Twelvemile Creek Dam Removal (SC)

American Whitewater and Foothills Paddlers Volunteer Kevin Miller represented paddlers on a great project in South Carolina that led to the removal of two dams and tons of PCB laden sediment from Twelvemile Creek. A court order called for the removal of the dams however implementation lagged far behind schedule. The paddling community rallied to bolster public support for prompt removal. Kevin Miller created a document that carefully researched and presented the recreational potential of a restored Twelvemile River.

In 2011 two of three dams on the river were removed, revealing new paddling opportunities where for many decades the dams had blocked downstream river travel.

Join AW and support river stewardship nationwide!
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