On his radio show Tuesday morning, Steve Nichols asked me about the wood pellet plant proposed in Adel, Georgia.
We also talked about how you can vote yes on Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 to fix fee diversions, bottle and can deposits, and how you can help stop Nestle from sucking up more of our aquifer water and making more plastic bottles we have to clean up.
This was in addition to the big cleanup this Saturday, the WWALS Boomerang paddle race from Georgia into Florida and back on October 24th, and the Halloween Full Hunter’s Moon paddle on Banks Lake. Here is video of what we said and links to more information.
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Big Cleanup coming up Saturday –Suwannee Riverkeeper on Steve Nichols radio
On Saturday, October 10, 2020, in conjunction with Lowndes County, WWALS will be doing a three-location cleanup at Troupville Boat Ramp on the Little River, on Sugar Creek down to the Withlacoochee River, and at Naylor Boat Ramp on the Alapaha River, plus Valdosta is organizing several creek cleanups.
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WWALS Boomerang paddle race 2020-10-24: Suwannee Riverkeeper on Steve Nichols radio
On Saturday, October 24, 2020, there’s the Third Annual WWALS Boomerang paddle race from Georgia into Florida and back.
Tickets to the WWALS Boomerang are $20 online through Ocotber 15, then $30 at the event.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wwals-boomerang-paddle-race-2020-tickets-118844038719?aff=efbeventtixFor much more, follow this link: wwals.net/pictures/2020-10-24–boomerang/
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GA Amendment 1: vote Yes to stop fee diversions –Suwannee Riverkeeper on Steve Nichols radio
Don’t you think taxes and fees charged by a state should go to the purposes the state said they would? Well, in Georgia, many such funds have been mostly diverted to the general fund, and then who knows where. You can vote in this election to stop that: vote Yes on Amendment 1. Fewer tires thrown in our rivers.
Six cities and counties for Amendment 1: Adel, Hahira, and Valdosta, Atkinson, Lanier, and Lowndes Counties. -
Stop litter: Bottle & can deposits –Suwannee Riverkeeper on Steve Nichols radio 2020-10-06
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No Nestle permit water withdrawal –Suwannee Riverkeeper on Steve Nichols radio 2020-10-06
Much more on the WWALS website.
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Wood pellet plant in Adel: bad idea –Suwannee Riverkeeper on Steve Nichols radio 2020-10-06
After a public hearing on September 8 with much opposition, the Adel City Council passed two ordinances on September 21: one to annex some land (with one vote against), and another to rezone it for a wood pellet plant (with two votes against). That’s not the end of the story: the plant still has no air quality permit. And there are attorneys ready to sue. Steve and I discussed why the pellet plant is a bad idea.
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Halloween Full Moon paddle on Banks Lake –Suwannee Riverkeeper on Steve Nichols radio 2020-10-06
On Saturday, October 31, 2020, it’s the Banks Lake Full Hunter’s Halloween Moon paddle! Yes, bring costumes.
https://wwals.net/?p=53647Here’s what the October 1 Full Moon paddle looked like:
Sunset, moonrise, and paddlers with bannersFor more WWALS outings and events as they are posted, see the WWALS calendar or the WWALS outings and events web page. WWALS members also get an upcoming list in the Tannin Times newsletter.
Thanks again to Steve Nichols for helping promote the Third Annual Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, which went very well.
For all about water quality testing, see https://wwals.net/issues/testing/.
For how we got to the current situation see Current Situation of Water Quality Testing, Suwannee River Basin 2020-08-02
For more about why we think ruminants, especially cattle, are the source of much of the recent river water contamination with E. coli, see WWALS Summary of FDEP chemical and biological tracers, Withlacoochee and Suwannee Rivers 2020-08-05.
Here’s a WWALSvideo playlist:
Video: Cleanups, WWALS Boomerang, and wood pellet plant: Suwannee Riverkeeper on Steve Nichols radio show 2020-10-06
Video by John S. Quarterman for WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS),
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-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
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