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C O R P O R AT E S P O N S O R S H I P
OPPORTUNITIES
C h a t t a h ooc h e e R i v e rk e e p e r — 2 0 1 4
K eep in g Watch O v e r O u r Wa te rs
H E A D WAT E R S O F F I C E
AT L A N TA O F F I C E
615F Oak St.
Suite 1000
Gainesville, GA 30501
916 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. NW
Suite 3
Atlanta, GA 30318-5280
(770) 531-1064
(404) 352-9828
w w w.cha tta hoochee. org
M I D D L E C H AT TA H O O C H E E
REGION OFFICE
35 South LaFayette Square
LaGrange, GA 30240
(706) 882-3701
Our Vision
All of the waterways within the Chattahoochee River Basin will be healthy for the safe use and enjoyment of
people and wildlife.
Our Mission
CRK’s mission is to advocate and secure the protection and stewardship of the Chattahoochee River, its
tributaries and watershed, in order to restore and preserve their ecological health for the people and wildlife that depend on the river system.
Our River
The Chattahoochee provides water for drinking, business and recreation for nearly 4 million Georgians, and
is the main source of water for metro Atlanta. The portion of the Chattahoochee’s watershed, or drainage
area, which lies above Atlanta and Lake Lanier is the smallest watershed serving any major metropolitan
area in the country, and the river system is strained from overuse, pollution and waste. From the north
Georgia mountains to the Florida border, the Chattahoochee River Basin is impacted by . . .
• Poorly planned development
• Polluted stormwater runoff from industries, roads, and construction sites
• Discharges from sewage treatment plants and other facilities
Withdrawals from the river, its tributaries and lakes by cities and industries also affect its health through
loss of water that is not returned to the river system, which can have a negative effect on water quality,
recreation and ecological health.
Our Work
CRK actively uses advocacy, education, monitoring, outreach, research, communication, cooperation, and,
when needed, legal action to protect and preserve the Chattahoochee and its watershed. This year we
celebrate two decades of being the leading nonprofit voice for the protection and preservation of this vital
resource. For the past 20 years, CRK has been . . .
• On the water, conducting investigations and taking water samples.
• At work in the community, pulling tons of trash and debris from creeks and streams.
• Educating students on board our floating classroom, holding rain barrel workshops, and teaching
citizens about water conservation.
• Responding to citizen hotline calls and using the law to protect the river system that is critical to
our communities and families.
With the support of our more than 7,000 members, volunteers, and donors, CRK is hard at work to ensure
that we have enough clean water now and in the future for all who depend on this irreplaceable resource,
the Chattahoochee River.
H O W C H AT TA H O O C H E E
RIVERKEEPER CAN HELP
GROW YOUR BUSINESS
Nothing draws customers like a good cause. That’s what cause-marketing can do for your business. Our
20-year history shows that companies can enjoy increased sales when linking their products or services to
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK) — the only environmental non-profit organization dedicated solely to
protecting metro Atlanta’s life source … the Chattahoochee River.
As part of a multi-tiered promotional partnership, we believe that your company can see strong sales
while simultaneously raising awareness for conservation, and reaching customers in a way that traditional
advertising cannot. Cause marketing creates brand loyalty and can show a return on your marketing
investment as follows:
• Increased Sales. Several studies have shown that consumers are drawn to companies that are
associated with a social cause or issue, translating into increased product sales.
• Strengthen Your Brand. In an environment where more and more businesses are “going green,”
your company will receive a positive association aligning with the only organization dedicated solely
to preserving and protecting the Chattahoochee River. This will enhance and reinforce your brand
and positioning activities as a responsible corporate citizen while building more brand credibility.
• Market Differentiation. In a crowded marketplace, connections with CRK can help your company
distinguish itself from competitors by offering consumers the opportunity to contribute to something meaningful that’s more than just the bottom line.
