WWALS Ambassador
Dave Hetzel will speak about the
Alapaha River Water Trail
(now looking to place signs)
and the
Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail
(Committee just formed and looking for more members)
at the
Southern Georgia Regional Commission Council
meeting 11AM July 23rd in Pearson, GA 31642.
Update 2015-07-23: Civic Center, 786 Austin Ave. East, Pearson, GA
According to New Georgia Encyclopedia, Continue reading
Update 2021-03-09: The funding cost per gauge has gone up, to $22,500, of which usually the USGS contributes about $900.
How much would it cost
to fund the Okapilco Creek gage so it won’t go offline July 31st?
About
$13,600/year, more or less, mostly for field and office labor
and administration, with only 10% for the field equipment.
Since this gage is located in Brooks County, Georgia,
the most likely funding body (after USGS itself)
would be the Brooks County Commission.
Yes, it’s in WWALS watersheds; no, WWALS doesn’t plan to take on
funding streamgages. If some funding organization appeared
that wanted to pass the funds through WWALS, which is a 501(c)(3)
educational institution, that would be possible.
But this seems more like a government issue.
In USGS Groundwater Data for Georgia:
The following streamgage will be shut down on July 31, 2015 unless alternative funding can be found:
- 02318700 Okapilco Creek at Georgia Highway 333, near Quitman, Georgia
For questions regarding this threatened streamgage, please contact Tony Gotvald at (678) 924-6648 or agotvald@usgs.gov.
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In April the WWALS board approved a dozen goals for 2015,
reviewed upcoming outings and the since-approved
WATERKEEPER® Affiliate application, as well as the
Valdosta Wastewater and
pipeline situations,
and moved ahead on planning for the since-solidified
Withlacoochee and Little River Water Trail Committee,
while adding to a couple of committees.
Here are the Minutes of the 8 April 2015 WWALS Quarterly Board Meeting
approved at last night’s Board Meeting, and videos of that April meeting.
Here’s a video playlist:
Adopted 2015 Goals, WATERKEEPER, Valdosta Wastewater:
WWALS Board Videos and Minutes 2015-04-08
Videos by Gretchen Quarterman for WWALS Watershed Coalition (WWALS),
IHOP, Adel, Cook County County, Georgia.
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A Spectra is haunting Atlanta!
Apparently Spectra is feeling the heat about its proposed Sabal Trail
fracked methane pipeline and has pushed the revolving door to get some lobbyists in Atlanta. We tried to warn you that you are surrounded, Atlanta!
So much for FERC being the only deciding body. Don’t forget to sign the Petition to GA Gov. Deal to oppose Sabal Trail pipeline.
Greg Bluestein, AJC Insider, 7 July 2015, Trio of bipartisan Atlanta lobbyists opening up new shop, Continue reading
From Leigh Askew Elkins of UGA via GRN, same city as last month, different venue:
The Suwannee — Satilla Regional Water Council will convene on Monday, July 20, 2015 at 10:00am in the meeting room in Aniston’s Restaurant, 1404 W. Baker Highway, Douglas, GA. Registration will begin at 9:30am. Among other things, the Council will affirm its plans for enhancing inter-council planning and for engaging key implementing actors. The Council will also discuss its recommendations for plan revisions.
Seems like it’s time for them to say something about the Sabal Trail fracked methane pipeline, and about the shale basin under our Floridan Aquifer. Maybe WWALS will send something to them about that.
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Julie Bowland posted on facebook (reposted here with permission):
Continue reading
Paddled for a couple hours this morning around and downstream from the confluence of the Little and Withlacoochee Rivers…just a couple miles from my house. Forgot to bring a canvas so just played with some mixed media drawing. Fun!
The
July 2015 WWALS Newsletter is out.
First it went to the members, of course.
You can
become a member today.
And don’t forget
the Annual Meeting coming up Wednesday July 8th.
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Ban fracking before it spreads, and ban it quickly enough to stop new pipelines! WWALS signed the Global Frackdown organized by Food and Water Watch:
Fracking threatens the air we breathe, the water we drink, the communities we love and the climate on which we depend.
The specific message WWALS added when signing 29 June 2015 was:
Fracking is driving a company from Houston, Texas to try to gouge a pipeline across our fragile watersheds and drinking water aquifer. Georgia is already the fastest-growing U.S. market for solar power, and just passed a solar financing law that will make it grow even faster. Meanwhile, a shale gas basin has been discovered under south Georgia and north Florida. Ban fracking before it spreads, and ban it quickly enough to stop new pipelines!
Remember, WWALS supports a fracking ban in Floirida, and Continue reading
Everyone is invited to two meetings Wednesday evening July 8th,
both at IHOP, 1200 W 4th St, Adel, GA 31620, (229) 896-2662.
You can help support WWALS by becoming a member today. To be on the board or a committee, you must be a member of WWALS.
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