{"id":9853,"date":"2017-11-29T17:37:04","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T17:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/?page_id=9853"},"modified":"2017-11-29T17:37:04","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T17:37:04","slug":"surface-water-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/surface-water-withdrawal\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Water Withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"
Water is a limited, precious resource used for drinking, recreation, wildlife\u00a0habitats, and economic\u00a0purposes. In South Carolina, clean and abundant water has long been taken for granted. Recurrent droughts, economic and population growth projections, and increasingly polluted lakes and rivers indicate the need to refine our management strategies and regulations.<\/p>\n
Our current surface water withdrawal legislation does not take the long-term health of our water bodies\u00a0into account. Users are allowed to withdraw significant\u00a0amounts of water from our surface resources, endangering ecosystems and public health\u00a0downstream. We are effectively giving away one of our most valuable resources without enough protections in place. The Coastal Conservation League is working with all stakeholders to improve upon our current practices and\u00a0ensure that we are using our water in a responsible and sustainable way.<\/p>\n
We have eight major surface water basins in South Carolina. Interested in learning more about any one specifically? Check out this helpful overview<\/a>.<\/p>\n