• Outreach to General or Niche Markets. CRK members, volunteers, community business partners,
and donors span all ages and incomes. We can help your company reach a broader demographic or
connect to a specific target demographic or geographic market.
• Motivate and Create Loyalty with Employees. A Cone Roper survey reports that 87% of employees
at companies with a cause program indicate a stronger sense of loyalty to their employer. Let your
employees join in your marketing program!
• Create Community Ties. A marketing partnership can foster a genuine, unique relationship
between your company and the more than 3.5 million people we serve throughout metro Atlanta
and the Chattahoochee watershed.
• PR & Media Coverage. A program with CRK can generate favorable media coverage for your
company. Chattahoochee Riverkeeper will work to promote significant joint efforts to both
internal and external audiences.
• Create an Emotional Connection. Through an affiliation with CRK, your consumers and
employees will know that you care about the river system that sustains our quality of life and our
future prosperity.
From year-round events and annual dinner sponsorships, to more intimate outreach events such as
cleanups or a lunch-and-learn at your place of business, CRK’s experienced development and outreach
team is ready to discuss the levels of support available to you!
H O W Y O U C A N G E T I N V O LV E D
Events
Special events are an integral part of Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper’s public awareness and fundraising efforts. Through these events, we educate and inspire
our members and other supporters, while raising
the necessary funds to continue our mission of protecting the Chattahoochee River, our drinking water.
There is an event for everyone: our multi-site Sweep
the Hooch cleanup in April, the River Revival party
in May, Back to the Chattahoochee River Race and
Festival in June, a Film Festival in August, our Patron
Dinner in October, and our Member Celebration in
November. Our sponsorship benefits are designed
to increase brand recognition and highlight your
business not only during the event, but also in the
months prior.
Employee Involvement
• Volunteer Day – A Cone Roper survey reports that 87% of employees at companies with a cause
program feel a stronger sense of loyalty to their employer. Show your employees that it’s more than
just the bottom line, by giving back to your community and joining CRK for a stream cleanup or other
volunteer projects. You can also contact CRK and schedule a service project just for your employees.
For a $1,000 donation, we will organize a trash cleanup for your employees to help restore our
waterways.
• Lunch and Learn – Can’t afford to leave the office for a day of service on the river? Bring our important
message to your employees by hosting a Lunch and Learn in your office! Our Tapped Out: The Drying up
of Atlanta presentation is sure to leave your employees engaged and caring more about the issues important to the well-being of our region. We also can provide a general program on the river.
• Water Conservation – Host a
Rain Barrel Workshop. Our staff
will show your employees how to
assemble a rain barrel, discussing
the importance of water conservation for the future of our watershed. The cost is $40 per person
and each person goes home with
a rain barrel. 25 registrant maximum capacity and 12 registrant
minimum per workshop.
Program Support
• Floating Classroom – Each year our Lake
Lanier Aquatic Learning Center brings
more than 4,500 students and teachers
from across metro Atlanta and north
Georgia to participate in an incredible
on-the-water learning experience on board
our 40-foot catamaran, The Chota Princess
II. Four years ago we started a scholarship program, and, to date, have brought
nearly 4,000 inner-city and disadvantaged
youth on board the floating classroom free
of charge. Opportunities for sponsorship
include: our scholarship program, general
support, printing costs for materials,
and more!
•Neighborhood Water Watch Program
Neighborhood Water Watch (NWW),
is a collaboration between CRK and
neighborhood groups in our watershed
with the goal of improving water quality in urban tributaries. Some of the
streams flowing into the Chattahoochee River are polluted with high levels
of bacteria due to cracked and overflowing sewers, failing septic systems,
and industrial activities. Consuming or
coming into contact with water contaminated in this way poses a serious
health risk. CRK has stepped up to
meet this task, empowering citizens to
help protect water quality in their own
neighborhoods and local communities.
