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Bulkhead permitted on the Kiawah Spit – “good ole boy” network proves more persuasive than science

By Mary Edna | Published: February 1, 2010
After another round of appeals, Kiawah Development Partners (KDP) has been permitted to build a bulkhead that will “clearly reduce and likely stop erosion rather than precipitate any erosion” as reported in this Post and Courier article.  This statement from the judge clearly rejects reflection upon the history of bulkhead building in South Carolina (and […]
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DHEC Board denies second bulkhead permit

By Mary Edna | Published: December 16, 2009
Nancy Vinson of the Coastal Conservation League reports about their progress in protecting Kiawah Island’s sand spit from development: The DHEC Board did the right thing in denying a second permit for a bulkhead on the river side of Captain Sam’s Spit. They corrected their staff’s inconsistent permit decision (staff had approved it). The DHEC […]
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Kiawah Development Partners adamant about plan that would destroy valuable wildlife and recreation area on Kiawah Spit

By Mary Edna | Published: November 23, 2009
When it appeared to Kiawah Development Partners that their efforts to put a concrete bulkhead on top of almost of 3 acres of public trust tidelands on the back side of Captain Sams Spit would fail, they applied for another bulkhead permit. The second “delayed bulkhead permit” would allow a 340-ft long steel sheet pile […]
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