03/18/2022
NEW LAW regarding boats and dock on Lake Hartwell. Share the word.
This week, Gov. McMaster signed the "idle speed distance" bill into law. Act 124 extents the no wake zone on several SC lakes from 50 ft. to 100 ft.🚤
What does this mean?
• Increases the “idle speed distance from docks, etc.” from 50’ to 100’ feet on Lake Greenwood, Lake Hartwell, Lake Jocassee, Lake Keowee, Lake Marion, Lake Monticello, Lake Murray, Lake Robinson, Lake Russell, Lake Secession, Lake Thurmond, Lake Wateree, Fishing Creek Reservoir, Parr Reservoir, and the portion of the Savannah River from the Interstate 20 Savannah River Bridge to the New Savannah River Bluff Lock and Dam. Note: Excludes Lake Moultrie.
• Creates a new prohibition on “wake surfing” within 200’ of a moored vessel, wharf, dock, bulkhead, pier, or person in the water. Wake surfing is defined as “to operate a vessel that is ballasted in the stern so as to create a wake that is, or is intended to be, surfed by another person.
For more information, visit: https://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/2022/mar/mar17-wake.php