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That was some rain we just got. With lots of water, lots of impervious surfaces, and little infiltration we see flooding on urban streams like Rocky Branch.


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Rocky Branch floods again! Cars under water on USC campus.

Were you at River Rocks last month? See if you can spot yourself in this video...


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Congaree Riverkeeper's 2013 River Rocks Festival. Held at the Riverfront Park on the Congaree River in Columbia SC. This festival helps raise money for the C...

Yesterday's aquatic macroinvertebrate sampling workshop with the EPA at Congaree National Park was a great experience. I think everybody got to see some neat critters and learn something too.

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Our sister organization FRED is throwing a party on the Edisto River!


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Come on out this Saturday, May 18th, for the 1st Annual "Spring Smoke on the Water"

The irony of the title (and timing) of this article doesn't escape me... but it does raise several important issues we are working on.


Is There Enough Water in This River? - Free-Times.com
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Nice article from Free Times about water quantity issues, although at the moment Mother Nature has given us plenty!


Is There Enough Water in This River? - Free-Times.com
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HIGH WATER: The Congaree River at Columbia just topped 100,000 cfs (24.17 ft). That makes this the highest recorded streamflow in 10 years (since March 2003). The river is expected to crest sometime later today.


USGS Current Conditions for USGS 02169500 CONGAREE RIVER AT COLUMBIA, SC
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U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological SurveyTitle: USGS Current Conditions for South Carolina URL: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/sc/nwis/uv? Page Contact Information: South Carolina Water Data Support Team Page Last Modified: 2013-05-07 10:39:56 EDT

HIGH WATER: The Congaree River is at or near flood stage and is expected to crest between Tuesday and Wednesday. There is already some flooding in low lying areas like the Cayce/West Columbia riverwalk and more significant flooding downstream around Congaree National Park.


NOAA - National Weather Service - Water - State
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National Weather Service Home page. The starting point for official government weather forecasts, warnings, meteorological products for forecasting the weather, and information about meteorology.

WLTX featured a story about our Dirty Half Dozen List on the news last night...


Congaree River Keeper's Dirty Half Dozen | wltx.com
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Columbia, SC (WLTX) -As summer approaches hundreds will flock to the Congaree River. A recent study may make you think twice before entering the water.

Our Dirty Half Dozen List identifies the top six permitted polluters in our watersheds.


Dirty Half Dozen List | Congaree Riverkeeper
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Point source pollution describes pollution that comes from a single known location, like a pipe from a wastewater plant. The Clean Water Act requires point sources of pollution to have a permit through the NPDES program and also requires permittees to do regular monitoring of their discharges. Aft...

For those of you interested in the ACE Basin, please consider signing this petition ...


Deny Oakridge Application to expand landfill near Francis Beidler Forest!
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Oakridge Landfill, Inc., has applied for a 401 Water Quality Certification which would enable a proposal to fill 14+ acres of freshwater...

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March Water Quality Monitoring Results | Congaree Riverkeeper
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In March Congaree Riverkeeper conducted our third round of water quality sampling. In addition to the six sites we have previously sampled we added a new sample site on Gills Creek. The results from the March sampling, as well as the past results, are listed below.

Let’s keep prescription drugs out of our rivers! Discarded medications can have serious impacts on the health of our rivers. Our wastewater treatment facilities don’t treat for these drugs so don’t flush them and certainly don’t toss them into the water.

You can take any expired or unused medication to the Columbia Police Headquarters (1 Justice Square) on Saturday April 27th from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.


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Let's keep prescription drugs out of our rivers! Don't flush them down the toilet (they aren't treated by our wastewater facilities) and certainly don't throw them in the water.