Drone inspection and compliance documentation in Conway, SC

Horry County is one of the fastest-growing counties in South Carolina, driven by coastal retirement and second-home migration into the Grand Strand and surrounding areas. Conway, as the county seat, sits at the center of a large and active construction market. The US-501 corridor from Conway toward Myrtle Beach, the Carolina Bays Parkway (SC-31) interchange areas, and the US-544 and SC-90 growth corridors all have significant residential subdivision and commercial construction generating NPDES-permitted land-disturbing activity. The Waccamaw River and its coastal plain tributaries are the receiving waters for much of this construction runoff.

SC Drone Services provides aerial BMP inspections and NPDES compliance documentation for construction sites throughout Horry County. We deliver GPS-tagged photo sets organized by BMP type, written condition summaries, and compliance records formatted for SWPPP logs.

Any construction activity disturbing one acre or more requires coverage under the SCDHEC Construction General Permit. The CGP sets the inspection schedule at minimum every seven calendar days during active land disturbance, and within 24 hours of a 0.5-inch rainfall event. Both requirements run independently. The SWPPP and inspection records must remain on site and be available for SCDHEC review throughout active construction and through final stabilization.

Horry County falls under SCDHEC's Coastal region for field compliance inspections. The Waccamaw River and its tributaries are sensitive coastal plain waterways. Discharge points on sites draining to these waterways receive attention during SCDHEC field visits. Aerial documentation of discharge point conditions at every scheduled inspection supports a complete compliance record.

Residential subdivision projects in the Conway area and along the US-501, US-544, and SC-90 corridors often have extended BMP perimeters across flat coastal plain terrain with multiple drainage outlets. A single drone flight covers the full site perimeter, all silt fence runs, sediment basin and trap structures, inlet protection devices, and discharge points faster than ground inspection on larger sites.

Same-day rain event inspections are available for contracted clients in Horry County. For SWPPP consultants managing multiple active sites across the Grand Strand region, aerial documentation expands coverage capacity on rain event mornings when inspection requirements trigger simultaneously across several sites.

Environmental consultants managing permitted sites in Horry, Georgetown, and Brunswick counties (NC) face high construction volumes and geographically distributed site lists. Drone documentation as a subcontracted service covers more sites per inspection day than ground inspection alone. We work under your existing inspection program: you remain the qualified inspector of record and sign every entry. We provide GPS-tagged aerial documentation in the format your SWPPP log requires.

For Myrtle Beach city sites, see the Myrtle Beach drone inspection services page. For sites in the Pee Dee region, see the Florence page.