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Only 9 days left to purchase tickets to the 15th Annual River Revival on May 19 at Park Tavern!
 We’re just a little more than a week away from our 15th Annual River Revival on Thursday, May 19, at Park Tavern, which is one of the biggest and most fun parties on the UCR calendar! The $45 all-inclusive ticket gets you in to see three great bands, delicious Park Tavern food, a special Waterkeeper Hefeweisen ale debut by SweetWater Brewery, and live and silent auctions.
Music will be provided through a triple-threat of rock 'n' roll from Ken Block, Drew Copeland and Ryan Newell of Sister Hazel; Atlanta's own Ponderosa (pictured, above); and Nashville's The Kicks. The ticket also is good for an annual membership to UCR. And, we'll honor our River Rock Star Award winners – filmmakers Rhett Turner and Jonathan Wickham – for their documentary Chattahoochee: From Water War to Water Vision.
The River Revival will be held from 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m. underneath Park Tavern's big tent on the edge of Piedmont Park. This event serves as the kickoff for SweetWater's annual Save the Hooch campaign that runs from Memorial Day through the Fourth of July.
Don't miss this fun evening of entertainment, food and fun to support UCR!
LEARN MORE HERE.
Watch Ryan, Ken and Drew of Sister Hazel discuss their upcoming appearance here.
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Sally Bethea, in guest column for Saporta Report, writes, 'Georgia needs leaders who will fight for our water resources'
 As president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Ivan Allen Jr. launched a “Forward Atlanta” campaign in 1960 to promote the city’s image and to attract new business and investment.
But, it was three years later in July 1963, after he’d been elected mayor of Atlanta, that Allen took the step that set our city apart from, and ahead of, our sister cities — as a progressive, forward-thinking place good for business and good for all families.
Ivan Allen was the only Southern elected official to speak the truth when he testified before Congress in support of the proposed civil rights bill, knowing that his testimony would prove unpopular among his constituents. He admitted that the South had a problem with segregation and set about to fix it with honesty and a goal of doing the right thing, instead of worrying about the likely political backlash or campaign contributions.
As today’s business and state leaders ponder how the Atlanta region can “get its mojo back,” it may be instructive to channel Allen’s focus on honesty, transparency and inclusiveness. An example of how current policy development differs from Mayor Allen’s approach can be found in how our leaders are planning for metro Atlanta’s water future. READ ENTIRE COLUMN HERE.
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EPA to hold public hearing on proposed mercury rule on May 26 in Atlanta
 The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed updated Clean Air Act safeguards to reduce hazardous air pollution from power plants, including mercury. On May 26, the EPA will hold a public hearing in Atlanta to receive public comment on the proposed mercury and air toxics rule. UCR will be there to testify in favor of this proposal. We hope you'll join us.
Millions of tons of air toxics including mercury are released into the air annually from sources such as coal-fired power plants and other industrial processes. Mercury contaminates water when rain washes toxins in the air into water bodies on the ground. These contaminants get into fish from the water, suspended sediments, or their food.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Guidelines for Eating Fish from Georgia Waters warns that the Chattahoochee River and its lakes have nine species of fish with consumption advisories due to mercury (striped bass, largemouth bass, spotted bass, redeye bass, channel catfish, common carp, golden redhorse, and jumprock sucker). READ THE LATEST GUIDELINES HERE.
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MAY 11, 2011
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Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (UCR) is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3),environmental advocacy organization dedicated to protecting and
restoring the Chattahoochee River, its tributaries and watershed, for the people, fish and wildlife that depend on the river system.
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UCR recently received a Hotline call regarding a flow of polluted water coming from an oil change station near the Chattahoochee River in Duluth that was entering a storm drain and eventually making its way into a nearby stream and the river.
