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Saluda-Reedy In the News

Click on the links below to read articles and stories about water-quality issues and watershed management throughout the Saluda-Reedy Watershed and the Upstate. Please note, some links open PDF files.

Watershed News Coverage 2007

News Coverage Spring 2007
(March - May 2007)

Researchers monitor health of the river

4/9/07

by Anna Simon

Greenville News

News Coverage Winter 2007
(January - February 2007)

You can help clean the Reedy River	2/4/07	by Mike Foley	Greenville News
Greenway to become a reality	Winter 2007	staff writers	Inside Furman Online
Flood warning in northern Greenville County	1/7/07	by Ben Szobody	Greenville News

Watershed News Coverage 2006

Reedy River Sediment Release Articles & Footage
(August 2006)

Reedy River Sediment Releases
Sediment Release In the News:
Fish kill may force city to change some policies Type of 'enforcement action' depends on investigation's outcome, DHEC says	8/18/06	by Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Open floodgate may have killed fish Friends of Reedy plans to find out if city violated Clean Water Act	8/10/06	by Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Crew rushes to solve mystery of fish kill near Reedy Falls DNR, who's investigating river samples, says those responsible will have to pay	8/9/06	by Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Video and photos of the dredging and fish kill
Photographs with text in a slide show (7 MG file in pdf format)
View the video in a web browser (small file size)
Download a Quicktime version (15 MB Quicktime file)
Windows Movie version (29 MB avi file)

Watershed News Coverage
(June 2006 - August 2006)

Falls Park not for swimming	8/19/06	Editorial	Greenville News
Fish kill may force city to change some policies	8/18/06	By Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Reedy Falls may face pollution warning: More people play in waterway labeled 'impaired'	8/12/06	By Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Open floodgate may have killed fish	8/10/06	By Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Crew rushes to solve mystery of fish kill near Reedy Falls	8/09/06	By Paul Alongi	Greenville News
This Land is Wetland	6/26/06	Editorial Board	The Washington Post
Environmental catastrophe inspires rebirth of Reedy River	6/23/06	By Dave Hargett	Greenville News
Justices Divided on Protections Over Wetlands	6/20/06	By Linda Greenhouse	The New York Times
County lost 77,000 acres of forest in 15 year period	6/16/06	By Gary Hyndman	Greenville Journal
Thousands could face flood losses	6/13/06	By Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Upstate's State Parks beckon - naturally	6/2/06	By Donna Isbell Walker	Greenville News

Watershed News Coverage Spring 2006
(March 2005 - May 2006)

Public Meetings: Reedy River Greenway Forum	5/31/06	News staff	Greenville News
Hydroelectric dam's heritage celebrated as Ware Shoals prepares to get feastive	5/27/06	by Vic MacDonald	The Index- Journal
Too late to shed a river of tears when they drain our lake	5/21/06	by Richard Whiting	The Index- Journal
County residents push for tree protection	5/17/06	By L.C. Leach III	The Tribune Times
Official: Federal action draining the lake would devastate quality of life	5/14/06	by Vic MacDonald	The Index- Journal
Buffers may protect some Upstate lakes	5/2/06	by Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Lake Conestee park gift could give mill area new nature	4/19/06	by John C. Stevenson	Greenville News
The choice is clear on water quality issues	4/16/06	by Gary Henderson	Greenville Journal
Area Industries receive thumbs up for clean water	4/05/06	by Megan Varner	Greenwood Index Journal
Dye company faced fines in New Jersey, records show	4/5/06	by Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Reedy River Gets Redemption	3/27/06	by Gary Hyndman	Greenville Journal
Paddlefest enjoys smooth sailing	3/26/06	by Natalie Schrik	Greenville News
Greenville's future linked to vitality of Reedy	3/26/06	by Hayne Hipp	Greenville News
Lifestyle feature: Anna Kate Hipp	3/26/06	Lifestyles staff	Greenville News
Reedy Paddlefest set for Saturday	3/21/06	By Mike Foley	Greenville News
Grant improves quality of Big Generostee Creek	3/9/06	By Alison Glass	Anderson Independent-Mail
The importance of Lake Greenwood to our community	3/8/06	by King Dixon	Laurens County Advertiser
Upstate Forever Releases first-ever Saluda-Reedy Watershed Report	3/1/06	by Steve Biondo	Laurens County Advertiser

Watershed News Coverage Winter 2006
(January 2006- February 2006)

Greenwood Council asked for money for water conservation forums	2/28/06	by Vic MacDonald	The Index- Journal
Neighborhood to get help with flooding	2/22/06	by Nan Lundeen	Greenville News
Preserving the lake	2/22/06	by Vic MacDonald	The Index- Journal
Time is now to protect future water availability	2/20/06	Editorial Staff	The Index- Journal
Dye Could Color Reedy River for Days	2/16/06	by Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Water trouble could spill over into homes	2/15/06	by Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Maintaining Lake Greenwood's 'diamond' status main topic of seminar	2/15/06	by Vic MacDonald	The Index- Journal
New leaf truck saves city money	1/14/06	by Ginny Johnson	The Easley Progress

Watershed News Coverage 2005

Select hikers get first glimpse of watershed	10/31/2005	by Paul Alongi	Greenville News
Troubled Waters No More	Fall 2005	by Barry Beasley	South Carolina Wildlife (published by SCDNR)

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