The waiting list of 800 children for summer camp at the Chattahoochee Nature Center is a good problem to have, by any typical management metric. Natasha Rice doesn’t see it that way.
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Slice of Americana, an engineering marvel, to be replicated across Chattahoochee River
An engineering marvel of a bygone era will be retained in Rogers Bridge as its replacement is built across the Chattahoochee River to connect parks in Fulton and Gwinnett counties.
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Endless litigation over Chattahoochee River, no matter who wins water war
The Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments next week in the relentless case of Florida seeking more water from Georgia for Apalachicola Bay. No matter who wins, it won’t be the end of litigation over the major river system in metro Atlanta – the Chattahoochee River.
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Norfolk Southern stops work on Chattahoochee Brick site – at least for now
Norfolk Southern issues statement it will stop work to redevelop the Chattahoochee Brick property so it can negotiate with the city.
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EPA’s mandated review of Georgia rivers usage resumes after two-year lag
The clock is ticking on the state’s review of requests by river advocates to upgrade the designated use of Georgia’s rivers – including the Chattahoochee and South rivers. The effort appears to rely heavily on volunteers with riverkeeper and paddling organizations.
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Chattahoochee River’s new boat ramp is just the second south of Peachtree Creek
The scarcity of access to the Chattahoochee River has been eased with the opening of a boat ramp in Chattahoochee Hills. It’s just the second ramp on the southern side of metro Atlanta, according to Mayor Tom Reed.
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‘Dirty Dozen’: A win before report cites raw sewage polluting Chattahoochee River
Raw sewage won’t be dumped into the Chattahoochee River following a ruling from the state so recent it got ahead of Tuesday’s release of the “Dirty Dozen,” an annual report from the Georgia Water Coalition on 12 environmental threats to the state’s waters.
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Volunteer environmental groups: Formidable force for Chattahoochee, South rivers
Volunteer environmentalists are fighting two separate battles to keep pollution out of the Chattahoochee River and South River, the two biggest waterways in metro Atlanta.
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Monster blue catfish weighs 110-plus pounds, river version of Hogzilla
Weighing in at 110 pounds, 6 ounces, the new record holder for the largest blue catfish ever caught in Georgia measures 58 inches long with a girth of 42 inches. It’s the aquatic version of Georgia’s Hogzilla, the monster hog shot in 2005
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Air quality a concern in effort to halt quarry proposed along Chattahoochee River
The proposed rock quarry along the Chattahoochee River in Carroll County is slated to emit particles into the atmosphere during its operations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, if allowed to open on a site across the river from south Fulton County.
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Proposed quarry hits teeth of citizen protest over site near Chattahoochee River
A proposed rock quarry along the Chattahoochee River in Carroll County has run into the teeth of a fast-moving grassroots opposition that has gained the support of county governments in Carroll and Coweta counties.
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Chattahoochee RiverLands envisions more people enjoying river’s beauty
For decades, the Chattahoochee River has been an undervalued amenity and unrealized opportunity for the Atlanta region. But that’s about to change.
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Facing sewer discharge limit, Columbus seeks to change statewide water quality rule
The City of Columbus’ water utility on Monday intends to ask the state to change statewide water quality rules in way that would delay, if not eliminate, a pending limit on the amount of sewage Columbus discharges into the Chattahoochee River.
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A cleaner Chattahoochee River to result from expanded sewer plant
The era of raw sewage rolling down the Chattahoochee River from spills in North Fulton County is to be coming to an end. The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper campaigned for, and supports, the expanded sewage treatment plant being built in Roswell.
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Quarry proposed alongside Chattahoochee River slowed by Carroll County moratorium
Residents’ opposition to a proposed rock quarry that’s to be located across the Chattahoochee River from South Fulton County has prompted Carroll County to issue a moratorium on new quarries and to start revising regulations on mining sites.
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Georgia prevails over Florida in advisory on water war; Florida’s Ag commissioner won’t back down
Georgia will not be required to release more water into Florida’s Apalachicola River if the U.S. Supreme Court abides by a report released Thursday by a special master appointed by the court to consider the case. Florida’s agriculture commissioner vowed to continue her state’s fight.
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Brad Currey receives Impact Award for work in addressing water usage in ACF basin
Brad Currey’s efforts to protect the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin were highlighted in deliberations at the U.S. Supreme Court well before Currey was recognized Wednesday with an environmental award from the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
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Metro Atlanta’s ongoing growth to get assist from expanded sewage plant in Roswell
Metro Atlanta’s relentless growth results in part from the ability to process sewage. Fulton County is poised to foster growth in Roswell, Alpharetta and other areas north of Sandy Springs with construction set to start this fall on the expansion of the Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility.
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Park service seeks comments for planned upgrades at park along Chattahoochee River
More improvements are planned near the southern tip of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, including a proposed trail and elevated overlook with views of the river. The deadline for public comment is July 7.
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Planned trail through Hyde Farm, at Chatthoochee River, open for public comment
On the heels of Earth Day, the friends group of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area highlighted the May 2 deadline for public comment on the proposed 2-mile Hyde Farm Trail in east Cobb County.
