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SC drinking water is threatened by harmful chemicals, and groups want lawmakers' help


By SAMMY FRETWELL | The State (Columbia, S.C.) | Published: January 27, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Tribune News Service) An emerging class of toxins increasingly threatens drinking water across South Carolina, but state officials have so far failed to set standards that could protect millions of people.
That was the message Wednesday from a coalition of environmental groups that wants the state Legislature to establish limits on the amount of the chemicals allowed in public water supplies.
The chemicals, known as PFAS, have in recent years been discovered to threaten water systems across the country. They can spread quickly in water and have been tied to cancer, development disabilities and kidney damage. ....

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Drinking water threatened by harmful chemicals -- and SC needs help, senators told


Drinking water threatened by harmful chemicals and SC needs help, senators told
Sammy Fretwell, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Jan. 27 An emerging class of toxins increasingly threatens drinking water across South Carolina, but state officials have so far failed to set standards that could protect millions of people.
That was the message Wednesday from a coalition of environmental groups that wants the state Legislature to establish limits on the amount of the chemicals allowed in public water supplies.
The chemicals, known as PFAS, have in recent years been discovered to threaten water systems across the country. They can spread quickly in water and have been tied to cancer, development disabilities and kidney damage. ....

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Bamberg County hospital renovation project moving forward; more funding sought to complete it


BAMBERG - Bamberg County Administrator Joey Preston said he s seeking additional funding as the county moves to complete a three-phase hospital renovation project.
The county has a plan to transform its former hospital into a law enforcement and health and human services complex.
Preston reported during a virtual Bamberg County Council meeting on Dec. 7 that 10 general contractors have already been pre-qualified to complete the work to transform the hospital into a law enforcement and health and human services complex.
There are four bidders now that intend to submit a bid on Dec. 22. Most were from the Columbia and Lexington area, and we had one from Charleston. . Hopefully, that s going to be a pretty competitive project. So we ll know at least by the first meeting in January on how the bidding process went, he said. ....

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