Please support Catawba Riverkeeper's efforts to protect the Catawba-Wateree River by making a monetary contribution, becoming a member and/or volunteering to help.
Since 1998, the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation has been devoted to the preservation of our river and the concerns of the communities that lie along its basin. Throughout the 24 counties of the Catawba-Wateree River watershed in North and South Carolina the Catawba Riverkeeper works with a support team of volunteers that maintain the river through strong advocacy, public education, building partnerships, investigating violators, holding polluters accountable, and participating in legal action when necessary. The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation is there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure that no citizen’s right to clean water is taken away.
As an award winning 501(c)(3) non-profit, the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation demonstrates impeccable stewardship of the resources our donors invest in our mission, ensuring that intentions are honored and resources are used wisely. As a majority of our patrolling and local calls are handled by volunteers, much of the donated dollar goes directly to our programs.
As the Catawba-Wateree watershed continues to experience unprecedented growth, the need for advocacy, education, and protection of our water source heightens. Over 1.5 million people rely on the Catawba River for the water that flows through their homes and businesses every day. Your generous donations provide us with the extra support that we need to make a lasting difference in the future of the river.
So as you turn on your faucet – whether you are a lakefront resident or reside in the city – know that you are standing on the banks of the Catawba. The right to clean water should matter to everyone, and the Catawba Riverkeeper promises to speak for that right for all its citizens. We’ve shown persistence. We’ve shown dedication. And we’ve succeeded in making change. Let us represent your concerns about access to plentiful, clean drinking water, safe recreation opportunities, and protecting wildlife. Help us, help the river. Make a donation today!
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP PROTECT THE CATAWBA RIVER AND WATEREE RIVER, CLICK HERE.
During historic drought... stopping Wal-Mart from illegally storing herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers in parking lots where rainwater washed pollutants that cause birth defects and other reproductive harm into public drinking water supplies of the Catawba River… leading eleven counties, eight cities, three Marine Commissions, and the South Carolina General Assembly as they took action to oppose the largest inter basin transfer request in the history of North and South Carolina, the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation has been your voice for the protection of our river. Whenever your right to clean water is compromised, you know you can count on us to be there.
Join us for our monthly Covekeeper Meetings at 7 pm:
Mountain Island Lake: 2nd Monday - Cooks Presbyterian Church
Lake Wylie: 2nd Wednesday - Lake Wylie Public Library
Lake Wateree: 2nd Thursday - Dutchman Creek Fire Dept.
Upper Catawba Basin: 3rd Monday - 320 Mauney Hall at Lenoir-Rhyne College
Lake Norman: 4th Thursday - East Lincoln Fire Department on South Pilot Knob Road off Hwy. 16.
Please check the calendar section of the website to verify the meeting time and location.
Your River needs you as much as you need the River
Help protect your River!
Tell your Riverkeeper if you see:
Click here to fill out a pollution report or
Call 1-888-679-9494 or 704-679-9494 (ext. 3)