Due to ongoing budget cuts, local and state agencies are not able to use their resources to test the water
and track pollution sources. The NWW Program connects CRK with local community members and government agencies to conduct routine water quality monitoring to identify and stop pollution and human
health threats that would otherwise go undetected. Opportunities for sponsorship include: testing supplies, start-up fees for low-income neighborhoods who want to participate in NWW, general support,
and more!
• We have a variety of other programs that have opportunities for sponsorship and our development staff
would be happy to discuss different ways your brand could be promoted through support.
We also offer year-round sponsorship opportunities for those who wish to sample more than one of our events,
hold an employee service project, and/or support one of our programs. Please contact our office to discuss
these options in further detail: 404-352-9828.
C H AT TA H O O C H E E R I V E R K E E P E R
2014 EVENT SCHEDULE
SWEEP
the hooch
1 day. 1 river. 18 locations.
many hands. A lot of trash.
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E X E C U T I V E S U M M A RY 2 0 1 4 — E V E N T S P O N S O R S H I P F O R M
Company/Organization Name:______________________________________________________________________
Contact Name:_____________________________________________ Title:__________________________________
Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________
City:_______________________________________________ State:____________
Zip:______________________
Phone:_______________________________________ Email:______________________________________________
Please select the sponsor level for each event you wish to support:
BACK TO THE CHATT RIVER RACE
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River Benefactor $10,000
River Defender $5,000
River Advocate $2,500
River Conservator $1,000
River Patron $500
Friend of the River $250
RIVER REVIVAL
20th ANNIVERSARY GALA
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River Benefactor $10,000
River Defender $5,000
River Advocate $2,500
River Conservator $1,000
River Patron $500
Friend of the River $250
River Supporter $100
20th Anniversary Platinum Sponsor $20,000
Gala Champion $15,000
Gala Benefactor $10,000
Gala Table Host $5,000
Gala Advocate $2,500
Gala Patron $1,000
Please contact Becca Klein at [email protected] for additional information regarding sponsorships.
Payment Amount: $_______________
Payment Type:  Check (payable to CRK) |  Visa |  MasterCard |  Amex |  Discover |  Please invoice me
If paying by credit card:
Card Number:_______________________________________________Security Code (3-4 Digit Code):________
Expiration date:____________________Printed Name as on card:_____________________________________
Billing Address (if different than above)___________________________________________________________
Authorized signature:___________________________________________________________________________
Please complete this form and return to: Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
3 Puritan Mill, 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30318 ~ or FAX the form to: (404) 352-8676
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Please keep a copy of this form for your records. Tax ID# 58-2095413
2 0 T H A N N I V E R S A RY R I V E R R E V I VA L
T h ursday, M ay 8 , 2 0 1 4 a t Term i n a l We s t
©Ian Rawn 2012 www.atlantaphotog.com
River Revival brings CRK members,
guests, and sponsors together in a
party atmosphere to celebrate the
river while enjoying live music and
the “who’s who” of Atlanta’s environmental social scene. This year, we are
pleased to announce the reinvention of
this annual event, with a new venue, a
headliner you won’t want to miss, and
more!
Since this year’s Revival will take place
just days after the New Orleans Jazz
Fest ends, we decided to bring a little
bit of Cajun, jazz, funk, blues, roots,
and soul to Atlanta. It will be a party
you won’t want to miss!
©Ian Rawn 2012 www.atlantaphotog.com
In addition to live music, guests will enjoy the chance to purchase raffle tickets to win three amazing prizes,
the option to purchase delicious cuisine from Stationside (Terminal West’s new restaurant), beer discounts,
and the opportunity to purchase drinks at the three full bars at the venue!
We will also present our River Rock Star
Awards to companies, groups, or individuals who have used their creative gifts or
innovative methods to benefit the Chattahoochee River and the environment. In
2012, we honored three individuals for
their local, regional, and national work
supporting good environmental practices:
Atlanta musicians Gareth Asher and
Johnny Colt and Kentuckian Ben Sollee
(who also doubled as the evening’s music
headliner).
