Author Archives: Celie Dailey

Charleston Waterkeeper comes to James Island Creek (a.k.a. Ellis Creek)

By Celie Dailey | Published: August 31, 2012
Last friday morning we (Mary Edna Fraser and Celie Dailey) met with Cyrus Buffum and Andrew Wunderley of Charleston Waterkeeper to learn what issues are causing fecal contamination in our creek, what can be done about it, and to answer the still-lingering question about if we can safely swim in James Island Creek (a.k.a. Ellis […]
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Victory for the Kiawah Spit

By Celie Dailey | Published: August 27, 2012
The Coastal Conservation League has announced a victory in the battle against the improper development of the Kiawah Spit. In their 25th anniversary publication, South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) says that they “won a crucial judgment in the South Carolina Supreme Court rejecting the lower court’s decision to permit a 2,783-foot long by 40-foot […]
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Cyrus Buffum replies to our request for more information about fecal contamination in Ellis Creek

By Celie Dailey | Published: August 10, 2012
In an effort to find greater information from DHEC, DNR, or the EPA about our water quality and if it’s good enough for swimming here on our local creek, we were met with a void. Unsure if it’s safe to swim in our home creek, and feeling alarmed and confused, we wrote to Cyrus Buffum […]
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