Michael Clark from WCTV interviewed me by zoom yesterday, and here’s the story. What he quoted that I said:

“This also matters upstream in Georgia, because, for example, Lowndes County, Georgia, is always trying to attract clean industry with the sorts of people who like to oh let me think, paddle, motor, swim, fish. And the Withlacoochee River goes right by Valdosta, so it’s not good for attracting the kinds of businesses and employees they want if there’s a problem with that river,” Quarterman said.

The meeting is 6 PM today at Valdosta City Hall Annex, 300 North Lee Street, Valdosta, GA 31601.

It’s not a WWALS meeting, but WWALS invites the public to come.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2285600495227880/

WCTV story

WCTV Staff, WCTV, Aug. 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM EDT|Updated around midnight, Florida river task force to meet with Valdosta City Council about sewage spill concerns: Local riverkeepers[sic] are encouraging people to attend the Thursday meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Valdosta City Hall Annex

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV)—A task force representing a dozen Florida counties is preparing to speak with the Valdosta City Council on Thursday.

The group is concerned with sewage spills in Valdosta and how they impact counties further downriver on the Suwannee River.

They first met with the city in 2020, and say things have improved, but recent spills have reignited discussion.

Local riverkeepers[sic] are encouraging people to attend the Thursday meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Valdosta City Hall Annex.

Suwannee Riverkeeper and [WWALS] executive director John S. Quarterman said sewage spills don’t just impact Florida residents.

“This also matters upstream in Georgia, because, for example, Lowndes County, Georgia, is always trying to attract clean industry with the sorts of people who like to oh let me think, paddle, motor, swim, fish. And the Withlacoochee River goes right by Valdosta, so it’s not good for attracting the kinds of businesses and employees they want if there’s a problem with that river,” Quarterman said.

For more information about the upcoming meeting, click here.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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