November 24, 2021
Be Septic Safe this Holiday Season With the holidays upon us, it’s essential to prepare our homes for guests. One preparation we cannot overlook is maintaining our septic systems. With more food and people, these wastewater treatment systems get a workout! A septic system uses natural and technological processes to treat household wastewater from toilets, […]
September 27, 2021
Samantha Porzelt is a Water Resources Agent for Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester Counties. She started with Clemson Extension on August 30th, 2021. She graduated from Texas A&M at Galveston in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology. After graduation, Samantha worked as a Biologist at public aquariums, including the South Carolina Aquarium […]
September 24, 2021
Guinn serves as a Water Resources Extension Agent for the coastal district and serves as coordinator of the Master Pond Manager program. Guinn is the Coordinator for the Charleston County Extension Office. Guinn’s areas of interest include pond management, surface water and groundwater monitoring, and water quality analysis. Guinn is a member of the South […]
September 24, 2021
Derrick Phinney is the Natural Resources Program Director for Clemson Cooperative Extension providing statewide programmatic leadership to extension agents working in forestry, wildlife, and water. He received both a B.S and M.S in Forest Management from Clemson University and is a registered forester. Derrick’s experience is working in land management and environmental regulations since 1998. […]
September 17, 2021
Be Well Informed is a program developed by a team of Water Resources agents that provides information to well owners about best management practices for maintaining their well and protecting the water source. Approximately 20% of South Carolina residents rely on wells to provide drinking water in their homes. The water that supplies the well […]
March 22, 2021
Ellen Sturup Comeau is the Water Resources Agent in Beaufort County. She’s been in this position for just over four years. She graduated with a degree in Conservation Biology from St. Lawrence University in 2013. Ellen’s professional career began as a field technician, gathering bird population, nesting, and vegetation data for prospective PhDs across the […]
March 16, 2021
Rebecca Davis is the water resources agent in the Savannah Valley District housed in Bamberg. She began with Extension in January of 2020. She has a master’s degree in ruminant nutrition from the University of Kentucky and an undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont. Rebecca worked at the Edisto Research and Education Center as […]
