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Coosa Riverkeepers outlines swim‑guide monitoring and seeks possible county support; program cost about $100,000 annually
Summary
Richard Brivka of Coosa Riverkeepers described the group's swim‑guide water‑quality monitoring, education programs and fish‑consumption outreach, said the swim‑guide costs about $100,000 a year, and discussed potential county agreements while cautioning about duplicating taxpayer‑funded programs and legal constraints on funding nonprofits.
Richard Brivka, representing Coosa Riverkeepers, told the St. Clair County Commission work session that his organization runs a swim guide and a range of river monitoring, education and outreach programs and asked commissioners to consider how the county might support that work.
Brivka said Coosa Riverkeepers has about 300 responses so far to an economic‑impact survey conducted with Auburn and hopes to reach roughly 700 responses to quantify river‑related economic activity. He described the swim guide as an annual public‑health tool that runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day, uses eight interns who collect and process samples, and…
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