FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 14, 2008
Shoreline Change Advisory Committee Meeting
October 17, 2008
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Green Quad, Learning Center for Sustainable Futures
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
COLUMBIA – The Shoreline Change Advisory Committee will meet Oct. 17 in Columbia, the S. C. Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
The committee will receive presentations and discuss issues related to estuarine shoreline erosion and coastal floodplain management.
The committee will set aside a 30-minute public comment period beginning at 3 p.m. for citizens to express their concerns and ideas. Written comments will be accepted throughout the committee process and can be submitted to DHEC by e-mailing Braxton Davis at: davisbc@dhec.sc.gov.
Organized by DHEC, the Shoreline Change Advisory Committee is composed of a broad cross-section of stakeholders including scientists, coastal managers, municipal officials, developers, conservationists and legal professionals. The committee’s purpose is to organize existing shoreline research, identify research priority needs and consider policy-related issues concerning management of South Carolina’s estuarine and beachfront shorelines.
For more information: http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/ocrm/science/shoreline_comm.htm.
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For more information:
Dan Burger – (843) 953-0251
E-mail – burgerdj@dhec.sc.gov
or
Thom Berry – (803) 898-3885
E-mail – berrytw@dhec.sc.gov
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