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Today we join the rest of the Waterkeeper Alliance, a network of 200 water protection groups worldwide, in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. That’s 40 years of upholding everyone’s right to swimmable, drinkable, fishable water. The Clean Water Act, established in 1972, is a vital component... Read More

When it comes to summer sailing adventures out on Charleston’s waterways, we have some exciting news for all of you boat owners. Thanks to our friends over at North Sails Charleston Waterkeeper has been selected to be a part of their Think Green, Buy Blue campaign! From now until August... Read More

On the 4th of July we celebrate being American and all the rights we have as citizens of this nation. We celebrate our right to freely express our thoughts, to hang out together, to enjoy public natural resources and parks, and to have clean water. Over the past few years... Read More

If you read the Post & Courier article, “SC beaches drop in water quality in 2011, NRDC report says,” you might be worried about the water quality at your favorite beach.  Well there’s an app for that.  It’s our Swim Guide and it shows you where the water quality at our local... Read More

Thanks to all you guys who “gave your liver to save our Cooper River” at the Railroad Earth concert last Friday. And to SweetWater Brewery who made it all possible! Working to uphold our fundamental right to swimmable, drinkable, fishable water doesn’t seem like work at all. Especially when we get... Read More

Today marks the first full day of summer. Thanks to our Swim Guide App finding a local beach where the water is clean enough for swimming, surfing, and other water-related activities is a lot easier. The free smartphone app provides up-to-date water quality information at 27 points along the five... Read More