Water Quality in Rivers

Waccamaw River Volunteer Monitoring

Starting in 2006, this volunteer-collected dataset now covers 18 sites along the entire length of the Waccamaw River from Lake Waccamaw to Winyah Bay. Data collected under DHEC-approved QAPP. 

River Gauging in the Waccamaw and Pee Dee Rivers

This EQL monitoring program conducts biweekly sampling at eight river sites in Horry & Georgetown Counties and supplements USGS sensor data. 

Water Quality in Coastal Waters

Briarcliffe Acres Volunteer Monitoring

Volunteer-collected data characterizes two stormwater ponds and a tidal swash site. Volunteer data supplemented by regulatory level measurements of Enterococcus in the swash. 

Murrells Inlet Volunteer Monitoring

Eight sites in and around the Murrells Inlet estuary have been monitored by trained volunteers since 2008. 

Surfside Beach Volunteer Monitoring

Volunteers monitor two stormwater ponds for potential impacts to downstream swash and beach sites. 

Enterococcus Monitoring in the Surf Zone

EQL & DHEC Enterococcus data for beach sites in the Grand Strand. 

Myrtle Beach's Apache Pier

Near real-time data of water quality sensors at the end of Apache Pier help better understand hypoxic events off the coast of the Grand Strand. 

North Myrtle Beach's Cherry Grove

Near real-time data of water quality sensors at the end of the Cherry Grove help better understand hypoxic events off the coast of the Grand Strand. 

Water Quality at CCU

Campus & Refuge Monitoring Program

Students have collected water quality data on campus since 1991 for course credit. In 2022, project grew to include downstream sites that flow through the Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge. 

General Contact Information

Waccamaw Watershed Academy

Phone: 843-349-6666
Email: wwa@coastal.edu
301 Allied Drive
Conway, SC 29526

Environmental Quality Lab

Phone: 843-349-6980
Email: dviso@coastal.edu
301 Allied Drive
Conway, SC 29626