News Releases by "Cail Hammons"
County Begins Inspections of Private Stormwater Ponds
Mar 22, 2006 by Cail Hammons
Property owners responsible for pond upkeep County staff are now inspecting privately owned stormwater management facilities like detention and retention ponds. These new inspections are part of the county’s stormwater management program required by the state and federal governments. Stormwater ponds hold stormwater runoff after a rain event to prevent downstream flooding. When a pond is functioning prop...
Tagged: pond upkeep, stormwater management facilities, retention ponds
Stormwater Program Accepts Applications for Stormwater Steward Award
Feb 2, 2006 by Cail Hammons
Award will recognize exceptional stormwater management practices The Athens-Clarke County Stormwater program is accepting applications or nominations for the program’s second annual Stormwater Steward Award. The award highlights businesses within the development industry for exceptional stormwater management practices. “The goal of this award is to recognize members of the development community who pr...
Tagged: stormwater steward award, steward award, acc stormwater
Barrow and Whitehead Road Elementary Become ACC Green Schools
Nov 4, 2005 by Cail Hammons
New county program recognizes environmental education in classroom Barrow and Whitehead Road elementary schools have become Clarke County’s first Green Schools. The ACC Green School program began with the 2004-2005 academic year to recognize environmental education within Clarke County schools. To be recognized as a Green School, at least five classrooms must participate in five educational activities that ...
Tagged: acc green schools, conservation, stormwater
Some Stormwater Utility Bills Delayed by Several Months
Oct 4, 2005 by Cail Hammons
Charges began last July Most stormwater utility customers will not see their first bill until April 2006 according to county officials. The billing, originally slated to begin this month, has been pushed back due to complications with the computer software that will manage more than 30,000 stormwater utility accounts. The delay resulted from challenges in adapting existing computer software to handle stormwater acco...
Tagged: acc stormwater, bills delayed, technical difficulties
Rivers Alive Clean-Up Coming Soon
Sep 9, 2005 by Cail Hammons
Volunteers needed to help clean up our rivers and streams. Athens-Clarke’s annual Rivers Alive stream clean-up will take place on Saturday, October 15. Volunteers will meet at 9 am at Dudley Park on the North Oconee Greenway off of East Broad Street to sign in and receive instructions. Rivers Alive clean-up events take place across the state of Georgia each fall. Last year, more than 300 volunteer workers i...
Tagged: rivers alive, river cleanup, protecting water resources, conservation
