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Sep

Last week the Waterkeeper Alliance Board of Directors approved Charleston Waterkeeper as the newest member of the Waterkeeper Family. Two other programs, the Choptank Riverkeeper in Maryland and the Loreto Baykeeper in Baja California Sur, Mexico were also approved. These new members bring the Waterkeeper Alliance total to 182 programs...

Sep

Are We Running Out of Water?

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues

I’ve come across two great articles detailing the problems we are facing in today’s ever-changing (and growing) world as water’s demand and in turn, its waste, is increasing rapidly. Both articles reveal an urgency to give attention to the issues surrounding our water supplies and how we use this delicate...

Aug

Proposed Charleston Waterkeeper Featured in the Post and Courier

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Andrew Wunderley

Support

Bo Petersen, reporter for the Post and Courier, has just written a great piece on the proposed Charleston Waterkeeper program, “Watching over the waters.” The article was published in Sunday’s paper (8/31/2008) on the front page of the “Local and State” section (B). Both Dean Naujoks, former Upper Neuse Riverkeeper,...

Aug

Site Visit Completed

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Andrew Wunderley

Programs

Dean Naujoks, former Upper Neuse Riverkeeper, has just completed the site visit for the proposed Charleston Waterkeeper program. After 7 years as the Upper Neuse Riverkeeper (in Raleigh, NC), Dean has taken a position as the Waterkeeper Alliance’s southeastern representative. The site visit is an essential part of the application...

Aug

Proposal Submitted, Waterkeeper Alliance Site Visit Planned

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Andrew Wunderley

Charleston Waterkeeper

I have finally submitted to the Waterkeeper Alliance, a final version of the proposal for a Charleston Waterkeeper. After months of revisions and improvements, the proposal has been sent off for review by the Waterkeeper Alliance’s Board of Directors. On September 14, 2008 the Board will meet to review all...

Aug

Executive Summary for the Proposed Charleston Waterkeeper

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Andrew Wunderley

Charleston Waterkeeper

Charleston Waterkeeper (Proposed member of Waterkeeper Alliance) “Measurably improving the quality of Charleston’s waterways through hands-on community involvement, scientific monitoring, and legal action” Take PRIDE, Take RESPONSIBILITY, Take ACTION History of Waterkeeper Alliance: In the 1960s amid mass fish killings throughout New York’s Hudson River, a number of commercial fishermen...

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