Black Warrior
RIVERKEEPER has grown
on many fronts recently. In
February, we moved into
office space at 712 37th Street
South. (Between 6th and 8th
Avenues South). Please
come visit us and peruse our
growing library of environ-
mental books, maps and other
resources. Feel free to call
anytime, as well, to report
pollution:
(205) 458-0095. We hope
this office will be a resource
for our members, whose
numbers have reached an
all-time high of 250 and
growing!
We have also
increased frugality by gaining
the U.S. Post Office’s
nonprofit rate for postage, as
you may have noticed on re-
cent mail. As you will see in
this newsletter, we have grown
in many other ways! Enjoy!
Black Warrior
RIVERKEEPER filed Notice of
Intent to Sue the East Walker
Sewer Authority on August 15,
2005 for illegal discharges into the
Mulberry Fork of the Black
Warrior River. The notice outlines
4,473 violations of the federal
Clean Water Act (CWA) in the
past four years! These violations
occurred at the East Walker
County Wastewater Treatment
Plant (W.W.T.P.) located in Dora,
AL. The sewer authority has
violated its permit by exceeding
discharge limitations for pollutants
such as chlorine, fecal coliform,
nitrogen and ammonia, from
January 2001 to January 2005.
(cont’d page 2)
B l a c k W a r r i o r
R I V E R K E E P E R G R O W S
DID YOU KNOW?
- The Black Warrior River
watershed is 6,276 square
miles, making it the largest
river system contained
entirely within Alabama.
-The Black Warrior River and
its tributaries provide a major
source of drinking water for
cities such as Tuscaloosa,
Cullman, and Jasper. It
supplies half of
Birmingham’s drinking water
as well!
-Boating magazine called the
Black Warrior River one of
America’s best kept secrets
for recreational boating.
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
Black Warrior
RIVERKEEPER Grows
1
East Walker County
Sewer Authority
Pollutes Your River
1-2
New Publisher For First
Newsletter
2
Legal Docket
3
RIVERKEEPER Patrol
4
About Black Warrior
RIVERKEEPER
5
Summer Interns &
Acknowledgments
6
Membership