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Our South Carolina Birthright: Clean, Abundant Water

Water Quality - Water Quality News

South Carolina's precious waters are in trouble

Over 1,700 miles of our rivers and streams, and all our coastal waterways, are impaired for mercury contamination. Our "dirty dozen" coal plants are part of the problem.

Fast Facts:

Of 441 rivers tested by our state health agency DHEC, 248 (56.2 percent) are contaminated by fecal coliform.
Between May and October 2005, Myrtle Beach experienced 289 beach closures ranging anywhere from 400 feet to 8.5 miles.
Between 2004 and 2006, nutrient and other pollutants rose dramatically in our lakes and rivers.
In other words, we are swimming in sewage.

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