Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
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Upper Chattahoochee Upper Chattahoochee RiverkeeperRiverkeeper
Kristina RobertsonKristina Robertson4/14/20114/14/2011
Clemson UniversityClemson UniversityENR 613ENR 613
http://www.chattahoochee.org/past-projects.php
The trouble with water – and there is trouble with water – is that they aren’t making any more of it’. - Marq de Villers, 2000. Water.
The BeginningThe Beginning
19641964 Fishermen meet to discuss the pollution of the Hudson Fishermen meet to discuss the pollution of the Hudson
RiverRiver Bob Boyle suggests the use of existing laws to stop Bob Boyle suggests the use of existing laws to stop
violationsviolations• Rivers and Harbors act of 1888 Rivers and Harbors act of 1888 • Refuse Act of 1899 Refuse Act of 1899
Created the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association Created the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association (HRFA). (HRFA).
http://www.riverkeeper.org/about-us/our-story/riverkeeper-timeline/#post_7123
19721972 Clean Water Act passedClean Water Act passed Tom Whyatt is appointed as the first RiverkeeperTom Whyatt is appointed as the first Riverkeeper
1985 - 19861985 - 1986 Robert F Kennedy Jr. becomes the Riverkeeper’s Robert F Kennedy Jr. becomes the Riverkeeper’s
Chief Prosecuting Attorney Chief Prosecuting Attorney HRFA and Riverkeeper merge HRFA and Riverkeeper merge
http://www.riverkeeper.org/about-us/our-story/riverkeeper-timeline/#post_7140
19991999 Kennedy becomes the head of The National Kennedy becomes the head of The National
Alliance of River, Sound and BaykeepersAlliance of River, Sound and Baykeepers Renamed Waterkeeper AllianceRenamed Waterkeeper Alliance
PresentPresent Waterkeeper AllianceWaterkeeper Alliance
• supports the over 200 waterkeeper organizations supports the over 200 waterkeeper organizations worldwide worldwide
• dedicated to protecting community’s right to clean water dedicated to protecting community’s right to clean water
http://www.waterkeeper.org/ht/d/sp/i/181/pid/181
Waterkeeper Campaigns Waterkeeper Campaigns Clean EnergyClean Energy
exposing the truth behind the coal industry exposing the truth behind the coal industry protection of our food systems from mercury protection of our food systems from mercury
contaminationcontamination Polluted RunoffPolluted Runoff
strengthening storm water laws and regulations strengthening storm water laws and regulations Pure Farms, Pure WaterPure Farms, Pure Water
protection of rural watersheds working with farmers, protection of rural watersheds working with farmers, environmentalists and political leaders environmentalists and political leaders
Defending Clean Water Defending Clean Water block attempts to weaken the current environmental block attempts to weaken the current environmental
protections of the Clean Water Act protections of the Clean Water Act
Waterkeeper RegionsWaterkeeper Regions WorldwideWorldwide
AfricaAfrica AsiaAsia AustraliaAustralia Canada Canada EuropeEurope Latin AmericaLatin America USAUSA
• Great LakesGreat Lakes• North AtlanticNorth Atlantic• GulfGulf• PacificPacific• South Atlantic South Atlantic
http://www.waterkeeper.org/ht/d/sp/i/238/pid/238/cat_id/1163/xcids/1163
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (UCR) (UCR)
Established in 1994Established in 1994 Part of the South Atlantic Part of the South Atlantic
regionregion Was the 11th licensed Was the 11th licensed
program in the program in the Waterkeeper AllianceWaterkeeper Alliance
5,000 members that 5,000 members that advocate for the advocate for the protection and restoration protection and restoration of the Chattahoochee of the Chattahoochee River Basin River Basin The Riverkeeper's guide to the Chattahoochee River :
from its origin at Chattahoochee Gap to Apalachicola Bay
Chattahoochee Watershed Chattahoochee Watershed provides drinking water provides drinking water
for approximately 3.5 for approximately 3.5 million people million people
drains an area of 8,770 drains an area of 8,770 square miles and is part square miles and is part of the Appalachicola-of the Appalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Chattahoochee-Flint Basin Basin
flows 430 miles to its flows 430 miles to its union with the Flint River union with the Flint River at Lake Seminole and the at Lake Seminole and the Florida borderFlorida border
http://www.chattahoochee.org/watershed.php
UCR Tools Advocacy
Water conservation and planning Education
Floating classroom• The Lake Lanier Aquatic Learning Center on the Chota Princess II for grades K-12
Get the Dirt Out Workshops • controlling runoff from construction sites
Certification Classes • Erosion and Sediment Control
Research Communication
User friendly website Numerous programs and interaction opportunities
http://www.chattahoochee.org/index.php
Cooperation Report a Problem
• Citizen "hotline" program
Monitoring Monthly river patrols BacteriAlert program
• Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area total coliform and E. Coli
Lake Lanier Clean Water Campaign• Chattahoochee river's confluence with Peachtree Creek
Dissolved oxygen
Legal actions Enforcements Legislature Tri-State Water Wars
http://www.chattahoochee.org/index.php
UCR Projects Riparian Restoration & Education Project/Soque River
Restoration Project Prevent the further erosion into the Soque River. Use a restoration technique that is unique to Georgia. Improve habitat and stream health. Demonstrate that it is more cost-effective to prevent problems
http://www.soque.org/flora.html
Source Water Protection Program in Habersham County Provide sediment source assessment of the watershed. Evaluate the effectiveness of the current water supply plan to protect
Clarkesville's drinking water supply Designate a strategy to protect this drinking water supply from future
collection of silt Educate watershed residents concerning protection options
Biodiversity: Assessment of Threatened Fish Species work with UGA’s Institute of Ecology enhance knowledge of the
aquatic species found in the headwaters provide information about the occurrence and distribution of aquatic
fauna lay the foundation for future studies and implementation of
conservation policies
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper’s mission
“is to advocate and secure the protection and stewardship of the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed, in
order to restore and preserve their ecological health for the people and
wildlife that depend on the river system”
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