Current Watershed Research Projects

Over the next two years, the Consortium will financially support a series of research and advocacy efforts that will continue to provide information about water resources in the Saluda-Reedy Watershed.  The findings of this second round of research and analysis will be available in the summer of 2006 and in 2007. Below are examples of current projects in each project area.

Ensuring Sustainable Water Flows Projects

• Consensus-Building for Low-Impact Development: Pavement Audit
• Enhancement of Stormwater Detention and Treatment: Wetlands-based Demonstration Projects
• Conservation and Restoration of Urban and Suburban Forests

Reducing Erosion and Managing Sediments Projects

• Incentives for Certification in Erosion Prevention: Audit of Ordinances and One-the-ground Study of Practices
• Dredging and Sediment Management in Lake Greenwood

Managing Nutrients and Other Contaminants Projects

• Lakeshore Nutrient and Contaminant Loading: Buzzard's Roost Dam Sampling Station
• Watershed Nutrient and Contaminant Loading: Water-quality model for Lake Greenwood and the larger watershed

Building a Watershed Movement Projects

• Watershed Leadership Development: Watershed Leaders Forums
• Grassroots Capacity Building: Watershed Field Trips and Seminars

Strengthening Project Foundations Projects

• Public Knowledge Base: Water Quality Data
• Targeted Outreach: Discover Carolina watershed curriculum project
• General Outreach: Watershed Outreach Materials

For more in-depth descriptions of these project, click here to read the Consortium's strategic plan [available as an in-depth twelve-page document and as a two-page summary. Clicking on either link opens a PDF file].

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