After Hurricane Florence, flooding from Sterritt Swamp crept within inches of entering Chris Hodges’ and his mother, Cheryl’s, home, who have lived directly across the entrance of the Horry County landfill for many years.
Now, the Horry County Solid Waste Authority’s proposal to expand the landfill by filling over 100 acres of freshwater wetlands is alarming residents that there will be additional flooding in Conway, along with other communities, and environmental impacts including polluted waters and disturbing wetland habitats.
The proposed expansion near Highway 90 in Conway is to “provide additional landfill capacity for 23.4 million tons of non-divertible waste expected over the next 45 years” in an effort to meet the needs of Horry County’s growing population…