First of all, I want to shout out a special thank-you to the many folks who responded to our “action alert” about the SC House Ag Subcommittee hearing yesterday, May 6, on H-3564. These marked our first two FRED action alerts and we really appreciate all the great response.
Here are the comments of Doug Busbee presented at the South Carolina State House rotunda during a Feb 11, 2015 press conference introducing legislation of Rep James Smith dealing with the SC surface water law.
Doug Busbee grew up on the Edisto River and recently had the opportunity to speak to the South Carolina Senate about his concerns about surface water withdrawal.
Jan 21, 2015 -- Our friend, Doug Busbee did a great job today presenting to State Senators our concerns about SC's weak water withdrawal laws. The State newspaper provides a summary at this link ... Aiken residents ask SC Senate to limit river withdrawals by megafarms | Politics | The State
