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Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin Plan 2025 Executive Summary Draft
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services The Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin Council
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services
The Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River Basin Council
Abstract
This plan is one of eight river basin plans to be developed for South Carolina. The Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie RBC, comprising stakeholders representing various water interests, collaborated with South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) and SCDES, and met monthly for almost 2 years. They followed a carefully designed process to establish goals and actions throughout the basin. Through facilitated dialogue and a clear commitment to help improve the balance of water uses between societal and environmental needs, they discussed issues, increased their understanding of various perspectives, agreed on recommended actions or policies for improved water management where possible, and offered viewpoints to aid decision-makers in realizing progress throughout the basin. This plan is a direct result of their efforts to improve the sustainability of water resources in the Lower Savannah-Salkehatchie River basin, and to improve the balance between all water uses. Unlike the other RBCs, this RBC was charged with planning for two river basins, adjacent but not hydrologically connected by surface streams; the lower portion of the Savannah River basin below Lake Thurmond and the Stevens Creek confluence (which is shared with Georgia and which does not include large mainstem reservoirs as does the Upper Savannah basin), and the Salkehatchie River basin (which is contained entirely within the South Carolina Coastal Plain). The two basins are grouped together into a single basin for planning purposes, recognizing that each has unique hydrology, but that they share similar geologic, land use, and water use characteristics. This is the first draft of the summary.
Issue Date
2025-06
Keywords
Savannah River (Ga. and S.C.), Savannah River Watershed (Ga. and S.C.), Water quality management--South Carolina, Rivers--South Carolina
Type
Text
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