Waccamaw Riverkeeper

serving the rivers in the Winyah Bay Watershed

Coastal Subbasin

A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches

In July 2009, the Natural Resources Defense Council released its report, Testing the Waters, A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches.

This report confirms that our nation's beaches continue to suffer from serious water pollution that puts swimmers at risk. The main culprit? Stormwater runoff that carries bacteria and other pollutants into our public waterways.

For more information and to view the report, click here.

Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER®, Christine Ellis | Center for Marine and Wetland Studies | Coastal Carolina University
1270 Atlantic Avenue | Conway, SC 29526 | (843) 349-4007 | WRK@coastal.edu
Winyah Rivers Foundation is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity.


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