ENA Summer Social & Spring Meeting
So happy to see everyone who joined us for the Summer Social Potluck Swim Jam! The meeting part was, of course, just about elections for the open board positions, the results of which are as follows:
Vice President: Donna Ziegler
Treasurer: Mary Jean Burroughs
Social/Street Captain Chair: Marcy Hayden
Beautification/Litter Chair: Michael Lesesne
Congaree Riverkeeper
2024 Sewer Spill Report
From the Riverkeeper:
“Every year for the last twelve years we've published an annual sewer spill report for Congaree Riverkeeper's jurisdictional area. In 2024 there were more than one hundred reported sanitary sewer overflows totaling well over a million gallons of sewage spilled in our watershed.
Sewer overflows can contaminate waterways and impact water quality, creating both ecological and public health issues. River users who are exposed to sewer overflows may experience health problems including infections, rashes, and gastrointestinal issues.
Many of the spills occurred during the two hurricanes we experiences this year, Debby and Helene. Unfortunately, it is difficult to identify spills (and certainly to estimate volumes) during flood events, so we don't know the total volume of sewage spilled, but it was well over the million gallons officially reported. The sewer spill hotspots for 2024, areas that experienced multiple large spills, included the Broad River, the Lower Saluda River, Gills Creek, and Reeder Point Branch.
Sewer spills continue to be a serious issue facing our local waterways, and local sewer providers must continue to make significant investments in maintence and upgrades to the sewer collection systems and treatment plants to reduce spills and protect our rivers.”
You can read the full 2024 Sewer Spill Report here.
Cayce River Arts District
Check out the latest happenings in Cayce’s river arts district
Edenwood Road Maintenance
Edenwood roads are state roads and are maintained by SCDOT. If you need to request maintenance, use the online work request form by clicking on the link below.
