Tag Archives: south Georgia

Rescheduled: Rivers Alive Cleanup and Paddle Outing, Alapaha River 2017-10-01

Rescheduled due to Tropical Storm Irma: a combination Rivers Alive and Waterkeeper Alliance Cleanup on the enchanting Alapaha River at Pafford Landing, Lakeland, Georgia, plus optional upstream and back paddle afterwards.

When: 2PM, Sunday, October 1, 2017

Where: Pafford’s Landing, MILE 71.73, east of Lakeland, GA, south side of GA 122, into the woods, west side of Alapaha River, Lanier County

GPS: 31.043011, -83.042564

More pictures of Pafford’s Landing and trash to be picked up here.

Event: facebook, meetup.

Cleanup: Cleanup materials will be provided, but if you’ve got Continue reading →

WWALS at Berrien County Harvest Festival 2017-09-30

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Join WWALS for our first time at the eighth annual Berrien County Harvest Festival in downtown Nashville.

When: 9AM – 4PM, Saturday, September 30, 2017

Where: Downtown Courthouse Square, Nashville, GA 31639

Free: No entrance fee.

Event: meetup,
facebook Hosted by Berrien County Chamber of Commerce and Development Authority and Nashville Main Street

“It’s time to get excited for the 8th annual Berrien County Harvest Festival! Come join us in Downtown Nashville for crafts, food, fun, and entertainment by the Peterson Farm Brothers and more!”

Environmental Resources in 2015 update to Berrien County Comprehensive Plan.

Berrien County PR, unknown date, Berrien County Harvest Festival set for September 30th,

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Cow House Branch Lift Station Spill in Tifton, GA 2019-09-11

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Tifton spilled 277 times more sewage than Valdosta. Tifton Gazette, 20 September 2017, Power outage cause 250,000 gallon wastewater spill,

TIFTON — There were 250,000 gallons of wastewater spillage due to the power outage cause by Hurricane Irma, according to Thomas Coker, water and wastewater superintendent.

The spillage occurred at Continue reading →

Agenda: Solar Rocks for the Equinox –Suwannee Riverkeeper will be speaking

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Agenda sent by Chris Mericle, one of the event organizers:

When: Saturday September 23, 2017 9am – 5pm
Where: Rum 138, 270 SW CR 138, Ft. White, FL 32038
Event: facebook
Hosted by: North Florida Working Group, Suwannee-St. Johns Group of Sierra Club Florida

Old-style solar mounts on roof in 2006, by John S. Quarterman.

Solar Rocks for the Equinox Speaker and Music agenda
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Sinkhole, Sabal Trail, Okapilco Creek, Brooks County, GA 2017-09-19

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Update 2017-09-21: Yes, I reported it to GA-EPD, et al. (PDF), and here are facebook photos of most of the images below.

How close to exposed is Sabal Trail’s pipe? This sinkhole is at least a foot deep, maybe two or more, and Sabal Trail only buried their pipe three feet deep, despite requests by Brooks, Colquitt, and Lowndes Counties to bury it deeper.

N of sinkhole, Sinkhole

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OSHA to WWALS about odorant leak, Dunnellon Compressor Station 2017-08-28

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OSHA said it believed the pipeline company, in a paper letter, two weeks after the WWALS complaint about Sabal Trail at Dunnellon.

We did get more information about the actual odorant out of OSHA than we ever did out of FERC, and it’s not pretty:

Slgnal word Danger
Hazard statements:
H225 : Highly flammable liquid and vapour.
H302 : Harmful if swallowed.
H317 : May cause an allergic skin reaction,
H400 : Very toxic to aquatic life,
H411 : Tox1c to aquatic life wnh long lasting effects.
Supplemental Hazard Statements:
Objectionable odor may cause nausea, headache or dizziness. May displace oxygen and cause Continue reading →

Agenda: SGRC Regional Plan Update Workshop in Valdosta 2017-09-21

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I still want to know which river that is, under “(2) Areas Requiring Special Attention Defining Narrative; Threatened Regionally Important Resources&rdquo. And what I already sent SGRC for WWALS is below this reminder message. Received yesterday:

Good Morning,

A quick reminder for our 1st Regional Plan Update Workshop on:

September 21st, 2017 9:30a to 12:30p
Valdosta SGRC Offices at 327 W. Savannah Ave
The first workshop will cover the following topics:

Review the existing issues and opportunities within the Region and determine whether they are Continue reading →