HCWA and Henry County Stormwater Hosting Rivers Alive
The Henry County Water Authority (HCWA) and Henry County Stormwater Management are hosting the annual Henry County Rivers Alive Cleanup on Tuesday Oct. 4, 2022 – from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at a site located at 1603 Lester Mill Road (the intersection of Frog Road and Lester Mill Road).
Henry County Rivers Alive is an official event of the Georgia Rivers Alive Campaign. Rivers Alive is Georgia’s Annual Waterway Cleanup, which targets all waterways in the state, including creeks, streams, rivers, lakes/reservoirs, beaches, and wetlands. The mission of Georgia Rivers Alive, which is a Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Outreach Program, is to create awareness of and involvement in the preservation of Georgia’s water resources.
“We welcome volunteers to come out and help us improve our environment by picking up trash and debris that is harmful to our local waterways,” says Lindsey Sanders, HCWA Environmental Compliance Coordinator and organizer of Henry County Rivers Alive. “This location we’ve selected for the cleanup has become a dumping site, and unfortunately, people don’t realize that the trash they leave today will remain there for hundreds of years, continuing to cause pollution.”
The site of this year’s Henry County Rivers Alive cleanup is surrounded by the HCWA’s Gardner and Long Branch Reservoirs, increasing the importance of keeping this site clean for the sake of drinking water quality. Henry County Rivers Alive is an opportunity for HCWA and Henry County Stormwater staff to work with volunteers to preserve local water resources often taken for granted.
Volunteers should bring heavy-duty work gloves, a source of hydration, sunscreen, and insect repellant. They should also consider wearing long pants and a long-sleeve shirt, covered shoes or boots, and a hat. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old, with a parent or guardian present if they are younger than 16. All volunteers must sign a waiver.
For more information, including registration forms and waivers, please visit the Rivers Alive page on this website at https://www.hcwa.com/community-education/rivers-alive-annual-cleanup.cms.
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Contact: Chris Wood, Ph.D.
P: 770-757-1681 OR E: chris@jwapr.com or john.wood@gcsu.edu
Lindsey Sanders, HCWA Environmental Compliance Coordinator
P: 678-583-3809 OR E: lindsey.sanders@hcwa.com