Update 2023-02-11: Clean Thursday from Franklinville to US 41: Withlacoochee River, but raining now 2023-02-09.

Good news: all WWALS tests pretty clean for yesterday’s samples, on the Little, Alapaha, and Withlacoochee Rivers.

Warning: It’s raining, and will more tomorrow, so contamination may wash into the rivers from creeks such as Okapilco, Sugar, and Cat Creek.

Chart, Rivers, Swim Guide Map

No new sewer spills have been reported in the Suwannee River Basin in Georgia or Florida, not since the two Rochelle, GA, spills of January 30th that we discussed in the previous post.

Thanks to Elizabeth Brunner for her three GA 122 sites: Folsom Bridge on the Little River, Hagan Bridge on the Withlacoochee River, and Lakeland Boat Ramp on the Alapaha River.

Thanks to Jacob and Michael Bachrach for their three sites: Troupville Boat Ramp on the Little River, and Nankin and State Line Boat Ramps on the Withlacoochee River.

Thanks to Suzy Hall for herding the testing cats, and to Gretchen Quarterman for training the testers and delivering supplies.

Chart: Clean Rivers 2023-02-09
For context and the entire WWALS composite spreadsheet of water quality results, rainfall, and sewage spills, see:
https://wwals.net/issues/testing

We may have some more Withlacoochee River sample site for you tomorrow.

Meanwhile, all the WWALS “beaches” for which we have recent water quality results I’ve set to green in

Map: Clean Rivers, Swim Guide, 2023-02-09

Thanks to Joe Brownlee and Georgia Power for a generous grant for water quality testing equipment and materials.

You or your organization could also donate to the WWALS volunteer water quality testing program.

Or maybe you’d like to become a WWALS water quality tester; please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/DzWvJuXqTQi12N6v7

There are more images below.

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

FBL

Folsom Bridge Landing, Little River @ GA 122 2023-02-09

TBR

Troupville Boat Ramp, Little River @ GA 133 2023-02-09

LBR

Lakeland Boat Ramp, Alapaha River @ GA 122 2023-02-09

HBL

Hagan Bridge Landing, Withlacoochee River @ GA 122 2023-02-09

NBR

Nankin Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River @ Clyattville-Nankin Road 2023-02-09

SLBR

State Line Boat Ramp, Withlacoochee River @ GA 133 2023-02-09

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

You can join this fun and work by becoming a WWALS member today!
https://wwals.net/donations/

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