The Pee Dee River Basin Council is composed of a diverse group of stakeholders from eight different water interest categories. The Council, appointed by SCDNR in May 2022, currently consists of 22 members and is responsible for developing the Pee Dee River Basin Plan.
Name | Organization | Position | Interest Category |
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Adams, W. Cricket | Public | Water-based Recreational | |
Allen, Everett | Keep It Green/Inlet Bay & Stewards | Advisory Council/Member | At-Large |
Bankert, Michael | Legends Golf Course | Golf Course Superintendent | Agriculture, Forestry, and Irrigation |
Beard, Walter | The City of Sumter, Utilities Plants | Director of Utilities | Water and Sewer Utilities |
Brown, Tim | Grand Strand Sewer and Water | Chief of Plant Operations | Water and Sewer Utilities |
Chamblee, Cliff | Sonoco Products Company - Hartsville | Senior Environmental Engineer | Industry and Economic Development |
Crutchfield, John | Duke Energy | Hydro Compliance Manager | Electric-Power Utilities |
Gamble, Jason | Gamble Family Farms | Owner | Agriculture, Forestry, and Irrigation |
Hemingway, Michael | City of Florence | Utilities Director | Water and Sewer Utilities |
Hyman, Megan | International Paper | Environmental Engineer | Industry and Economic Development |
Krueger, Eric | The Nature Conservancy | Director of Science | Environmental |
McClary, Frances | Williamsburg Soil and Water Conservation | Chair | Water-Based Recreational |
Newton, Douglas | Newton Farms | Owner | Agriculture, Forestry, and Irrigation |
Page, Hughes | Pee Dee Land Trust | Land Conservation Associate | Environmental |
Parkey, Jeff | Santee Lynches Regional Council of Governments | Regional Planning Director | Local Government |
Perry, Bob | Water & Land Solutions | Senior Strategist | Environmental |
Privette, Lindsay | Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments | Economic Development Director | Local Government |
Richardson II, Buddy (Chair) | USDA-Farm Service Agency | Real Estate Appraiser/Landowner | At-Large |
Rivers, John | Riverdale Farms, Inc. | Vice-president | Agriculture, Forestry, and Irrigation |
Schildtknecht, Cara (Vice-Chair) | Winyah Rivers Alliance | Waccamaw Riverkeeper | Environmental |
Steinmetz, Jeff | Francis Marion University | Director of the Freshwater Ecology Center | At-Large |
Walters, Cynthia | Santee Cooper | Senior Engineer | Electric-Power Utilities |