SCDES, Lt. Governor Evette to Recognize Local Governments for Collaborative Watershed Protection Efforts
COLUMBIA, S.C. ̶ The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) and South Carolina Lt. Governor Pamela Evette are recognizing several local governments and entities for their effective collaboration on watershed planning and protection in and around York County.
The Watershed Evaluation Team (WET) is a working group comprised of stakeholders from multiple jurisdictions in York County, including Fort Mill, Tega Cay, Rock Hill, City of York, York County, the Catawba Regional Council of Governments and the Catawba Indian Nation. These stakeholders assembled the WET in 2022 to better understand and manage York County’s water resources. Through their cooperative efforts, the WET has developed watershed plans in their region and are working to implement identified watershed improvements.
WHO: Lt. Governor Pamela Evette, SCDES Interim Director Myra Reece, several governmental jurisdictions in York County
WHAT: Presentation of SCDES’s “Power of Partnerships” award for collaborative efforts in environmental protection
WHEN: 2:30-3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24
WHERE: First Floor of the S.C. State House, 1100 Gervais St., Columbia
The WET stakeholder group will be the first recipients of SCDES’s “Power of Partnerships” recognition award, to be presented to those who demonstrate extraordinary partnership and collaboration in protecting and preserving South Carolina’s natural resources.
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
