DHEC Wetlands Meeting

[MC]

The following is copy/pasted from an email I recieved this morning. Some of you may be interested in attending and showing your support for protection of isolated wetlands.


Wetlands Meetings

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control will be conducting four meetings to discuss wetlands. We want to obtain your input on issues you think should be addressed in wetlands legislation for South Carolina.

As you know, isolated wetlands were removed from federal jurisdiction by a US Supreme Court decision in 2001. Attempts to address wetlands protection were unsuccessful during the 2004 South Carolina legislative session. Because of the great interest as to how best to protect isolated wetlands, SCDHEC is conducting these stakeholder meetings to receive public input on this issue. This input will be considered in drafting future legislation.

We have planned four meetings for your convenience. The issues presented for discussion will be similar at each of the meetings. You are invited to attend one or all of these meetings.

September 23, 2004
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Grand Strand Campus
743 Hemlock Avenue (Old MB AFB site)
Myrtle Beach, SC

September 28, 2004
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC

September 29, 2004
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Charleston County Public Library
68 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC

October 12, 2004
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Greenville County Health Department
200 University Ridge
Greenville, SC

If you have any questions prior to these meetings please feel free to contact Robin Stephens with SCDHEC Environmental Quality Control Administration at stephers@dhec.sc.gov.

Please come ready to have an open discussion on wetlands protection. We look forward to seeing you hearing your thoughts at one of these meetings.

[Low Country Sandlapper]

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