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Resident raises multiple concerns about Rumsill Creek testing and reported overflows
Summary
Arlene Wheeler told council a 2023 report undercounted overflow locations on Rumsill Creek and cited multiple documented pump-station events, missing DHEC attachments and observed wildlife in polluted ponds.
Arlene Wheeler, a Somerville resident, told Dorchester County Council on Jan. 6 that a recent report on Rumsill Creek did not capture numerous overflow locations and contained missing supporting documents.
"There were several items on there I wasn't sure of. There was only 12 locations mentioned with overflows, and only 3 of them in the Rumpsel area. Well, I have a report of 16 of them on pump station 59 in the past year," Wheeler said. She said pump station 33 recorded four events and that additional lab reports she obtained were "off the charts."
Wheeler said the county report showed photographs but lacked GPS coordinates and that a referenced DHEC report was not attached. She also raised concerns about endangered species observed in a pond near her home, and she noted a manhole that she said now sits "about 5 foot up in the air." Wheeler asked the council for answers to the discrepancies she identified.
Council staff did not provide a substantive response during the public-comment period; Wheeler said she brought her questions to the meeting for follow-up.
