Southern Catawba & Wateree Basins Protection and Restoration Plan

Southern Catawba & Wateree Basins Protection and Restoration Plan

Catawba Riverkeeper recently published the “Southern Catawba & Wateree Basins Protection and Restoration Plan,” which identifies potential projects that would improve water quality across the basin in South Carolina. The plan, created by Southern Basin Watershed Manager Rachael Rosenstein, focuses on waterways from the Lake Wylie Dam in Fort Mill, SC to the confluence with the Congaree River on the borders of Richland and Sumter Counties in South Carolina. The Southern Basin includes 8 counties including York, Chester, Lancaster, Fairfield, Kershaw, Richland, Lee, and Sumter. Fishing Creek Lake, Lake Wateree, Cedar Creek Reservoir, and Dearborn Reservoir are all part of the Southern Basin.

With input from numerous stakeholder groups, Rachael identified 16 projects that would improve water quality. Projects range from restoration, trash abatement, streambank replanting, shoreline stabilization, dam removal, livestock exclusion and unique pilot programs. Unlike other watershed plans, Catawba Riverkeeper’s plan is a living document presented as an interactive story map. Users can explore different regions, waterbodies, and projects. Explore the plan below or click here.

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Rachael Rosenstein will be presenting the plan to municipalities, educational institutions, civic organizations and elected officials over the next year. Interested parties may request presentations here.

Catawba Riverkeeper would like to publicly thank the following partners for their involvement with this plan: The Catawba Nation, SCDHEC, Lake Wateree Association, University of South Carolina, Clemson University, South Carolina Rural Water Association, Duke Energy, the Catawba Wateree Water Management Group, and Waterkeeper Alliance.