Rising Groundwater In Beaufort CO, SC Inducing Septic System Failures

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Ed. - This is a pilot version of the toxic mess on its way to much of Florida.

As seas rise, groundwater levels in coastal areas do, too. So when a storm hits, water can inundate people’s septic systems.

Some residents in low-lying Beaufort County, South Carolina, are already facing the disgusting consequences. During heavy rain, some septic systems fail, so people are unable to flush their toilets. And contaminated floodwater pools in yards and streets.

Amanda Guthrie is a coastal climate and resilience specialist with the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium. Her group is working to understand how quickly groundwater levels are rising in Beaufort County and the potential risks to underground infrastructure. The scientists have set up 10 monitoring wells across four communities.

“They’ll collect data on the water level that rises and falls along with sea level rise and that can rise and fall with precipitation,” Guthrie says. “[They’re] also collecting water temperature data as well as salinity data.”

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https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/03/rising-seas-could-cause-septic-system-failures-in-beaufort-county-south-carolina/

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1. I believe this is the case. I think FL is an average of 12 ft ASL? If so, best to build septic

systems maybe 50 ASL. You might also want to start electing intelligent people to deal with the future, instead of of useless cultural warriors, IMHO.