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Last week, we celebrated the passing of a piece of legislation that served as a transformative turning point in our nation’s history. October 18, 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, an important reminder of how far we’ve come in protecting Charleston’s waterways, but also of how... Read More

The Big Back Log Tony Bartelme’s article in today’s Post and Courier titled “Big permit backlog at DHEC raises questions” highlights the existence of zombie permits and a deficiency in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) here in South Carolina. NPDES was created by the Clean Water Act in... Read More

Yesterday was a big day for us here at Charleston Waterkeeper!  We officially kicked off a pilot study for our Water Quality Monitoring Program. The project will regularly monitor bacteria levels in the Harbor and local tidal creeks and publish the results for you. Projects like this take a lot... Read More

Ever heard of inflow and infiltration?  Here’s a hint: there was a lot of it this past Tuesday. Infiltration is groundwater that enters the sanitary sewer system through cracks or leaks in sewer pipes or manhole covers.  Inflow, on the other hand, is stormwater that enters sanitary sewers via an... Read More

What a day.  We’re not sure which was a bigger deluge: the 3+ inches of rainfall we received or the hashtag #chswx on Twitter. Never one to underestimate Charleston’s ability to have a good time, we couldn’t help but notice the flooding downtown provided an irresistible opportunity for fun. Charleston... Read More

The organizers of the Charleston Pub Crawl have selected Charleston Waterkeeper as their benefitting charity for the second year in a row. We’re incredibly humbled by the support and are looking forward to another successful year. In addition, our friends at SweetWater Brewing Company have come on board as the... Read More