Conservation
Local Topics & Issues

ARTICLES

• SCTU Position Statement

• "Stream Champion" -- In recognition of the contributions of Malcolm Leaphart (Trout Magazine - Fall 2004)

• Catch and Release on the Lower Saluda River   Article reproduced with permission of SC Wildlife magazine

• Rainbows & Rockfish  Article by Malcolm Lepheart --reproduced with permission of the author and the SC Wildlife magazine.

• •  DHEC Hearing on 3-11-10 for SCE&G's Application for 401 water quality certification of proposed FERC license for Saluda Hydro
• •  RELICENSING UPDATE:  A Response From TU to the SC DHEC Public Notice of 11-26-09
• Congaree Riverkeeper--Protecting the Congaree, Saluda & Broad Rivers
• RELICENSING UPDATE:  Comments from TU in response to the FERC "Notice of Settlement Agreement & Soliciting Comments" of 8-7-09
• • Back The Brookie -- 2009 report from Dave van Lear
• • Conservation Lobby Day -- April 28, 2009
  (A message from Camo Coalition)
• • Welcome to the SC Camo Coalition
• • SC TU Council Honors Don Eng

• Saluda River TU Chapter funds shelter for Walhalla Hatchery

• Right-To-Know Law Would Protect Against Sewage-Sickness
  By GERRIT JOBSIS
• Understanding the 208 Plan (The Clean Water Act, Section 208)
• Letter to The Midlands Council Of Governments concerning better wastewater planning in the midlands --from Malcolm Leaphart
• SCE&G Constructs Barrier Across Lower Saluda River

• • SCE&G Website --Lower Saluda Page: Sign up for telephone notification of planned water releases at SCE&G's Saluda Hydro Plant.

• • SAFETY ON THE LOWER SALUDA RIVER --A Critical Need for Scheduled Water Releases at SCE&G's Saluda Hydro Facility
• Note to the SCE&G Relicensing Fish & Wildlife Committee from Malcolm Leaphart
• SRTU Donates $5,000 to Partners for Trout
• Letter to Lexington County from Bill Marshall, Lower Saluda Scenic River Advisory Council
• Federal Relicensing of the Lake Murray Hydro-electric Plant
• Letter From Tony Bebber, Dept. of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism, to the Central Midlands Council of Government regarding waste water discharge into the Saluda
  
• SALUDA RIVER WATER LEVEL INCIDENT REPORT: If you've been caught in rising water on the Saluda please take time to fill out this questionaire and send it to us.
• The Reality of Relicensing --by Steve Bell, Lake Watch Columnist

• Managing the Risks on the Lower Saluda River -- SCE&G's unsafe operation of the Lake Murray Dam

• Partners For Trout Reconstructs Stream to Protect Trout Waters
• TU positions for the lower Saluda River as filed with SCE&G for FERC relicensing

• Important Saluda River Websites:
  ♦ SCE&G website --Lower Saluda River Page
  ♦ Saluda Hydro Relicense website

• Partners for Trout Protects and Restores Rare South Carolina Waters --by Amy O. Maxwell, USDA-NRCS
  
• PICTORAL -- Electro-Shock Fish Sampling on Upper Chattooga, July, 2007
• Where to Report:
  •  Violations of Fishing, Hunting, Boating, & Litter Laws.
  •  Water Polution Violations & Problems.
  
• The Story of the Chattooga Coalition by Doug Adams
  
• STILL RISING -- Why Mercury in South Carolina's Fish Hasn't Gone Away
• The Future of Recreational Fishing - What is at Stake, and Why Should We Care?

• DHEC Bureau of Water
• SC Coastal Conservation League
• The Nature Conservancy of South Carolina
• South Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Society
• South Carolina Aquatic Plant Management Society
• South Carolina Association of Naturalists
• Coastal Conservation Association of SC
• South Carolina Forestry Association
• US Fish & Wildlife Service -- South Carolina
• USGS Water Resources of South Carolina
• The South Carolina Conservation Bank Act
• The South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP)
• South Carolina Forest Watch
• South Carolina Native Plant Society
• South Carolina Wildlife Federation
• Saluda Hydro Project Relicense Website
• Chattooga Conservancy
• Georgia Forestwatch
• Partners for Trout Receives $1,000 Donation from Trout Unlimited
• SCDNR --Lower Saluda Scenic River
• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Waterkeeper Alliance