Friday, April 10, 2009

Newest List of 10 most endangered rivers


Well, imagine SC being included in this list......if I am not mistaken, the Saluda River starts in Greenville SC right on the border of NC....hmmm. Wonder if the Tarheels are having any effect on the Saluda?

By the way, the Saluda River is a major Tributary of the Congaree River that flows through the Congaree National Park..........




6) Saluda River
Location: South Carolina
Excess levels of sewage waste threaten the drinking water of more than 500,000 South Carolina residents, conservationists say. Sewage in the river increases phosphorous and algae levels, depletes oxygen, and kills fish and other aquatic life. American Rivers is asking the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control to improve sewage-treatment standards and ensure the river reduces its phosphorous levels by 25 to 50 percent.


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28 comments:

  1. jakeApril 10, 2009 at 4:52 PM

    Now this is a serious issue that must be dealt with. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control should improve these conditions immediately. Fish are dying, oxygen is depleting and people are at risk. This is way more important than putting a giant mirror in space.

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  2. Natalie WisemanApril 10, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    so where do they get there drinking water from

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  3. ArielApril 10, 2009 at 9:16 PM

    That's nasty and scary.

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  4. Mrs. BApril 10, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    Natalie...If I had to guess, I would say that the river feeds into a reservoir and that is the water source for drinking......but I will try to check that out.

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  5. Matt @ NCSUApril 10, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    well considering the fact that im going to Congaree tomorrow, that not the most pleasant thought. Definitely will take plenty of my own water...also can check on the reservoir situation.

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  6. OliviaApril 11, 2009 at 1:43 AM

    This is absolutely horrible!!! Surely people plan to take up for their own rivers and lakes.

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  7. Megan_YoungApril 11, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    What is this world coming too? Why are all the people who actually might have an influence in legislature complete idiots? Do they not realize what they are doing? Fix it! Gosh, this makes me mad to? What are going to happen to all the people in the meanwhile? What happens if the problems aren't fixed? Do these people not think anything through anymore? Gosh! It ticks me off how people are so careless and selfish!

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  8. Sarah SApril 12, 2009 at 9:41 PM

    that's pretty nasty.

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  9. MeganWApril 13, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    this is pretty disturbing. Where did all the sewage come from?

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  10. ChristopherApril 13, 2009 at 9:52 PM

    This is some bad bad stuff. Just think of people living on the river and how it must look and smell. I would move and move fast and far away but my luck I would end up on a toxic wast dump, Stuff like this should have serious consequences but red tape and slow courts makes it impossible for the bad to be punished.

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  11. benApril 14, 2009 at 11:30 AM

    How does that much sewage get into a major waterway?

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  12. WolfieApril 14, 2009 at 2:33 PM

    why put sewage in your drinking water???

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  13. AshtonApril 15, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    the phosphorous levels concern me! talk about an alegea bloom!

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  14. cmillerApril 19, 2009 at 1:37 PM

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  15. cmillerApril 19, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    how in the world would so much sewage be able to leak into the drinking water...it's gross!

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  16. rachelApril 19, 2009 at 2:58 PM

    eww that really is disturbing. What exactly is going on with the sewage deal?

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  17. Brittney MorrowApril 19, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    yeah agree with everyone else. disgustinggg..and sad at that..

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  18. AnnaApril 19, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    how do you clean that kind of mess up?

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  19. AlishaApril 19, 2009 at 11:12 PM

    This is definately disgusting and something should have been done before hand.

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  20. mturnerApril 21, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    ewww.. saluda is yuckyy.

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  21. MollieApril 22, 2009 at 5:33 AM

    that truely is sickening and sad. I would think the people living there would be pretty upset. If i were in their shoes, I would leave.

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  22. JimmyApril 27, 2009 at 7:40 PM

    sewege in the river well that is awful they should get that clean up right away.

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  23. loganApril 28, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    i cant get ahold of that site

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  24. Mrs. BApril 30, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    what site, Logan?

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  25. Mrs. BApril 30, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    Sara says:
    For the rivers blog:
    I agree with Megan Can't people just take care of stuff!

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  26. TripperApril 30, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    they should get it cleaned up this is bad

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  27. LawsonMay 18, 2009 at 8:24 PM

    why hasnt anything been done to stop the sewage?

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  28. BrettttMay 29, 2009 at 12:41 AM

    aren't they upset at all....the inhabitants of that area of course??....that sick, i sure would be mad

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