SCDNR Drills Two New Wells for Groundwater Monitoring Network
July 1, 2021 Two new monitoring wells were drilled—one at Cheraw State Park in Chesterfield County and the other at the SCDNR Wateree Range in Richland County. Both wells are completed in the McQueen Branch aquifer and will be instrumented with automated water-level recorders to monitor groundwater levels in these areas. The wells will be part of the, SCDNR Groundwater Monitoring Network, , a network of wells used to assess groundwater availability in the State.SCDNR Releases Groundwater-Quality Report for Charleston Aquifer
June 10, 2021 SCDNR is pleased to announce the release of a new report entitled,, An Assessment of Groundwater-Quality Conditions and Chloride Distribution in the Charleston and Gramling aquifers in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester Counties, South Carolina, 2020, . The report describes groundwater chemistry results from sampling 17 production wells and estimates the landward location of the freshwater-saltwater interface in Charleston aquifer. The report includes a map with a discussion of current and historical data, water-level trends, and recommendations for monitoring. For more information please contact Brooke Czwartacki (, czwartackib@dnr.sc.gov, ).Next Edisto River Basin Council Meeting Scheduled for June 23rd, 2021
June 2, 2021 The next Edisto River Basin Council meeting has been scheduled for June 23rd, 2021 (, agenda, ) at the Clemson Edisto Research and Education Center. A limit of 15 members of the public will be allowed to attend in-person. RSVP to Tom Walker (, tcwalke@clemson.edu, ) to attend in-person or to obtain virtual meeting access information. Space for the public at the meeting site is not guaranteed without a confirmed RSVP.Hydrology Section Receives Grant to Support the SCDNR Groundwater Monitoring Network
May 5, 2021 The SCDNR Hydrology Section was recently awarded a grant from the USGS National Ground-Water Monitoring Network Program (, https://cida.usgs.gov/ngwmn/, ). The grant will be used for well maintenance activities at SCDNR’s saltwater intrusion monitoring sites and to support the agency’s groundwater-level monitoring network. For more information on the SCDNR’s groundwater monitoring programs please visit, https://des.sc.gov/programs/bureau-water/hydrology/groundwater-program, .Next Edisto River Basin Council Meeting Scheduled for May 26th, 2021
May 5, 2021 The next Edisto River Basin Council meeting has been scheduled for May 26th, 2021 (, agenda, ). A limit of 15 members of the public will be allowed to attend in-person. RSVP to Tom Walker (, tcwalke@clemson.edu, ) to attend in-person or to obtain virtual meeting access information. Space for the public at the meeting site is not guaranteed without a confirmed RSVP.Next Edisto River Basin Council Meeting Scheduled for February 17th, 2021
February 1, 2021 The next Edisto River Basin Council meeting has been scheduled for February 17th, 2021 from 9:00 to 12:00 AM (, agenda, ). Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will take place via a virtual format (Zoom meeting). For meeting access information, please contact Scott Harder (, harders@dnr.sc.gov, ).Next Edisto River Basin Council Meeting Scheduled for January 27th, 2021
January 12, 2021 The next Edisto River Basin Council meeting has been scheduled for January 27th, 2021 from 9:00 to 12:00 AM (, agenda, ). Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will take place via a virtual format (Zoom meeting). For meeting access information, please contact Scott Harder (, harders@dnr.sc.gov, ).Next Edisto River Basin Council Meeting Scheduled for January 6th, 2021
December 18, 2020 The next Edisto River Basin Council meeting has been scheduled for January 6th, 2021 from 9:00 to 12:00 AM (, agenda, ). Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will take place via a virtual format (Zoom meeting). For meeting access information, please contact Scott Harder (, harders@dnr.sc.gov, ).SCDNR Releases Report Describing Recent Groundwater Levels in South Carolina
December 18, 2020 SCDNR is pleased to announce the release of a new report, Groundwater Levels in South Carolina, 2011–2018, . The report presents groundwater levels measured in all SCDNR monitoring wells during the eight-year period from 2011 through 2018, as well as a discussion of recent and long-term water-level trends seen in all of South Carolina’s major aquifers. For more information please contact Andrew Wachob (, wachoba@dnr.sc.gov, ).Next Edisto River Basin Council Meeting Scheduled for December 9th, 2020
November 20, 2020 The next Edisto River Basin Council meeting has been scheduled for December 9th, 2020 from 9:00 to 12:00 AM (, agenda, ). Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will take place via a virtual format (Zoom meeting). For meeting access information, please contact Scott Harder (, harders@dnr.sc.gov, ).