Environmental Monitoring
Assistance
The S.C. Sea Grant Consortium can help with environmental monitoring resources.
Contact Matt Slagel, Coastal Resilience Program Manager
South Carolina Water Level Monitoring Initiative
This project is part of a wider effort to install low-cost water level sensors across the southeast to help with coastal flooding challenges.
The Consortium is engaging with communities to install water level sensors in the Pee Dee River Basin.
S.C. Water Level Monitoring Initiative
The South Carolina Water Monitoring Portal
An ArcGIS-based, geospatial application that displays statewide water quality data on an interactive map.
Water Monitoring Portal
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South Carolina Coastal Pond Comparison Tool
An updated inventory of stormwater ponds based on data from 2021 and a tool to view this inventory compared with data from 2013.
Pond Comparison Tool
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CoastSnap
A community beach monitoring program that uses cell phone photos taken by beach visitors to track how the location’s shoreline is changing over time.
More about CoastSnap
Recent Updates in Environmental Monitoring
Alligators as Bioindicators for Contaminants
As plastics and other aquatic and marine debris become more present in our ecosystems, alligators’ diets increasingly include items off their natural menu. Either directly consumed or ingested indirectly via prey, plastics and the coatings on plastic materials can be digested by living organisms, breaking down into microplastics and other contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).
Water Level Sensor Installed in Bluffton
A water level sensor was recently installed at Calhoun Street Public Dock on the May River in Bluffton, South Carolina, to aid in building resilience against future floods.
Taking Stock of South Carolina’s Stormwater Ponds
To identify where stormwater ponds are located for effective management, the Consortium funded an update to the inventory of stormwater ponds in the eight coastal counties of South Carolina.