Not so good below the Town of Alapaha, Georgia, wastewater settling ponds Friday.
Heather Brasell tested on what’s in the Alapaha River Water Trail (ARWT) map as
Alapaha Elementary School Stream and got 667 CFU/100 mL of E. coli,
which is above the 410 one-time test limit.
She tested on the power line right of way you can see just downstream (northeast)
of the Alapaha WPCP Outfall. Continue reading
Category Archives: Testing
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Clean Alapaha and Withlacoochee Rivers 2024-08-29
Update 2024-09-02: Bad Alapaha WTP Outflow 2024-08-30.
The Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers tested clean for Wednesday and Thursday.
No new sewage spills were reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida. We did hear of a fish kill in Lakes Rowell and Sampson far upstream of the Santa Fe River, apparently on Friday, August 23. People are investigating.
There’s been little rain for a week, so no contamination is expected. The weather prediction shows chance of storms starting Monday, but not for the weekend.
Santa Fe Lake, The lower Santa Fe, and the Suwannee River at Fargo and downstream from the Santa Fe are in Action Stage, and the Santa Fe at TREPO is still in flood.
The Little, Withlacoochee, and Alapaha Rivers are now below Action Stage. The Alapaha is actually getting too low.
So happy fishing, swimming, and boating this weekend.
Be sure to join us Saturday, September 7, 2024, for the WWALS River Revue,
5-8 PM at the Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta.
It’s a sit-down fundraising dinner with speakers from Florida and Georgia, a silent auction, and the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest.
https://www.betterunite.com/WWALS-wwalsriverrevue2024
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Clean Withlacoochee & Alapaha Rivers 2024-08-29 No sewage spills and No rain
WWALS River Revue, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, and Augusteenth on The Spotlight Show, Talk92.1 FM 2024-08-29
Join us on The Spotlight Show on talk921.com at 6 PM, Thursday, August 29, 2024.
Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman and “Diamond” Jim Halter will talk about the WWALS River Revue with the Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest, coming up in a week. Also Augusteenth: Juneteenth boating again at Reed Bingham State Park this Saturday. Plus chainsaw cleanups, the Okefenokee Swamp, the Ichetucknee Springs and River, and the water quality testing.
![[WWALS River Revue and Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest on The Spotlight Show, 6-7 PM, Thursday, August 29, 2024]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-08-29--spotlight-show-talk92.1-radio/fbmany.jpg)
-jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®
You can help with clean, swimmable, fishable, drinkable, water in the 10,000-square-mile Suwannee River Basin in Florida and Georgia by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/
Withlacoochee and Alapaha River clean 2024-08-21
Update 2024-08-31: Clean Alapaha and Withlacoochee Rivers 2024-08-29.
The Withlacoochee and Alapaha Rivers tested clean for Wednesday.
No new sewage spills were reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Florida, or Georgia.
There’s been little rain for a week, so no contamination is expected. The weather prediction shows chance of storms for the next few days, but those usually happen in the afternoon.
The Santa Fe and much of the Suwannee River are still in flood or Action Stage.
The Little, Withlacoochee, and Alapaha Rivers are now below Action Stage, although still a bit high.
So happy fishing, swimming, and boating this weekend.
Maybe you’d like to join us Sunday for Jon boat Withlacoochee River Chainsaw Cleanup, Langdale Park Boat Ramp 2024-08-25.
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Clean Withlacoochee, Alapaha Rivers, 2024-08-21 Happy fishing, swimming, and boating
For the Withlacoochee River, the City of Valdosta got very good results for Wednesday at both GA 133 and US 84.
Also for Wednesday, for the Alapaha River Kimberly Godden Tanner got zero (0) E. coli at Lakeland Boat Ramp and Naylor Park Beach.
She noted, “Both locations are looking great.” Continue reading
Clean Withlacoochee River 2024-08-14
Update 2024-08-23: Withlacoochee and Alapaha River clean 2024-08-21.
The Withlacoochee River tested clean.
No new sewage spills were reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Florida, or Georgia.
There’s been little rain for a week, so no contamination is expected. The weather prediction is no rain until Sunday afternoon.
The Santa Fe and much of the Suwannee River are still in flood or Action Stage. We hear Gibson Park at the Alapaha River Confluence is closed. The Little, Withlacoochee, and Alapaha Rivers are now below Action Stage, although still high.
So happy fishing, swimming, and boating this weekend.
Maybe you’d like to join us tomorrow for Upstream Withlacoochee River from Troupville Chainsaw Cleanup 2024-08-17.
![[Clean Withlacoochee River 2024-08-14 Little rain lately. None until Sunday evening.]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-08-14--wq/many.jpg)
Clean Withlacoochee River 2024-08-14 Little rain lately. None until Sunday evening.
Withlacoochee River
The City of Valdosta results for Wednesday are 20 cfu/100 mL E. coli, which is very good, at both GA 133 and US 84.
