Categoría: Caso de estudio

Infraestructura verde en la práctica

This report discusses the use of green infrastructure to reduce urban stormwater runoff in Atlanta, Georgia. The City of Atlanta adopted an ordinance that requires all new development and redevelopment…

CRK Riverkeeper Jason Ulseth elegido Supervisor Distrital de Conservación de Suelos y Aguas

We are proud to announce that CRK’s own Riverkeeper, Jason Ulseth, was recently elected as a Fulton County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor. As a District Supervisor, Jason will…

Las “guerras del agua” y las oportunidades de cambio

By Chris Manganiello The year 2021 was a big water year for Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and the so-called “water wars.”  Georgia walked away with most of the spoils. In…

Victoria del abrigo de foca estadounidense

By: Jason Ulseth In October 2015, CRK reached a settlement agreement with property owner M&K Warehouses, LLC, concluding a Clean Water Act case that began in 2013 when CRK discovered that…

La planta avícola de Gainesville captura la contaminación

By: Dale Caldwell Flat Creek originates in midtown Gainesville and flows six miles through city neighborhoods, passing by schools and churches before entering into Lake Lanier. Sadly, it’s one of…

Restauración de arroyos Headwaters

By: Dale Caldwell Riparian Restoration and Education: Soque River Restoration Project The Chattahoochee River Headwaters Riparian Restoration and Education Project focused on demonstrating the value of functioning riparian (streamside) zones…

Control de la contaminación de las aguas pluviales: Cumming limpia la tierra sin los permisos adecuados

By: Jason Ulseth In 2008, the city of Cumming cleared a 22-acre tract of land less than 400 yards uphill from Lake Lanier, but failed to install many of the…

Aguas residuales: derrames crónicos de aguas residuales por parte de la ciudad de Atlanta

By: Jason Ulseth From the late 1970s through the 1990s, officials in the city of Atlanta failed to invest in regular maintenance of the city’s sewer system, which led to…

Stream Buffer Protection: planes del aeropuerto del condado de Fulton derrotados

By: Jason Ulseth In 2011, the Fulton County Airport, also known as Charlie Brown Field, applied to the EPD for a variance to clear-cut 17 acres of vegetated stream buffer,…