2024 Initiatives
Mo Drinkard • January 16, 2024
Join us as we work towards clean, plentiful water for all!
We've got big plans for 2024 to continue our work to preserve, protect, and restore local waterways through education, advocacy, and engagement.
- Mitigate the effects of stormwater runoff by advocating for policy changes at the local and state level.
- Monitor our waterways through the Swim Guide program, autonomous ambient monitoring systems, macroinvertebrate sampling, and fish sampling.
- Restore our waterways through innovative, low-cost projects like live staking, Spider Lily propagation, beaver dam analogs, and shoreline stabilization.
- Limit permitted pollution advocating for enforcement and changes to permits that better protect surface waters.
- Provide on-the-water experiences for youth and adults through outdoor recreation programs.
- Educate basin residents of all ages about their watershed and how to protect it.
- Host impactful volunteer opportunities that produce measurable outcomes for the health of our waterways.
- Remove another 100,000 pounds of trash from our lakes and streams like we’ve done for the past two years.
Earlier this month, the Catawba-Wateree Relicensing Coalition hosted their Summer Meeting at Confluence South Fork in Cramerton, NC. During the meeting, attendees received updates on projects occurring in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin, including: Updates from Duke Energy on recreation, invasive species, shoreline management, and the current drought. Highlights from the latest Integrated Water Resources Plan including recommendations for ongoing and future management of our river system. Regional project updates throughout the river basin. You can view the slide decks shared at the meeting by clicking on the links below: Catawba Riverkeeper Update CWWMG Integrated Water Resources Plan Catawba-Wateree Relicensing Coalition Shoreline Management Plan Catawba-Wateree Relicensing Coalition Brief History Catawba-Wateree Recreation Use and Needs Study and Project Updates
Catawba Riverkeeper Floating Classroom
Whether you're planning a day at the lake or a weekend on the river, knowing if the water is safe for swimming is an important part of any outdoor adventure. Today, that information is only a few clicks away thanks to Swim Guide, a program that has grown from a local initiative into the world's largest recreational water quality network.
