Muddy Water Watch Training

Construction runoff is among the many threats to a clean Catawba. (Photo from Catawba Riverkeeper)

Clean And Clear Catawba, by Alice Battle – Sept. 14, 2012

(The Catawba Riverkeeper provides this important news and course)

This notice is a little late for some, but if anyone is interested in learning more about water quality and water-related issues, the Water Watch training workshop is for you. It's OK that you did not make the first session.

The course by the Catawba Riverkeeper will teach you about water-related issues in the basin from the history and science to the legal and regulatory.  At the end of the course, you will know what action to take when you see something that concerns you, whether it is general pollution, a spill, a violation or any other issue plaguing the water of the Catawba River, upon which millions of Carolina residents and businesses depend.

There is NO FEE FOR THIS COURSE but the Catawba Riverkeeper encourages all participants to join Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation!  Whether or not you are a member, sign up and participate (see below).

There are four sessions in the course, each 6:30-8:30 PM, at the Steele Creek Fire Station #38 at 12100 Shopton Road West, Charlotte. This is a new, beautiful station located on Lake Wylie accessible to you if you're in Mecklenburg, Gaston, York or any other county, really.  The course will take place on:

• Tuesday, September 11
• Wednesday, September 19
• Wednesday, September 26
• Wednesday, October 3

How to register

Contact the Catawba Riverkeeper (sam@catawbariverkeeper.org or 704-679-9494) to sign up or if you have any questions! Learn about the Riverkeeper's important work at Catawbariverkeeper.org

About Alice Battle – Alice lives on Mountain Island Lake has served on numerous groups devoted to protecting the lake, including the Duke Energy Relicensing stakeholders group. She currently is Lakekeeper for the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation.