May River
July 15, 2010 4:20 PM
For background and issues of the May River please refer to The Town of Bluffton (www.townofbluffton.sc.gov), there you will also have contact information.
Reports and Maps
Reports
- May River Chapter (Section 4) - Beaufort County Stormwater Management Plan
- May River Water Quality Model
- May River Baseline Report
- Stormwater Sampling Study
- Waterbody Management Plan
- May River Watershed Monitoring Program
- SCDHEC - Shellfish Status Report for Area 19
- SCDHEC - 303(d) Report
- Water Quality Concerns In The May River - 2010
Maps
- May River Watershed Boundary
- Subwatershed Boundaries
- May River Elevation
- May River Hydric Soils
- Sewer lines / Septic
- Unincorporated County Horse location
Environmental initiatives
Both the Town of Bluffton and Beaufort County have a number of environmental initiatives in progress which are summarized, and updated monthly in the Current Environmental Initiatives Document.
May River Monitoring Efforts
The Town of Bluffton and Beaufort County have increased efforts to help determine sources and effects of development on Fecal Coliform levels in the tributaries of the May River. This analysis is being done in cooperation with the Lab at USC Bluffton. This effort supplements ongoing monitoring efforts by the Town and County. Previously the Town had conducted sampling on the main stem of the May River and the County has long term trend monitoring at two stations on Rose Dhu and Stoney Creeks.
The long term and recent Fecal Coliform data are presented below for both the Town and County.
Maps of Stoney & Rose Dhu Creeks Fecal Coliform Geo-Mean Averages
- Historic Record Summer 2009
- Historic Record Winter December 2009 - February 2010
- Summer March 2010 - July 2010
Rose Dhu
- Fecal Coliform sampling location map
- USCB Fecal Coliform results - (updated monthly)
Stoney Creek
- Beaufort County monitoring data - (BECY 1 is Stoney Creek and BECY 2 is Rose Dhu Creek - sampling sites are outside May River)
- USCB Fecal Coliform results - (updated monthly)
May River Newspaper Articles
June 2010
- At Bluffton forum, saving the May River tops priority list - (June 19, 2010)
april 2010
- This is a plan that provides the framework - (April 7, 2010)
- Riversmart acts as a "Clearinghouse" of environmental information - (April 22, 2010)
- Girl scouts' golden wish: Save the May River - (April 22, 2010)
- Panel struggles with how to convince people to protect May River - (April 28, 2010)
march 2010
- Volunteers sure to get lunch, entertainment and satisfaction Saturday - (Mar. 17, 2010)
february 2010
- Column by Mayor Sulka - (Feb. 17, 2010)
january 2010
- Town Council outlines top goals - (Jan. 24, 2010)
- We say...Okatie reports aims at fixing water quality - (Jan. 28, 2010)
- Report examines water quality in the May River - (Jan. 30, 2010)
december 2009
- Orlando reshapes Bluffton's growth management arm - (Dec. 2, 2009)
november 2009
- Town hosting public session on stormwater ordinance update - (Nov. 15, 2009)
October 2009
- Panel OK's new water test deal - (Oct. 8, 2009)
- May River Watershed Data Stream paying off - (Oct. 21, 2009)
- We say...Water sampling may save the May - (Oct. 22, 2009)
- Town moves ahead with May River protections - (Oct. 23, 2009)
- Let's get something done - (Oct. 28, 2009)
- Town Planning Commission to address stormwater issues - (Oct. 28, 2009)
- May River protectors laud county reguations - (Oct. 28, 2009)
- He says...It's time for a real building moratorium - (Oct. 30, 2009)
Septemeber 2009
- May River water quality shows some improvement - (Sept. 19, 2009)
- Moratorium on proposals helpful, but not enough - (Sept. 23, 2009)
August 2009
- Plan calls for protecting May River Road's rural character - (Aug. 3, 2009)
- Bluffton targets ditches - (Aug. 4, 2009)
- Scientists to address Bluffton Council - (Aug. 15, 2009)
- Bluffton wants formal agreement - (Aug. 18, 2009)
- Don't delay the river fix - (Aug. 21, 2009)
- Conservation League shapes plan to save May River - (Aug. 23, 2009)
- Don't forget the developers - (Aug. 24, 2009)
July 2009
- He says...Funeral pending for May and Okatie Rivers - (July 10, 2009)
- Keep pushing to protect area's sensitive water ways - (July 16, 2009)
- Bacteria levels slide in May River - (July 22, 2009)
- Bluffton's new manager has work cut out for him - (July 30, 2009)
- He says...Moratorium could stop meeting merry-go-round - (July 31, 2009)
June 2009
- Students take to the water to learn about river - (July 2, 2009)
May 2009
- Officials must face up to hard choices on rivers - (May 3, 2009)
- DHEC limits oystering in May River headwaters - (May 8, 2009)
- State to limit shellfish harvesting along the may river - (May 8, 2009)
- We say...There's hope for the May - (May 17, 2009)
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