Also for Wednesday, Russ Tatum got 33 cfu/100 mL at Allen Ramp and Holly Point. “Clean results! The water is still high but dropping slowly. It never came out of the banks here. It is tanic, slightly silty but mostly clear.” Continue reading
Clean Alapaha, Withlacoochee, Santa Fe, and Ichetucknee Rivers 2024-08-08
Update 2024-08-16: Clean Withlacoochee River 2024-08-14.
The Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Ichetucknee, and Santa Fe Rivers tested clean. Evidently any contamination Hurricane Debby washed in has been diluted by the massive amount of water.
One new sewage spill was reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Florida, inland in High Springs; see below.
In Georgia, the four Valdosta Monday spills showed up in the GA-EPD Sewage Spills Report yesterday; see below.
There is still no update on the two Monday Quitman spills: where were they, and how much?
See separate post.
https://wwals.net/?p=65559
The weather prediction for the next ten days is chance of storms, but most likely in the afternoon.
Most of the rivers are still in flood or Action Stage, but a few are back down, such as the Little River from Hahira (GA 122) upstream and the ALapaha River at Sheboggy (US 82).
If you can find a river stretch that is low enough, happy fishing, swimming, and boating this weekend.
![[Clean Rivers: Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Ichetucknee, Santa Fe 2024-08-08]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-08-08--wq/many.jpg)
Clean Rivers: Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Ichetucknee, Santa Fe 2024-08-08
Alapaha River
Continue readingPartly clean Withlacoochee River 2024-08-01
The Withlacoochee River tested dirty at GA 133 but clean downstream.
Heavy rain apparently washed something in.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in the Suwannee River Basin in Florida.
But in
Georgia,
Ashburn was at it again, with 290,000 gallons of raw sewage into Hat Creek and the Alapaha River,
reported more than a week late.
See separate post.
https://wwals.net/?p=65523
The weather prediction for the next ten days is thunderstorms or chance of storms, but most likely in the afternoon. If it’s like that past ten days, the rains will be here and there.
Many of the rivers are pretty high now. But if you can find one that is low enough, happy fishing, swimming, and boating this weekend. Continue reading
Okapilco Creek, WWALS River Revue, Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest on Bill Osborne talk radio 2024-07-30
Songwriters, please send in your song by August 7, as Bill Osborne and I reminded everyone on his morning drive radio show at 7:30 this morning.
The Suwannee Riverkeeper Songwriting Contest finals will be Saturday, September 7, 2024, during the WWALS River Revue, at the Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, Georgia.
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For that and many other topics we discussed, go to:
https://wwals.net
Here is a video playlist:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKwQ5xfKf-QwPL1huvH5anLwRwLEAWu3S&si=guytfiq-hr-aRjPm
Clean Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Santa Fe Rivers 2024-07-25
Update 2024-07-28: No spills yet from rain on Valdosta 2024-07-28.
Three rivers tested clean this week: Withlacoochee, Alapaha, and Santa Fe.
There has been rain, scattered, but heavy in spots.
No new sewage spills have been reported in the past week in Suwannee River Basin in Florida, or Georgia.
The weather prediction all weekend is likely rain, but most likely in the afternoon.
So pick a river at a level you like, and happy fishing, swimming, and boating this weekend.
Or join us Saturday morning for the Jon boat outing, Troupville to Nankin, Withlacoochee River 2024-07-27.
![[Clean Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Santa Fe Rivers, No sewage spills, But rain 2024-07-25]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-07-25--wq/many.jpg)
Clean Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Santa Fe Rivers, No sewage spills, But rain 2024-07-25
Alapaha River
Kimberly Godden Tanner tested her usual two sites on the Alapaha River for Thursday, July 25, 2024, noting, “Great results at both locations.” Continue reading
Clean Santa Fe River 2024-07-17
Update 2024-08-02: Three more Ashburn sewage spills reported more than a week late 2024-07-20.
Update 2024-07-24: Downstream dozen Florida counties task force reactivated after raw sewage spills across Georgia state line –WUFT 2024-07-23.
The Santa Fe River tested clean at the spot it didn’t last week, Wanamake (Butler) Ramp, a tenth of a mile up from the Suwannee River. Sugar Creek tested clean last Saturday.
We don’t have any more test results this week. However, since there has been little rain, chances are that nothing much washed into the rivers.
In the Suwannee River Basin Florida, High Springs reported a small inland sewage spill.
In Georgia, Ashburn yet again reported a major spill a week late, into Hat Creek into the Alapaha River.
The weather prediction all weekend is likely rain, but most likely in the afternoon.
So pick a river at a level you like, and happy fishing, swimming, and boating this weekend.
Or join us Sunday morning for Alapahoochee River Cleanup, 2024-07-21.
Or, weather permitting, Sunday evening for Banks Lake Full Buck Moon Paddle 2024-07-21.
Continue reading![[Clean Santa Fe River 2024-07-17, Sugar Creek 2024-07-13, Old Ashburn, High Springs, sewage spills, Rain predicted]](https://www.wwals.net/pictures/2024-07-17--wq/many.jpg)