Provided, however, nothing in this definition shall apply to wetland areas that are not an integral part of an estuarine system. Coastal wetlands include marshes, mudflats, and shallows and means those areas periodically inundated by saline waters whether or not the saline waters reach the area naturally or through artificial water courses and those areas that are normally characterized by the prevalence of saline water vegetation capable of growth and reproduction. (G) "Tidelands" means all areas which are at or below mean high tide and coastal wetlands, mudflats, and similar areas that are contiguous or adjacent to coastal waters and are an integral part of the estuarine systems involved. Provided, however, that the department may designate boundaries which approximate the mean extent of saline waters until such time as the mean extent of saline waters can be determined scientifically. ![]() ![]() (F) "Coastal waters" means the navigable waters of the United States subject to the ebb and flood of the tide and which are saline waters, shoreward to their mean high-water mark. (E) "Saline waters" means those waters which contain a measurable quantity of sea water, at least one part chloride ion per thousand. (D) "CDPS" means Coastal Division Permitting Staff. (C) "Division" means the Coastal Division of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. These counties are Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Horry, Jasper, and Georgetown. (B) "Coastal zone" means all coastal waters and submerged lands seaward to the state's jurisdictional limits and all lands and waters in the counties of the State which contain any one or more of the critical areas. (A) "Applicant" means any person who files an application for a permit under the provisions of this chapter.
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