant Problem Areas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Aquatic plant problem areas will be identified by the following methods: ------------------------------------------------- 5 Analysis of Aquatic Plant Problem Areas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 SELECTION OF CONTROL METHODS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 Determination of Desired Level of Control ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 Identification of Potential Control Techniques ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Determination of Environmental and Water Use Constraints ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 Ranking of Control Techniques --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Selection of Best Control Method ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 OPERATIONAL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Application of the Control Method ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Determination of Cost of the Operational Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 Priority Ranking of Problem Areas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Review of the Annual Management Plan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Request for Funding ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANNUALMANAGEMENT PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Implementation of the Operational Strategy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Limitations on Implementation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Monitoring the Effects of the Program ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 APPROVAL OF THE AQUATIC PLANTMANAGEMENT PLAN ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 PART II - 2012 ANNUAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11 Aquatic Plant Problem Areas ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 Public Waters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 22 1. Back River Reservoir (Berkeley County) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 2. Baruch Institute (Georgetown County) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 3. Black Mingo Creek (Georgetown County)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 30 4. Black River (Georgetown County) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 5. Bonneau Ferry (Berkeley County) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 6. Boyd Pond (Aiken County) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 7. Caw Caw Interpretative Center (Charleston County) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 ii SOUTH CAROLINA AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT PLAN 8. Combahee River (Borrow pit) (Colleton County) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45 9. Cooper River (Berkeley County) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 48 10. Donnelley WMA/Bear Island WMA/ACE Basin (Colleton County) ----------------------------------------------------------- 51 11. Dungannon Plantation Heritage Preserve (Charleston County) -------------------------------------------------------------- 54 12. Goose Creek Reservoir (Berkeley County) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 13. Lake Bowen (Spartanburg County) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 14. Lake Cunningham (Greenville County)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62 15. Lake Darpo (Darlington County) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 66 16. Lake Greenwood (Greenwood and Laurens County) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69 17. Lake Keowee (Pickens and Oconee County) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73 18. Lake Murray (Lexington, Newberry, Richland and Saluda Counties) -------------------------------------------------------- 76 19. Lake Wateree (Fairfield, Kershaw and Lancaster Counties) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 81 20. Little Pee Dee River (Marion and Horry Counties) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 21. Lumber River (Marion and Horry Counties) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87 22. Pee Dee River (Georgetown County) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 90 23. Samworth WMA (Georgetown County) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 93 24. Santee Coastal Reserve (Charleston and Georgetown Counties) ------------------------------------------------------------ 96 25. Santee Delta WMA (Georgetown County) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99 26. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Charleston Harbor/Intracoastal Waterway (Charleston County) ------------------- 102 27. US Navy, Naval Weapons Station (Charleston, Berkeley County) ---------------------------------------------------------- 105 28. Waccamaw River (Horry County) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------