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“It’s a broken system.” Septic tanks are polluting our waterways.
Charleston Waterkeeper has been taking water quality measurements from our dock on James Island Creek for quite a while, and the bacterial contamination in the water almost always makes it unsafe for recreational swimming.
The attached article from the Post & Courier highlights the ongoing issues of overdevelopment and lax sewage regulations.
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/septic-tank-failures-coastal-south-carolina/article_6cfbdcda-c6a1-11ee-aa80-d3f4019351fc.html