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Roswell mayor highlights Chattahoochee protection and local Drinking Water Week events
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Summary
On the Inside Roswell podcast, Mayor Mary Robichaux and Liberty Yates, the city’s environmental educational coordinator, urged residents to check for leaks, dispose of household hazardous waste properly, and attend Drinking Water Week events including Aquapalooza on May 9.
Mayor Mary Robichaux and Liberty Yates, Roswell’s environmental educational coordinator, used the Inside Roswell podcast to spotlight local water-quality outreach and conservation programs, and to urge residents to take simple steps—like fixing leaks and disposing of hazardous household materials properly—to protect the Chattahoochee River and the city’s drinking water.
Liberty Yates said the city’s relationship to the Chattahoochee is foundational: “Roswell might not be here if we didn't have the Chattahoochee River,” she said, adding that actions taken throughout the watershed affect communities, plants and animals downstream.
The conversation focused on civic education and practical steps residents can take. Yates described water-quality testing, guided hikes and macroinvertebrate monitoring as ways to connect people with the watershed and to show how everyday actions affect water health. She emphasized checking for household leaks—“Water leaks are a silent issue,” she said—and recommended inspecting faucets, showerheads and toilets and looking for pooling in yards as signs of outdoor leaks.
The podcast also previewed Drinking Water Week events in May. Yates said Aquapalooza, a free open house at the city’s water plant scheduled for May 9, will offer facility tours, booths from community groups, hands-on activities for children and light entertainment such as a dunk tank staffed by water utility employees.
Yates explained that Roswell holds household hazardous waste collection days twice a year (in May and November) at the transfer station so residents can safely drop off items that curbside service and the recycling center do not accept—examples she named included pills, certain paints and chemicals. She said proper disposal prevents those materials from reaching landfills or waterways.
For event dates, times and locations Yates directed listeners to the city event calendar, Roswell 365, and the city’s social media channels. When asked what one change she would like residents to make, Yates urged people to get involved—attending lectures, volunteering for service days or joining guided hikes—as a way to learn about and protect local water resources.
Robichaux closed by thanking Yates and reminding listeners that the podcast series also covered topics such as the city’s tree canopy, recycling, parks and upcoming Public Works Week coverage of transportation and stormwater work. The episode did not announce any formal policy actions or votes.
