Happenings

The Town of Irmo has just installed its first Rain Garden (photo below) to slow down runoff and have water with pollutants infiltrate into the soil where plants can utilize the nutrients from runoff. The LCSC Rain Garden sign will continue to educate the citizens of Irmo about the importance of not letting runoff make its way directly to the creeks and streams.

The Lexington Countywide Stormwater Consortium (LCSC) participated in the 51st Lexington County Peach Festival on July 4th in Gilbert. Sheri Armstrong with Lexington County and Natalie McKelvey with the Town of Springdale were on hand to talk with festival goers about stormwater. They had a display with education materials and the enviroscape on hand to help educate the citizens and show them firsthand what happens to pollutants when it rains. Children were amazed by how polluted the lake became when we had no barriers in place to filter the runoff. When asked if they wanted to go swimming in the murky water, the universal answer was “NO”! The children were then shown how buffers, fences, and other best practices could be implemented to help control the runoff. Overall approximately 100 people stopped by the booth to pick up more information and to see the enviroscape demonstration. Gilbert estimates 40-60,000 people flock to their town (population 500) every Independence Day. The Peach Festival is celebrating over 50 years of fun and lots of peaches.

View a slideshow of photos from the event below ...

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