Flint Riverkeeper Inc

Continued fiscal sponsorship of talbot citizens' united work to reverse a zoning decision that would allow a hard rock mine (quarry) to be located in an area of talbot county ga previously designated as a protected natural area. The area also contains important water resources tributary to the flint river. Legal action agains the county and the miners have been filed. Restricted funds are used only for these purposes.

Assisted citizens in decatur county with their opposition to the establishment of a monkey-breeding facility (30,000 animals, propose) via tactical and strategic campaign advice, direct input on water-quality issues, and housing their checking account.

4th exempt purpose accomplishment -continued work in the upper and lower flint to diminish the effects of over. 35,268.20 5th exempt purpose accomplishment - after settling (winning) clean water act lawsuit against major source of discharge in the sumter county portion of the muckalee creek system (leatherbrook dairy) in 2023, continued onitoring of the settlement. 30,871.52 6th exempt purpose accomplishment - continued, as required by our license and as happens every week of every year, investigations of citizen complaints of water quality issues (pollution) and improper permitting or use of public resources, abuse of private property rights (overuse of water). 30,508.10 7th exempt purpose accomplishment - initiated extensive investigation of pollution sources into waters of the us and waters of the state of georgia by a data-center development (qts) in fayette county. Extensive data collection during dry and wet periods; light, moderate, and heavy rain events. Extensive communiciaton with local government, gae+pd, and flint rk counsel. 29,643.89 8th exempt purpose accomplishment -continued investigation of moderate source of pollution into waters of the united states and waters of the state of georgia by a fertilizer mixing plant in miller county. Extentensive data collection during moderate to heavy rain events; extensive legal consultation. 29,643.89 9th exempt purpose accomplishment - monitored process of buildout of remedies for sewer overflows and pollution of the flint by the city of albany. 28,709.76 10th exempt purpose accomplishment - continued campaign to secure public fishing rights in the navigable waters of georgia, to insure accurate and reasonable delineation of georgia's navigable waters, and to simultaneously provide proper protections of private property rights. Continued to monitor lawsuit brought by a riverfront property owner along the upper flint. Our motion to intervene in the case was denied (alongside our partner, the ga wildlife federation) but our input to the state's legal team continued. 28,709.76