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Deep Well’s History A Public Health Nurse’s Inspiration Charlotte Heinrichs, a former New York State public health nurse, founded The Deep Well Project in 1973.
Mrs. Heinrichs realized that widespread infestations of parasites in local school children were the result of too shallow water wells, where ground sewage leeched into them and contaminated the water.Brushing aside bureaucratic interference at every level, Mrs. Heinrichs developed the program, which brought deep water wells and parasite-free water to native islanders. This undertaking brought national recognition from former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, former South Carolina Governors Richard Riley and Carroll Campbell, and Newsweek and Modern Maturity magazines. Her bold, humanitarian initiatives have made a vast contribution to Hilton Head Island and a multitude of its residents.
Mrs. Heinrichs shown here with her dog Spot |
