Swim Guide 2022: Where We’re Testing & Our Interns

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Swim Guide is back! And bigger than ever to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act!

Coosa Riverkeeper is expanding their summer water quality monitoring program, Swim Guide. Every week from Memorial Day to mid-September, Coosa Riverkeeper will be testing popular recreation sites across the Coosa River, its lakes, and creeks for harmful pathogens like E.coli and other water quality parameters. This year in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, Coosa Riverkeeper is expanding its free water quality monitoring program to 50 sites in 12 counties!

Where We’re Testing This Summer

Meet Our 2022 Swim Guide Interns

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Extinction Graveyard and Hospital for the Threatened & Endangered

Until the late 60’s, the Coosa River was a vast habitat for 147 species of fish, 91 species of snail, and 53 species of mussels. After the Coosa River was impounded with 7 Alabama Power Dams, these aquatic species lost the necessary means for their survival. For our...

Coosa River Basin Initiative and Coosa Riverkeeper Join Forces to Monitor PFAS Contamination in the Coosa River Basin

In response to growing concerns about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their potential impact on public health, the Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI) and Coosa Riverkeeper are pleased to announce their collaboration on a crucial project aimed at...

Riverkeeper Receives Award & Gadsden Sewage Overview Litigation Update

Yesterday, our Staff Riverkeeper/Executive Director was awarded the Floyd L. Donald Community Service Award at the oldest Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Gadsden. Justinn received this award for her outstanding service to protect vulnerable communities and...