News & Updates

Carolina Clear represents Clemson University as a core education provider in the CWSEC. As part of their efforts to reach out to communities and understand ways to improve stormwater by understanding public perception, they are in the midst of conducting a statewide survey. They are aiming to reach 400 people via telephone interviews to gain insight into knowledge and attitudes about stormwater. To see the full survey, Click Here. For more information, contact Katie Giacalone, the statewide Carolina Clear Coordinator.

As low impact stormwater practices become more common, it is critical for engineers, public works staff, and other stormwater professionals to understand the design aspects and functions of these practices. To satisfy this informational need, the Coastal Training Program and many other partners hosted three days of workshops on bioswales and other low impact stormwater practices. To read the full story, Click Here.

Waccamaw Riverkeeper® is seeking a part-time Volunteer Coordinator to help plan, develop and implement volunteer programs in Georgetown County. For more information and specific requirements, contact Christine Ellis at 843-349-4007 or wrk@coastal.edu.

CWSEC welcomes Jennifer Averette, the new executive director of Murrells Inlet 2007. Jennifer looks forward to working with CWSEC and reports that she is busy preparing for upcoming projects. Her most recent position was Director of Marketing at the Palace Theater. Jennifer’s contact information is 843-357-2007 and info@murrellsinletsc.

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Urban Subwatershed Restoration Manual: Municipal Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping Practices and Deriving Reliable Pollutant Removal Rates for Municipal Street Sweeping and Storm Drain Cleanout Programs in the Chesapeake Bay Basin. To access these manuals, Click Here.

Thanks to Jackie Taylor of Horry County Stormwater for forwarding this website that is full of rain garden information (http://www.raingardennetwork.com/).

A great website published by the EPA explains how students can build their own watershed models. This resource has been added to our Education Page under “Lessons and Activities”. To find this resource, use the menu bar to the left to navigate to the Education Page.