River Revival is organized with the help
of an active host committee. If you are
interested in joining this committee, please
contact Becca Klein at [email protected]. In 2012, 650 guests attended this event, and we raised
$80,000. With your help, we hope to make this event bigger and better in 2014!
Previous sponsors include: Cox Conserves, SweetWater Brewing Company, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Park Tavern, NewFields, Inc., Southwire Company, Turner Broadcasting System, Republic Services,
99X, Rock 100.5, 755 Restaurant Corporation, Colonial Pipeline, Weedman Lawncare, Ellis Communications,
and more.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
$10,000 River Benefactor
• Logo on “Save the Date” e-blast to 7,000+ people
• Logo on e-invite to 7,000+ people
• Business category exclusivity
• Afternoon Lake Cruise for 20 on board our
Chota Princess II
• Recurring recognition/mentions through all social-media vehicles (posts/shares/likes, tweets/
retweets, videos, etc.)
• Logo on event signage
• On-screen acknowledgement with logo
during program
• Name on press release before event
• Recognition in CRK’s RiverCHAT newsletter
(4,000 copies) and RiverFLASH eblast
(7,000 people).
• Recognition on CRK website with a link to
your website
• 10 tickets to River Revival
$5,000 River Defender
• Logo on “Save the Date” e-blast to 7,000+ people
• Recurring recognition/mentions through all social-media vehicles (posts/shares/likes, tweets/
during program
(7,000 people).
your website
$2,500 River Advocate
during program
(7,000 people).
your website
$1,000 River Conservator
• Name on event signage
• On-screen acknowledgement with name
during program
(7,000 people).
• Recognition on CRK website
$500 River Patron
• Recognition in CRK’s RiverFLASH eblast
(7,000 people).
$250 Friend of the River
$100 River Supporter
For Sponsor Levels of $2,500 and up, additional benefits may be available to meet your marketing objectives.
For more information, please contact Becca Klein at 404-352-9828, ext. 19 / email [email protected].
Thursday, May 8, 2014
S P O N S O R R E P LY F O R M
Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________
City:_______________________________________________ State:____________
Zip:______________________
Phone:_______________________________________ Email:______________________________________________
Sponsor Name – as you would like it to appear on printed materials
Please print:_______________________________________________________________________________________
Note: Please email your logo to [email protected] in .jpeg, .png, .eps or .tif format, 300 dpi.
Tickets that are part of the benefit of your sponsorship will be available at Will Call under the contact name
provided on this form.
We will sponsor at the following level:
 River Benefactor $10,000
 River Conservator $1,000
 River Defender $5,000
 River Patron $500
 River Advocate $2,500
 Friend of the River $250
 River Supporter $100
 We regret that we cannot attend. Enclosed is our contribution for $_______________
 We are interested in providing an auction item for this event. Please send the auction donation form.
1 2 T H A N N U A L B A C K T O T H E C H AT TA H O O C H E E
R I V E R R A C E A N D F E S T I VA L
Sa t u rday, June 1 4 , 2 0 1 4
Organized and presented by Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper (CRK) in partnership with the
National Park Service, Fulton County, and
the city of Roswell, the event is designed
to celebrate the Chattahoochee and foster
a sense of community around the river that
provides water, electricity and recreation
for nearly four million Georgians and 75% of
metro Atlantans.
The race begins at Garrard Landing Park on
Holcomb Bridge Road and ends at Riverside
Park in Roswell, the site of the free festival,
music and the awards presentation. Paddlers of all ages and skill levels participate.
The race begins at 9 a.m. and includes open and recreational categories, various age divisions, solo and
tandem canoe divisions, kayak and sea kayak divisions, as well as stand up paddle boarders. Open class/
competitive paddlers as well as recreational paddlers will traverse an 8-mile course. There are more than
400 paddlers participating with timing officials provided by Georgia Canoeing Association.
