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Catfish Court 2021 is Live! 💥 You can vote now

Catfish Court 2021 is Live! 💥 You can vote now for your favorite Catfish King or Queen through our bio. The winner (chosen by you) will be dubbed royalty on stage Fiddlin' Fest in Rome, Ga October 9th.🎣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Cheers to our amazing volunteer Cortnee Davenport

Cheers to our amazing volunteer Cortnee Davenport for keeping an eye on our local water! Our water monitors are integral to our mission to protect, preserve, and restore this incredible river basin. Thank you for all you do!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Without clean water, life is not possible. When y

Without clean water, life is not possible. When your water is threatened- will you speak up for it? Here's your chance..💦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Tomorrow is the deadline to submit your comments to the Georgia EPD telling them to protect Georgia's water by holding Georgia Power accountable for responsible clean up of toxic coal ash at Plant Hammond and across the state! 💦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

If the coal ash is left in unlined pits it will be a forever pollution problem for our watershed! Find out more about this issue and submit your comments through the link in our bio today! 🐟

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RESTOCKED! Easily our most popular t-shirt 🐠 We love the colorful Etowah darter design and it's super soft!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Arsenic and groundwater just don't belong together

Arsenic and groundwater just don't belong together! ☢️ But, at Plant Hammond on the Coosa River in Rome, Georgia arsenic and other toxic chemicals are being allowed to leech into the groundwater from unlined coal ash pond 3. 😬⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Georgia EPD should exercise proper stewardship over state water quality, rather than granting permits to Georgia Power to use our groundwater as a permanent waste dump for coal ash.

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☑️Submit your comments online by 9/10 to Georgia EPD about Plant Hammond’s 1.1 million ton unlined pond and urge the agency to require proper disposal in a lined landfill. Link to comment is in the bio!

☑️Join CRBI for a community form on what's happening next Tuesday, September 7th at 6pm on Zoom! (details in our bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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From the mountains to the ocean, water carves its

From the mountains to the ocean, water carves its path and provides opportunity for life to flourish. Where there is clean water there is abundance and vitality. Thank you for helping us protect clean water so life can thrive for generations to come!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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“I would love to live like a river flows, carrie

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Our next paddling trip is just around the corner!

Our next paddling trip is just around the corner! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
August 21st we will put in on the Oostanaula River near Calhoun. Sign up via the link in our bio 🚣🏼‍♂️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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HAPPENING TODAY at 6pm EST the Georgia EPD will ho

HAPPENING TODAY at 6pm EST the Georgia EPD will hold a public hearing soliciting public response to Georgia Power's request for Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) permits to cap nearly 50 million tons of toxic coal ash in place in unlined pits, starting with Plant Hammond’s 1 million ton Ash Pond 3 in Rome, GA.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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EPD proposes to grant a permit for the permanent disposal of over amillion tons of toxic coal ash near the shores of the Coosa River at Plant Hammond’s AP-3.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Georgia EPD should exercise proper stewardship ove

Georgia EPD should exercise proper stewardship over state water quality, rather than granting permits to Georgia Power to use our groundwater as a permanent waste dump for coal ash. Submit comments online by 9/8 to Georgia EPD about Plant Hammond’s 1.1 million ton unlined pond and urge the agency to require proper disposal in a lined landfill. Send your comments to the EPD through the link in our bio! And attend a virtual public hearing on August 10th at 6pm EST to make your voice heard! gaepd.zoom.us/j/91627273413?pwd=S2JNQUZML3k2ZS84bGJHTnpaZG9xdz09⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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HAPPENING NOW! Your action is needed! 💦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The EPD is welcoming public comments and holding a virtual meeting as they decide what will happen to Rome, Ga's Plant Hammond’s Ash Pond 3. This Coal Ash pond is partially located in the 100-year floodplain and regularly interacts with groundwater. As a result, this closure plan will allow toxic components of coal ash (such as arsenic, cadmium, selenium, and more) to leak into the Coosa River and Weiss Lake for decades to come.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! Georgia Power plans to leav

YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! Georgia Power plans to leave toxic coal ash in place forever in an unlined pit at Plant Hammond in Floyd County- contaminating groundwater indefinitely near the Coosa River and Weiss Lake. Submit your comments to Georgia EPD online by 9/8 by emailing epdcomments@dnr.ga.gov with “Plant Hammond AP-3 CCR Permit” in the subject line.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Another shot of our July paddle trip on the Etowah

Another shot of our July paddle trip on the Etowah River! Want to join our next trip? Coming up! Aug. 21—Calhoun’s Oostanaula Paddle (from 136 to the 156 ramp) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This 10-mile paddle takes you from the City of Calhoun into the rural countryside of Gordon County, taking in some of the best freshwater mussel habitat on the Oostanaula River.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The Upper Coosa River Basin is home to so many fis

The Upper Coosa River Basin is home to so many fish species! 🎣 100 historically to be exact and 114 counting exotic/ introduced species! 12 of those aren't found anywhere else in the world 🐠 6 of those are listed as federally endangered or threatened 🤔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A beautiful osprey fishing over the Etowah river n

A beautiful osprey fishing over the Etowah river near Rome, Georgia. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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All life depends on clean water, when we preserve our rivers we aren't just protecting the aquatic species...we're protecting all species...including human beings!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We had a blast on our group paddle trip last week!

We had a blast on our group paddle trip last week! If you missed this trip, no worries- we have plenty more coming up!. Sign up now through the link in our bio.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Our long sleeve 'Rivers Alive' tee is the perfect

Our long sleeve 'Rivers Alive' tee is the perfect companion for chilly Summer nights camping by the river! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Grab yours through the link in our bio for your next overnighter! 🚣🏼‍♂️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Clean water isn’t just an environmental issue, i

Clean water isn’t just an environmental issue, it is a public health issue.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The rivers are a main source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people in our region. When pollution is in the river, it is inevitably in the drinking water. This can can lead to long term health issues and premature death.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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At CRBI, we work to protect and restore our waterways to ensure they remain safe for many generations to come.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Did you know that the Upper Coosa River Basin occu

Did you know that the Upper Coosa River Basin occupies three different physiographic provinces?! 1. Blue Ridge, the core of the ancient Southern Appalachians 2.Ridge and Valley, the largest province with primarily limestone geology 3. Piedmont, gently rolling hills south and east of the Blue Ridge.
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It's one of the reasons we are one of the most biodiverse watersheds on the planet!
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