Category Archives: Oceans

Cyrus Buffum’s editorial in the Post & Courier

By Mary Edna | Published: October 22, 2012
Cyrus Buffum, executive director of Charleston Waterkeeper, wrote an editorial that was published by the Post & Courier on Thursday, October 18th.  In his article, 40 years later, Clean Water Act a local — and national — triumph, he tells us that many of Charleston’s waterways are still unfit for swimming and fishing despite the strides that […]
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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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Fecal coliform a safety concern in our local creek and many waterways in the Charleston Harbor Watershed

By Celie Dailey | Published: August 9, 2012
Charleston Waterkeeper reported in June 2012 that fifty-one percent of impaired waterways in the Ashley/Cooper River Basin (a.k.a. Charleston Harbor Watershed) are impaired because of fecal coliform.  “The most recent data available shows 52 waterways in the Ashley/Cooper River Basin have poor water quality due to fecal pollution.” Swimming in contaminated water means risking development of […]
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