July 30, 2008

Sullivan’s Island has most contaminated beach water in Chas. – SC 6th worst nationwide

*UPDATE 8/1/8: Environmental group admits errors in beach report, moving SC from 6th down 10 spots to the 16th state with the most contaminated beaches, still nothing for us to be proud of.

Sources of SC beach contaminationThe latest findings from the Natural Resources Defense Council are not a welcome sight for us here in SC. DHEC has even accused the NRDC of using incomplete data in their findings, especially poignant now that SC’s Tourism Dept. has been catching a lot of flack over their recent overseas ad campaign.

Charleston Beach Water Rankings

Beach Monitoring Frequency Total Samples % Exceeded
Sullivans Island 2/mo 20 15%
Kiawah Island 2/mo 10 10%
Folly Beach 2/mo 18 6%
Isle of Palms 2/mo 20 5%
Seabrook 2/mo 4 0%

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  • 16 – South Carolina’s ranking
  • 6% – Exceeded Percentage
  • 2,991 – Total Samples
  • 63 – All Reported Beaches
  • 7 – Tier 1 Beaches
  • 0 – % More Than Once/Wk
  • Sometimes – Resample or Other info needed before action

Data Source: NRDC


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