Press Releases 2002-2006
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PRESS RELEASES 2002 - 2006
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PRESS RELEASES 2002 - 2006
| Press Release | Description | Author | Date |
| Fifth Anniversary | Black Warrior Riverkeeper celebrates its Fifth Anniversary on September 25, 2006. Birmingham's David Whiteside founded the non-profit organization in 2001. | David Whiteside Charles Scribner |
Sept. 25, 2006 |
| Moundville Lagoon N.O.I.S. | Riverkeeper’s letter of intent to sue outlines 1,486 violations of the federal Clean Water Act in the past five years. These violations occurred at the Moundville Lagoon | Nelson Brooke, Mark Martin, David Whiteside | Dec. 22, 2005 |
| East Walker County WWTP N.O.I.S. |
Riverkeeper filed Notice of Intent to Sue the East Walker Sewer Authority on August 15, 2005 for illegal discharges into the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River. The letter of intent to sue outlines 4,473 violations of the federal Clean Water Act in the past four years | Nelson Brooke, Mark Martin, David Whiteside | Aug. 15, 2005 |
| Honda Marine AquaTrax F12 |
...received from Honda Marine a donation of two Honda AquaTrax ® personal watercraft to be used in patrolling the Black Warrior River and its larger tributaries. These personal watercraft are used to look for illegal polluters, respond to citizen complaints, and take water quality samples | David Whiteside |
Sept. 22, 2004 |
| Vulcan Materials Bessemer Quarry N.O.I.S. |
Riverkeeper has served statutory notice on Vulcan Materials that it intends to sue the company for the illegal discharge at its Bessemer Quarry of harmful pollutants into Fivemile Creek, a tributary of Valley Creek which, in turn, is a tributary of the Black Warrior River. The notice sets out 465 violations | Nelson Brooke, Mark Martin, David Whiteside |
Aug. 4, 2004 |
| Graduate Fundraiser 2 |
The Graduate and The Sopranos star, Lorraine Bracco, Goes Above and Beyond To Support Alabama's Black Warrior Riverkeeper | David Whiteside |
Feb. 18, 2004 |
| Graduate Fundraiser 1 |
Sopranos Star Organizing Birmingham Fundraiser To Defend Alabama's Black Warrior. |
David Whiteside | Jan. 29, 2004 |
| Zydeco's Fundraiser September 2002 |
Black Warrior Riverkeeper® held its first annual Fall fundraiser at Zydeco’s on September 25, 2002. A spectacular night of music was provided by Fat Finger, Smokeshack, and Avery Ellis Exhibit(s) | David Whiteside |
Sept. 26, 2002 |
