Current Work
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper actively works to protect and preserve the Chattahoochee watershed through legal work, policy work, technical programs, communication, education, and recreational activities.
Legal work includes working with legislators to strengthen regulatory protections for waterways, lobbying to protect water resources, and pursuing legal action when necessary to ensure that the laws that protect drinking water supply are properly enforced.
In policy, UCR promotes water conservation and advocates for water efficiency measures, protection of our water supply at all levels of government, and effective and wise water planning for the watershed region. With regard to the Tri-State issues, UCR addresses the conflict over water sharing and offers practical sustainable solutions.
The technical programs include patrolling the watershed’s rivers and lakes, responding to citizen hotline calls and other reported problems, and monitoring water quality.
Quarterly newsletters and bi-weekly news flashes keep citizens in the loop on water issues and events. Education and training includes teaching children, citizens, business people, and policy-makers how to protect our river, and bringing thousands of children each year on board the floating classroom on Lake Lanier to learn about water quality and river stewardship.
Recreational activities promote responsible appreciation of the Chattahoochee through kayak and canoe trips, river races, and other activities.
Additional offices in Gainesville and LaGrange provide education, enforcement and partnership to citizens and groups in the headwaters and the southern regions of the Upper Chattahoochee area.
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