Clean 13 Honoree, ACF Stakeholders, Impact in Tri-State Water Dispute at Supreme Court
Earlier this year at the Georgia Water Coalition’s Clean 13 Celebration, the work of Mark Masters was recognized for many contributions to water planning and conservation in Georgia, including his long-term efforts coordinating and supporting the work of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Stakeholders while they developed a water sharing agreement between diverse interests from Georgia, Florida and […]
2017 – 2018 Legislative Updates
Final Legislative Update – Click here. Legislative Update Week 11 – Click here. Legislative Update Week 10 – Click here. Legislative Update Week 9 – Click here. Legislative Update Week 8 – Click here. Legislative Update Week 7 – Click here. Legislative Update Week 6 – Click here. Legislative Update Week 5 – Click here. Legislative Update Week 4 – Click here. Legislative […]
Revising the GWC’s Biennial Report of Recommendations
Revising the GWC’s Biennial Report of Recommendations Every two years, since 2002, the Georgia Water Coalition has released a report of recommendations for protecting and restoring Georgia’s water resources. This report serves as the foundation for our water advocacy work. All of our GWC members are given the opportunity to provide input during the revision […]
Bills to Protect Communities From Coal Waste Introduced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennette Gayer jennette@environmentgeorgia.org 0-404-370-1764, M-703-475-3228 BILLS TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM COAL WASTE INTRODUCED Georgia Water Coalition applauds legislators for taking steps to protect communities and waterways ATLANTA, GA (February 13, 2018)—The Georgia Water Coalition (GWC) applauds state Representative Jeff Jones (R-Brunswick) and a bipartisan list of cosponsors for their work to […]
EPD Responds to Dirty Dozen Listing By Proposing Dirty Rule Change
December 4, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jen Hilburn, Altamaha Riverkeeper, jen@altamahariverkeeper.org, 912-441-3908 Gordon Rogers, Flint Riverkeeper, gordon@flintriverkeeper.org, 912-223-6761 EPD Responds to Dirty Dozen Listing By Proposing Dirty Rule Change Atlanta, GA—This week, the Board of the Department of Natural Resources will consider changes to a water pollution rule that could harm all of Georgia’s waterways […]
DIRTY DOZEN 2017: Dirty Energy, Dirty Politics Top List
DIRTY DOZEN 2017: Dirty Energy, Dirty Politics Top List For more information contact: Joe Cook, 706-409-0128, jcook@coosa.org For more information about specific Dirty Dozen sites view the report at: https://www.gawater.org/resources/dirty-dozen For Immediate Release Nov. 14, 2017: Today, Georgia’s leading water advocacy organizations released their “Dirty Dozen” for 2017 in a 28-page report highlighting 12 of the […]