The Riverkeeper Report

The people who use the Savannah River as a place to cool off, get away, relax, and enjoy during the summer months have yet again turned to Savannah Riverkeeper to know the quality of the water they're using. Through our award-winning Veterans For Clean Water program, trained volunteer citizen scientists spent the summer giving outdoor lovers important information to keep them and their families safe.

Now integrating our newly launched Know Your River platform, the most powerful data resource on the Savannah and Ogeechee Rivers, people who turned to Savannah Riverkeeper for questions about their waterways have this incredible new tool at their fingertips. We welcome anyone to check out knowyourriver. com

While our dedicated team of staff and volunteers head into the home stretch of our recreational water sampling season, we are excited to give the people who trust us a new place, and a new tool, to know if the water they are using is swimmable, drinkable, and fishable. www.savannahriverkeeper.org/

Savannah Riverkeeper runs a Veterans for Clean Water testing and monitoring program. Photo provided by SRK

The Altamaha Riverkeeper protects, defends, and restores the Altamaha Watershed from our large rivers, the Ocmulgee, Oconee, Ohoopee and Altamaha to the smallest tributaries and coastal marshlands. The Altamaha Riverkeeper aggressively monitors pollution and polluters throughout the watershed through a program of water sampling and analysis. We also monitor land-based activities that impact the health of the river including forestry and agriculture practices, wetlands destruction and development. To learn more visit: altamahariverkeeper.org/ The Ogeechee Riverkeeper works on all of the streams flowing out to Ossabaw Sound and St. Catherine’s Sound. The Ogeechee River system drains more than 5,500 square miles of land and includes four sub-watersheds: Upper Ogeechee, Lower Ogeechee, Ogeechee Coastal and the Canoochee watersheds. The Canoochee River is about 108 miles long and the Ogeechee River itself is approximately 245 miles long. Building on our legacy fighting for clean water in Georgia, Ogeechee Riverkeeper continues to stand alongside local communities in this fight to ensure that everyone has clean waterways, abundant wildlife and fisheries, and healthy communities. www.ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/

The mission of the Satilla Riverkeeper is to protect, restore, and educate about the ecological values and unique beauty of the Satilla River. We work to ensure adequate quality and quantity of water in the Satilla River for all uses. We are the eyes and ears of the watershed and estuary. Through education, outreach, effective and informative communications, we strive to engage our membership and empower local communities to advocate for the Satilla River, tributaries, and watershed. www.satillariverkeeper.org/ The St. Marys River is 130-miles long, winding through four counties in two states. That includes more than 60,000 residents who depend on the health of the river for tourism, recreation, commercial fishing, and safe drinking water. Wildlife and plant ecosystems rely on the continued cleanliness of the watershed, including 3,000 miles of streams and tributaries. To learn more visit: www.stmarysriverkeeper.org/

Compiled by Meaghan Gerard Communications & Administrative Director Ogeechee Riverkeeper meaghan@ogeecheeriverkeeper.org