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There are four Republican candidates running for South Carolina’s lieutenant governor in the June 8 primary. Susan Trautsch introduces us to two of them.
Listen to Bill Connor and Eleanor Kitzman
The other two candidates running are Ken Ard and Larry Richter.
After four years of negotiations, the House passed final reading Wednesday on legislation that would set up a permitting laws to control South Carolina’s rivers and lakes.
Executive Director of Conservation Votes of South Carolina Ann Timberlake says the conservation community and other stakeholders reached agreement. She says establishing a permitting process is the beginning of protecting the state’s fresh waterways, just as other states have done.
The Senate will have to consider changes made in the House before the bill is sent to Governor Sanford.
The law would require new water users like industries to have contingency plans so that they can cease use of water when stream flows drop too low, in order to protect wildlife, recreation, and downstream users.
There are four Republican candidates running for South Carolina’s lieutenant governor in the June 8th primary. Susan Trautsch introduces us to two of them.
Listen to candidates Ken Ard and Larry Richter :61
The other two candidates running for the office are Bill Connor and Eleanor Kitzman.
