Waccamaw Riverkeeper

serving the rivers in the Winyah Bay Watershed

Brunswick County, NC

Volunteer Monitoring on the Waccamaw River

Efforts are underway to expand the Waccamaw River Volunteer Monitoring Project, currently in place on the South Carolina portion of the Waccamaw, northward into the North Carolina portion of the Waccamaw, including Lake Waccamaw.

The proposed expanded Waccamaw River Volunteer Monitoring Project is a citizen science project designed to:

  • Increase geographic and temporal coverage of water quality monitoring in the Waccamaw River watershed in both North and South Carolina to assist in development of site specific water quality standards;
  • Address NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Phase II program measures for public education and involvement;
  • Assist in illicit discharge detection (an NPDES Phase II program requirement).

    • The Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER® Program of Winyah Rivers Foundation is working with North Carolina stakeholders to find funding for this project. Local volunteers will be trained in using environmental testing equipment to sample sites along the North Carolina portion of the Waccamaw River and in Lake Waccamaw. Teams will sample for several water quality parameters, including conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, nutrients and bacteria.

    To learn more about the South Carolina project, go to Coastal Carolina University's Waccamaw Watershed Academy website.

    To learn more about the North Carolina initiative, contact the Waccamaw Riverkeeper.

    Waccamaw RIVERKEEPER®, Christine Ellis | Center for Marine and Wetland Studies | Coastal Carolina University
    P.O. Box 261954 | Conway, SC 29528-6054 | (843) 349-4007 | Riverkeeper@winyahrivers.org
    Winyah Rivers Foundation is a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit charity.


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