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Below is the press release from American Rivers:

http://www.americanrivers.org/Edisto

Washington, D.C.- American Rivers named the South Fork Edisto River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014 (on April 8, 2014), shining a national spotlight on excessive withdrawals that take too much water out of the river, threatening river health and downstream water users.

More legislative news, Rep. James Smith filed this bill yesterday that among other things, that a person seeking to withdraw surface water for agricultural uses after July 1, 2014 must apply for a permit to withdraw surface water pursuant to Section 49-4-70.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/query.php?search=DOC&searchtext=H+4817&categ...

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control - Information Update
February 7, 2014

You have followed FRED’s efforts to respond to the massive water withdrawal from the South Fork Edisto River by the Walther Farms Company.

Now SCDHEC has set a public meeting on this issue for TUESDAY, JANUARY 7th, 2014, AT 6:30 p.m. AT THE AIKEN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE OFFICE AT 2790 WAGENER ROAD IN AIKEN.

I want to urge everyone who can come to attend this public meeting. This is one chance to demonstrate to SCDHEC the depth of public opposition to this incredibly wrong-minded action.