Awards will be presented in all categories at the conclusion of the race, including awards for Best Costume
and Best Boat Decoration. The race also includes a Team Challenge Award as a way to build pride, morale
and camaraderie among your employees.
The festival at Riverside Park, 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m., is free and family-friendly.
Highlights of the festival include live
music, Riverside Park’s “spray ground”,
face painting, balloon artists and other
family-friendly activities, as well as more
than 70 vendors and an array of environmental exhibits. More than 1500 visitors
attended the festival in 2013. With your
help, we hope to make this event bigger and better in 2014.
Previous Sponsors Include: MeadWestvaco, AJC, 97.1 The River, Another
Broken Egg Café, Cox Enterprises, Inc.,
Federal Home Loan Bank, SignUp4,
Southwire Company, Weed Man Lawn
Care, 755 Restaurant Group, The CocaCola Company, City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Georgia Canoeing Association,
Mountain High Outfitters, MWH | KHAFRA, A Joint Venture, Porsche Cars North America, Republic Services,
SweetWater Brewing Company, and Upper Chattahoochee Chapter Trout Unlimited.
1 2 T H A N N U A L B A C K T O T H E C H AT TA H O O C H E E R I V E R
R A C E & F E S T I VA L ~ S a t u r d a y, J u n e 1 4 , 2 0 1 4
April 25, 2014: Deadline for listing on printed invitation postcard
May 30, 2014: Deadline to be included on the t-shirt
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
$10,000 River Benefactor
• Logo on invitation postcard to members (7,000)
• Special recognition by executive director during
awards ceremony with the opportunity to address
the audience
• Recurring recognition/mentions through all
social-media vehicles (posts/shares/likes, tweets/
• (3) 10x10 exhibit spaces (1,500+ festival
attendees)
• Logo on CRK website with link to your website
• Recognition in CRK’s RiverCHAT newsletter (4,000
copies) and RiverFLASH eblast
(7,000 people)
• Business materials in racer bags (approx. 500 bags
given to racers)
• Community Service Day organized for your
employees with CRK
• 15 registrations to participate in River Race (boating equipment not included)
$5,000 River Defender
• Special recognition by executive director during
awards ceremony
• Recurring recognition/mentions through all
social-media vehicles (posts/shares/likes, tweets/
• (2) 10x10 exhibit spaces (1,500+ festival attendees)
• Logo on CRK website with link to your website
copies) and RiverFLASH eblast (7,000 people)
given to racers)
$2,500 River Advocate
• (1) 10x10 exhibit spaces (1,500+ festival
attendees)
• Name on CRK website with link to your website
given to racers)
$1,000 River Conservator
• Name on CRK website
given to racers)
$500 River Patron
given to racers)
$250 Friend of the River
• Recognition in RiverFLASH eblast (7,000 people)
For more information, please contact Tammy Bates at [email protected].
1 2 T H A N N U A L B A C K T O T H E C H AT TA H O O C H E E R I V E R
R A C E & F E S T I VA L ~ S a t u r d a y, J u n e 1 4 , 2 0 1 4
Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________
City:_______________________________________________ State:____________
Zip:______________________
Phone:_______________________________________ Email:______________________________________________
Please print:_______________________________________________________________________________________
Please email your logo to [email protected] by the appropriate deadline in .jpg, .png, .eps or .tif format, 300dpi.
Team Challenge: Each sponsored paddler is required to individually register online for this event no later
than June 2, 2014. Additional details will be emailed to you. Each paddler is required to provide their own
boating equipment (Canoe/Kayak, paddle and personal floatation device).
Team Name:_____________________________________ Team Coordinator:________________________________
 River Benefactor $10,000
 River Advocate $2,500
 River Patron $500
 River Defender $5,000
 River Conservator $1,000
 Friend of the River $250
 We are interested in exhibiting at the festival. Please send me the Exhibitor Registration Form.
