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EdistoFriends: I posted 45 photos on Facebook in the album "First Annual Smoke on the Water FRED Celebration" http://t.co/JwO3hjngXB

May 18, 2013


First Annual Smoke on the Water FRED Celebration
May 18, 2013

EdistoFriends: I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/UfSLiU5L1L

Come on out this Saturday, May 18th, for the 1st Annual "Spring Smoke on the Water"

EdistoFriends: I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/ADHNM0U7OA

EdistoFriends: I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/7dg9G4g394

EdistoFriends: I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/yVe7JAsDR8

EdistoFriends: I posted 7 photos on Facebook in the album "Victory Celebration 5-11-13" http://t.co/2GJMksbP39

FRED and Sierra Club celebrate on the North Edisto


Victory Celebration 5-11-13
FRED and Sierra Club celebrate on the North Edisto

EdistoFriends: I posted 6 photos on Facebook in the album "Victory Celebration 5-11-13" http://t.co/ez3VV7EkRo

EdistoFriends: Deny Oakridge Application to expand landfill into Francis Beidler Forest! http://t.co/g56TW9zfDN via @change

EdistoFriends: Deny Oakridge Application to expand landfill into Francis Beidler Forest! http://t.co/kXqe2b4K5b

EdistoFriends: Friends, As you may remember, Oakridge Landfill in Dorchester County has applied for a permit to fill 14 acres... http://t.co/Im75Js0fd1

Friends,

As you may remember, Oakridge Landfill in Dorchester County has applied for a permit to fill 14 acres of wetlands in order to expand operations.

Thanks to everyone who sent in a letter, DHEC has scheduled a public hearing for the permit request to take place Wednesday, April 24th at 6 pm at the Kenneth F. Waggoner Services Center, 201 Johnson Street in St. George.

It is very important to attend this hearing and speak about your concerns. Even if you aren’t certain you want to speak, your attendance helps DHEC understand the importance of the issue!

EdistoFriends: ATTENTION FRIENDS! FRED Board member Howard Bridgman asks you to read about this pending application to fill... http://t.co/6FsA474gYm

ATTENTION FRIENDS!

FRED Board member Howard Bridgman asks you to read about this pending application to fill some 14 acres of wetlands to expand a Dorchester County landfill near the Biedler Forest in Four Holes Swamp.
Friday is the deadline for submitting requests to the Corps of Engineers and to SCDHEC for public hearings. Twenty more letters are needed to get public hearings on this plan.

Follow this link to view the application:
http://www.sac.usace.army.mil/Portals/43/docs/regulatory/publicnotices/SAC-2011-00189-2G_DorchesterCounty_OakridgeLandfill.pdf

A sample letter requesting a hearing is below, please email or mail Ms. Green and Mr. Highwater expressing support for a public hearing on this matter!

Mary Hope Green
Charleston District, Corps of Engineers
69A Hagood Avenue
Charleston, SC 29403-5107
mary.h.green@usace.army.mil


Chuck Hightower
SC DHEC
Office of Environmental Quality Control
Water Quality Certification and Wetlands Programs Section
2600 Bull St.
Columbia SC 29201
hightocw@dhec.sc.gov

RE: P/N# SAC-2011-00189-21G, Oakridge Landfill, Inc.

Dear Ms. Green and Mr. Hightower,

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the recent permit application from Oakridge Landfill to fill 14 acres of freshwater wetlands.

Filling these wetlands will disrupt water flow into Halfway Gut Creek and subsequently 4 Holes Swamp, home of Beidler Forest. I request a public hearing and that the Army Corps require an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the full impacts of filling wetlands on Halfway Gut Creek, Beidler Forest, 4 Holes Swamp, and the nearby community of Delee.

Please notify me of any subsequent hearings or announcements regarding this permit application.

Thank you,


http://www.sac.usace.army.mil/Portals/43/docs/regulatory/publicnotices/SAC-2011-00189-2G_DorchesterC
www.sac.usace.army.mil

EdistoFriends: Ladies and gentlemen, I just got a call from Jeff DeBessonet at SCDHEC reporting that the agency had gotten a... http://t.co/P7s6vHO1Zw

Ladies and gentlemen,

I just got a call from Jeff DeBessonet at SCDHEC reporting that the agency had gotten a call from the consulting engineer for SCWSA asking that these permit applications be “dead-filed” thus terminating any further activity on these matters. Jeff indicated that “dead-filed” is the functional equivalent of withdrawal of the permit applications. This contact came in the wake of SCWSA and BBLV terminating their previous contracts on this initiative, a process that has been unfolding for the past few weeks. I will be asking for a written confirmation from Jeff shortly.

Once again, on behalf of FRED and our beautiful River, I am so grateful for all the efforts of all of those who contributed to this result. I believe this is a great day for the Edisto River, and calls us all to re-dedicate ourselves to the special effort to conserve and protect this beloved resource that God has given us.

With great respect,

Tim

EdistoFriends: Are you interested in exploring more of the Edisto River? Check out these trails and maps for more information... http://t.co/RQKjy04i

Are you interested in exploring more of the Edisto River? Check out these trails and maps for more information from our friends at the South Carolina State Trails Program!


SC Trails Program
sctrails.net
The trail descriptions and maps listed in this website are based on questionnaires sent to trail "owners," research of trail publications, and input from trail users. In most cases the first sentence of each description gives a brief overview, such as difficulty, terrain, and trail surface, so you c...