by Justinn Overton | Aug 18, 2017 | Swim Guide, Uncategorized
It’s mid-August and (we hope) it’s about as hot as it’s going to get this summer. The water temperatures are also getting near the warmest they’ll be. It’s that time of late summer where jumping in a 90° lake doesn’t exactly cool...
by Justinn Overton | Jul 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Summer 2017 Newsletter >>>Click Here to Read!<<< In this Issue… 2017 Group of the Year New Fish Advisories Standards for Excellence Accreditation Swim Guide Reaching More Users 2017 Swim Guide Interns Learn about Swim Club Thank you for your... by Justinn Overton | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
On Tuesday July 11th, a massive spill of up to 1,000,000 gallons of sewage occurred at the Oxford Tull C Allen Wastewater Treatment Plant adjacent to Choccolocco Creek. Coosa Riverkeeper is advising the public to avoid recreation in the middle section of Choccolocco... by Justinn Overton | Jun 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Coosa Riverkeeper collected bacteria samples on Tuesday, June 27th, from its 20 Swim Guide sites to assess the extent to which conditions have improved since Tropical Storm Cindy trigged 5 water quality alerts on the Coosa and 14 alerts on the Cahaba River. Over the...
by Justinn Overton | May 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama proudly announces Coosa Riverkeeper is the latest the Standards for Excellence® Accredited Organization in Alabama “We’re the FIRST Waterkeeper Alliance member in the nation and ONLY environmental non-profit in... by Justinn Overton | Mar 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Coosa Riverkeeper was named “2017 Group of the Year” by Alabama Rivers Alliance at Alabama Water Rally at Camp McDowell on March 18th. “We’re honored to receive this award! Thank you to Alabama Rivers Alliance for this recognition and to each...