Authors: Kimberly Jones, Christopher Ellis, Jeremy Ritchie
Source: Headwaters to Estuaries: Advances in Watershed Science and Management
Date: 2016
Prior to exponential growth in the early to mid-2000s, the Town of Bluffton, SC was one square mile; as of 2015, it is approximately 55 square miles. Associated with this growth was a shellfish harvesting closure for nearly onethird of the May River in 2009. The Town and its partners developed and began to implement the May River Watershed Action Plan in 2011. The plan is a “living document” allowing for the incorporation of new information and technology as well as modifications based upon its impact on water quality.
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