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Riverkeepers push wastewater outfall signs and urge action on state water plan

2256281 · January 15, 2025
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Summary

Congaree Riverkeeper and other conservation groups asked the Senate panel to require signage at permitted wastewater outfalls and to act on a long-delayed state water plan and updates to the surface water withdrawal law.

A coalition of river and water advocates asked the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry briefing to require visible signage at permitted wastewater outfalls and to act on a state water plan that has not been updated since 2004.

Bill Stangler, Congaree Riverkeeper, said a wastewater outfall-signage requirement — already introduced in legislation by Sen. Devine — would put facility names, permit numbers and an emergency phone number at points…

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