Please complete this form and return to: Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Att.: Becca Klein
20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA
O c t ober 14, 201 4 a t In terCo n ti n en ta l B u c k h e a d
This year Chattahoochee Riverkeeper will
celebrate its 20th anniversary with a gala
benefit, co-chaired by Shearon and Taylor
Glover and Jim and Sarah Kennedy.
A reception at 6 p.m. will be followed
by dinner at 7 p.m. and an inspirational
program that will look back at the past
two decades of accomplishments and the
people, foundations and companies who
have helped make Chattahoochee Riverkeeper one of the premier water advocacy
organizations in the country.
We also will be saluting Sally Bethea, our founding director and riverkeeper, prior to her retirement at the
end of this year. CRK’s new leadership team will be introduced, as well. You will not want to miss this
special event!
In 2013, approximately 450 guests gathered to celebrate the river, honorees, and the 19 years of dedicated
service CRK has provided for the millions of people and wildlife that depend on the Chattahoochee. Thanks
to our sponsors, plus an incredible selection of live and silent auction items, this event raised $210,000.
With your help, we look forward to making this event even bigger and better in 2014.
Our 2013 honorees:
River Guardian Award: Cox Enterprises
River Sustainability Award: UPS
River Hero Award: Jerry McCollum
River Awareness Award: Fran Burst (Burst Video/
Film) and Brandon Danowski (Beast)
Past honorees include:
2012
River Guardian Award: Bert Ellis
River Steward Award: Warren Budd
River Sustainability Award: TOTO USA
River Advocate Award: April Ingle
Past sponsors include: Cox Enterprises, Colonial Pipeline, Turner Enterprises, Merrill Lynch, NewFields,
PNC, Southwire, Arthur Blank Family Foundation, US Trust, Home Depot, MeadWestvaco, Smith Gambrell &
Russell, United Distributors, JST Foundation, Ray Anderson Foundation, Davis Pickren & Seydel, Toto USA,
The Coca-Cola Company, encyclomedia, Shearon and Taylor Glover, Debbie and Bert Ellis, Debbie and Jess
Austin, and eventologie.
October 14, 2014
August 15, 2014: Deadline for listing on printed invitation
October 3, 2014: Deadline for listing in the evening program and ad (if applicable)
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS
$20,000 20th Anniversary Platnium Sponsor
• Name on gala invitation
• Recognition by executive director
during program
• Name or logo featured on-screen
during reception
• One-page ad in event program, on-screen logo
acknowledgement at event, name on press
release before event, and logo on CRK Website
with a link to your Website
(7,000 people).
• Cruise on the Chota Princess II for 20 guests
• 30 tickets (three VIP tables) to the Anniversary
Gala and Reception
• 8 tickets to the pre-event VIP Party
$15,000 Gala Champion
• Name on gala invitation
during program
• ½ page ad in event program, on-screen logo
release before event, and logo on CRK website
with a link to your website
(7,000 people).
• One hour river outing on CRK patrol boat for
4 people
• 20 tickets (two VIP tables) to the Anniversary
Gala and Reception
$10,000 Gala Benefactor
• Name on invitation
during program
• ¼ page ad in event program, on-screen logo
release before event, and recognition on CRK
website with a link to your website
(7,000 people).
• 10 tickets (one VIP table) to the Anniversary
Gala and Reception
$5,000 Gala Table Host
• Name on invitation
• On-screen logo acknowledgement at event,
acknowledgement in program, name on press
release before event, recognition on CRK
(7,000 people).
• 10 tickets (one table) to the Anniversary Gala
and Reception
$2,500 Gala Advocate
• Acknowledgement in event program, name on
press release before event, recognition on CRK
(4,000 copies) and RiverFLASH eblast (7,000
people).
