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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 January 2012 17:04

The Upper Chattahoochee River Keeper is sponsoring a contest for T-shirt design!  Participate by going to https://www.facebook.com/pages/UCRs-T-Shirt-Design-Contest-Jan-1-31/309033522470354.

The three designs that receive the most "Likes" will advance to the finalist round and will be voted on by UCR and a panel of celebrity Atlanta judges. The winner will be announced Feb. 6, 2012. The winning designer will receive a private cabana for six at the 16th Annual River Revival on May 4, the opportunity to meet the performing artists, and go home with a few of your winning tees!

To learn more details, including contest rules, visit here; details are located within the "Info" link on the left. Any questions: email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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On Saturday October 1, 2011 we had a very successful annual Creek Cleanup of Marsh Creek in conjunction with Adopt A Stream. Thanks to all those who joined us.  Look for the pictures under WASS Activities.

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Georgia Water Coalition’s (www.georgiawater.org) “Dirty Dozen” highlights the worst offenses to Georgia’s water—offenses that are the consequences of an under-funded state environmental agency and a lack of political will to aggressively enforce laws that protect our water, land, air and people.

The Georgia Water Coalition publishes this list as a call to action for our state’s leaders and its citizens to come together to correct the pollution problems and threats to our water.

Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has seen its funding cut by 44 percent since 2008, seriously jeopardizing its ability to enforce the state’s environmental laws. More problematic is the political cronyism that puts business and industry interests on the state board that oversees EPD—the agency that regulates those same businesses. Even the current Director of EPD, another political-appointee, was previously a partner at a law firm that represents regulated industries, some of which are on the Dirty Dozen list. In such a system, the political will to fully enforce Georgia’s environmental laws and implement policies that protect our water, land and air will always be lacking.

It is time for our state’s leaders and citizens to come together to correct these pollution problems and threats to our water.

What you can do:

If your organization would like a presentation about the Dirty Dozen we can e-mail you a Power Point and script, or arrange for someone to come and give a presentation to your group - just contact April Ingle at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Write a letter to your editor calling on local leaders to take action.

Write your state legislator and ask them to take action.