South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control - www.scdhec.gov
About DHEC
C. Earl Hunter, Agency Commissioner
- B.S., Marine Biology, University of South Carolina, 1979.
- M.A. in Business Administration, Webster University, 1985.
- 23 years experience with the Department .
- Started his DHEC Career as a water quality inspector with the Waccamaw Environmental Quality Control District in 1980.
- Served as a environmental quality manager with the Facilities Compliance Section of the Bureau of Water in 1984.
- In 1988 was named Manager of the Facilities Compliance Section in the Bureau’s of Water’s Division of Water Quality Assessment and Enforcement.
- In 1991 was named Director, Division of Water Quality Assessment and Enforcement
- In 1993, named Assistant to the Commissioner. Served as DHEC’s legislative liaison and as a member of the agency’s Executive Management Team.
- Appointed Commissioner on August 1, 2001