Edisto River’s Hidden Water Crisis | Charleston News

Charleston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 30, 2026 · 1m

Half the water in South Carolina’s Edisto River comes from wetlands now stripped of federal protection — a Supreme Court decision that’s putting the state’s already failing drinking water system at risk. These vital natural filters, which absorb floods and remove pollutants, are now vulnerable to destruction or development. With water quality tests revealing dangerous bacteria after rain, conservation groups are sounding the alarm — calling it a crisis that demands urgent local action. They’re urging towns to pass their own wetland protection laws, arguing that hyper-local rules can be more…