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S1009 • 2026

Lake Wateree PCB Contamination

Lake Wateree PCB Contamination

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Sponsor
Senators Graham and Blackmon
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources ( Senate Journal-page 6 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Lake Wateree PCB Contamination

Lake Wateree PCB Contamination

What This Bill Does

  • Lake Wateree PCB Contamination

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 6 )

  2. 2026-03-12 Senate

    Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources ( Senate Journal-page 6 )

Official Summary Text

Lake Wateree PCB Contamination

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2025-2026 Bill 1009: Lake Wateree PCB Contamination - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1009
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Graham and Blackmon
Document Path: SR-0572KM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 12, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Summary: Lake Wateree PCB Contamination
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/12/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 6
)

3/12/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Agriculture and Natural Resources
(
Senate Journal-page 6
)

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legislative information
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/12/2026

A joint Resolution

TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES to
CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE USE OF POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS (PCBS) AROUND LAKE WATEREE AND THE CATAWBA-WATEREE RIVER BASIN
LEADING TO ITS CONTAMINATION and RESULTING IN AN ACCUMULATION OF PCBS IN THE
ECOLOGICAL AND AQUATIC LIFE IN THE LAKE AND THE BASIN.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
The Department of Environmental Services shall conduct an
investigation to determine the origin of the use of polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs) around Lake Wateree and the Catawba-Wateree River basin leading to its
contamination and resulting in an accumulation of PCBs in the ecological and
aquatic life in the lake and the basin. The investigation shall seek to
identify the party or parties that are responsible for the contamination,
including whether Duke Energy, or its predecessors in interest, bear any of the
responsibility for the contamination. The department may engage the Office of
Inspector General and his investigatory staff to assist with the investigation.
The department shall report its findings to the Governor, the General Assembly,
the Office of Regulatory Staff, and the Public Service Commission on or before
December 31, 2026.

S
ECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect
upon approval by the Governor.

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