Tag Archives: Charleston Waterkeeper

“Creek by Creek” for Charleston Waterkeeper, Mary Edna’s Studio, February 14, 2013

By Celie Dailey | Published: January 17, 2013
Fundraiser on Valentine’s Day 1723 Oak Point Road, Charleston, SC Thursday evening, 5pm-9pm An art exhibition by Mary Edna Fraser and Jeff Kopish Non-profit Charleston Waterkeeper is alerting our fair city about threatened waterways in our community. You can view a map of impaired locations here. Join us to celebrate this proactive organization and meet […]
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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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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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