Fresh Water for the Lowcountry

Santee Cooper Regional Water Plant
Moncks Corner, SC
Time: 45-60 minutes

Students see how water is taken from Lake Moultrie, processed, and delivered to more than 125,000 Lowcountry residents. Students visit the laboratory and observe water quality testing. A presentation illustrates the process for treatment of more than 36 million gallons of water per day and shows the 15,000 square mile watershed (second largest east of the Mississippi) that funnels water into 225 square miles of the Santee Cooper Lakes.

Arrange a tour by calling (843) 899.5000

Santee Cooper Generating Stations
Time: 60-90 minutes

Santee Cooper introduces students to the basic process of generating electricity while touring a generating station. Prior to the Powerhouse tour students view the video "Making Electricity," where "Eddie," a zany electron, explains how magnetism and mechanical energy are used to produce the flow of electric current. While on tour, students will visit an Energy Control Center, see turbines, generators, and transformers.

Arrange a tour by directly calling one of the following Santee Cooper Generating Stations.

Berkeley Museum, Old Santee Canal Park
Moncks Corner, SC
Time: 30 minutes

This exhibit tells students the story and displays tools used in construction of the Santee Cooper Hydroelectric and Navigation Project, completed in 1942. Students view video clips of construction, which was the largest earth-moving project in the nation's history. A highlight of the display is the letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt, announcing funding for the project that brought electricity to the darkened rural areas of South Carolina, which were 93% without electricity.

Arrange a tour by calling (843) 899.5101