House Bill 2018, the Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011, passed out of the Committee on June 22, 2011.  This bill will have far-reaching implications on the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that we have clean water in our streams, rivers and bays.  States will have the final say on the cleanliness of our drinking water and the health of our waterways.  Please write, call or email your congressman today and tell them every citizen deserves clean water.  Contact your congressman here.  Contact your senator here.

Your Riverkeeper, Dan Tonsmeire, is in Chicago at the 2011 WaterKeeper Alliance Convention.  "In spite of all the struggles around the country keeping our lakes, streams, rivers and wetlands clean and protected, we're finding inspiration in meeting with our fellow Waterkeepers," said Tonmeire.  The Apalachicola Riverkeeper is one of 197 Waterkeepers around the world.
 

Florida State Rep. Marti Coley (District 7) was on hand for the RiverWay South meeting in Marianna June 23, 2011.  Rep. Coley joins Apalachicola Riverkeeper Board Member Chad Taylor of Greenwood Florida at the meeting.  The Apalachicola Riverkeeper is a supporter of RiverWay South, a public/private partnership that encourages sustainable economic development through the preservation and promotion of the natural, cultural and historical resources of the Apalachicola River basin.  New Riverkeeper Deputy Director Meg Nelson was introduced to the board of RiverWay South. 

Rep. Marti Coley & Chad Taylor