• 4 tickets to the Anniversary Gala and Reception
$1,000 Gala Patron
• Acknowledgement in event program
• 2 tickets to the Anniversary Gala and Reception
For more information, please contact Becca Klein at 404-352-9828, ext. 19/ email [email protected].
October 14, 2014
Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________
City:_______________________________________________ State:____________
Zip:______________________
Phone:_______________________________________ Email:______________________________________________
Please print:_______________________________________________________________________________________
Note: Please email your logo to [email protected] by the appropriate deadline in .jpg or .tif format, 300dpi.
Guest Names attending event: (or email names to [email protected] no later than September 23, 2014)
Please print:______________________________________________________________________________________
 20th Anniversary Platnium
Sponsor $20,000
 Gala Champion $15,000
 Gala Benefactor $10,000
 Gala Advocate $2,500
 Gala Table Host $5,000
 Gala Patron $1,000
 We are interested in providing an auction item for this event. Please send the auction donation form.
2013 BY THE NUMBERS
C h a t t a h ooc h e e R i v e rke e p e r (C R K)
The successes listed below could not have been accomplished without the support of our
members, volunteers, partner organizations, board and other supporters. Thank you!
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• We were one of ten medium-sized charities
selected as “worth-watching” by Charity
Navigator, America’s largest independent
charity evaluator.
• Georgia Project WET Organization of the
Year with our partner Elachee Nature
Science Center for our collaborative success — Georgia’s only floating classroom!
• #1 Adopt-A-Stream group in Georgia for
third consecutive year for most volunteer
water samples collected.
• Stakeholder process with CRK representing environmental interests that resulted in improved
erosion, sediment and pollution control regulations.
• Year of water quality monitoring at five locations in Snake Creek, a tributary to the Chattahoochee
in Carroll County — and completion of a stream assessment report.
• Bill stopped that would change Georgia water law to allow the state to control “augmented flows”
and weaken our regulated riparian water rights system (SB 213).
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• Major sewage spills identified and
stopped in Atlanta’s Tanyard Creek
which flows through a city park.
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• Public hearings where testimony was
offered on stormwater, buffer legislation, federal permitting and resource
management.
• Comment letters submitted on
proposed permits, policies, buffer
variances, zonings.
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4
• Years of nutrient monitoring at ten
locations on Lake Lanier — 91 samples collected annually and provided
to the state and others to support a
lake cleanup plan.
• Outings organized including paddle and
boat trips, hikes and facility tours.
14
16
24
71
• Tons of trash removed from waterways,
1.4 tons recycled.
1,280
• Volunteers participated in stream,
lake and river cleanups, including
553 in the 3rd Annual Sweep the
Hooch multi-site cleanup.
• Student interns trained
• Industrial facilities brought into
compliance with clean water laws —
auto salvage yards, food processing
plants, concrete and steel pipe manufacturers, railroads, and paving, recycling
and oil companies.
• Volunteers trained in five Adopt-a-Stream
workshops and 60 volunteers trained in
three Get the Dirt Out workshops.
190
870
1,200
• Citizen Hotline Response Program calls
handled with 71 field investigations
and 14 enforcement actions taken.
• Citizens, officials, students and business leaders provided water conservation program with CRK’s updated
Tapped Out presentation and No Time
To Waste materials.
• Hours spent by CRK staff working with the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Stakeholders Group
to resolve the decades-long tristate
water conflict.
1,452
• Rain barrels
provided at 46
conservation
workshops
reaching more
than 2,000
people.
1,482
• Water samples taken by two dozen
volunteers at 45 urban stream locations as part of our Neighborhood
Water Watch Program
3,353
• People attended river awareness
events: Film Festival, River Race
and Festival, Patron Dinner,
Member Celebration, Outings
and other events
4,552
• Students educated onboard our
floating classroom with partner
Elachee Nature Science Center,
including 960 underserved youth
who received scholarships.
7,224
• CRK members celebrated, including
1,369 new members in 2013!
As of 11/15/2013

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