Our Water Treatment Plant

This week, the folks at Charleston Water Systems were kind enough to invite me on a tour of the Hanahan Water Treatment Plant.  The process of turning river water into drinkable water was absolutely amazing!  Needless to say, the individuals that keep that place running are, and should be, all of our best friends.  After [...]

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Water Quality of SC Beaches Ranked Worst on Atlantic

This week the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) published a report that ranked our nation’s 30 ocean front states in order of best to worst in water quality.  What type of water quality you ask?  The quality of our beaches to be exact.  The study used information such as the number of beach closings and [...]

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Waterkeeper Hotline Established!

We’ve done it; we’ve finally established an “official” Charleston Waterkeeper hotline.  Apparently, there are a few lucky individuals out there in the 843 area code who have already (knowingly or unknowingly) established phone numbers with the word WATER located somewhere in their 10 digits.  So, you ask…what have we done?  Well, we’ve settled for the [...]

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Charleston Waterkeeper Featured in CHARLIE Magazine

CHARLIE Magazine, Charleston’s newest online publication “celebrating progressive culture in Charleston” has done a great piece on our organization.  To read the article, “Cyrus Buffum: Our Water’s Keeper,” click here.

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EPA Urging for More “Transparency”

In a recent memo published by the EPA, Administrator Jackson identified that it is time for the EPA to enter the 21st century.  In her memorandum titled, “Improving Water Quality Transparency and Effective Enforcement of Clean Water Act Requirements,” Jackson declared that the EPA must maintain a high level of transparency to show the public [...]

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History of the Waterkeeper Movement

Watch this short video produced by HBO that explains the history of the Waterkeeper movement.

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Water Friendly Bottom Paint

The paint has arrived!  Yesterday afternoon 8 quarts of ePaint’s Ecominder was delivered to our office in preparation for Friday’s “Blue Boat Maintenance” workshop.  The Lady C will be getting a bit of a makeover… a new coat of environmentally friendly, copper free bottom paint.
On July 10 from 5-7pm, Charleston Waterkeeper, the Sustainability Institute, AlphaGreen [...]

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“Roots and Shoots” Holds Bake Sale

The Roots and Shoots club at Trident Technical College is a group of students committed to environmental stewardship.  As members of Charleston Waterkeeper, they have made great efforts to spread the message about our mission to the Trident Tech community.
Last month Cosima Franke, one of Roots and Shoots most devoted members, organized a good old [...]

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“Trashed” on Morris Island

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28 Waterways in SC Under Mercury Warning

The Department of Health and Environmental Control has recently published an updated list of fish advisory.  The latest information cites 28 rivers throughout SC that are impaired due to mercury and other contaminants.  As a result, many bottom-feeding fish are unsuitable to eat.  Coal-fired power plants, incinerators and cement kilns are all contributors to the [...]

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