Lake Sweep
Spartanburg Water’s annual Lake Sweep was a tremendous success for 2011. View pictures from this year's Lake Sweep or view the results.
Every year, people carelessly throw trash onto
roadsides, making our community unattractive, while also making it unsafe. At first sight, small amounts of trash here and there appear harmless, but the long-term cumulative effects of trash can
be devastating. Statistics show that 20-25% of all littered trash eventually flows into a waterway, whether it be a creek, stream, river or lake. As it accumulates, it destroys wildlife habitat
and threatens water quality, while destroying the landscape and creating numerous health hazards.
To protect our water supply and to ensure that the citizens of Spartanburg County have an excellent source of drinking water and recreational resource for the future, Spartanburg Water hosts Lake Sweep every fall. Lake Sweep is an opportunity for Spartanburg Water employees and citizens from within the community to come together and work to beautify the environment. Volunteers from both sides travel to approximately 15 locations around Lake Bowen and Lake Blalock to remove trash from roadsides, streams and shorelines. Volunteers can expect to remove a variety of items including cans, bottles, plastics, tires, metals and more. In recent years, approximately 200 citizens and Spartanburg Water employees have volunteered for Lake Sweep, helping to remove over 20,000 pounds of trash each year.
Based on its increasing popularity, Spartanburg Water expects Lake Sweep to become even more successful in years to come. Partnerships, citizen awareness and employee pride for Spartanburg Water resources have helped to make Lake Sweep one of the most successful events in the state of South Carolina.
For more information on Lake Sweep please contact John Moore by phone at (864) 578-5442 or by email at jmoore@spartanburgwater.org.