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- EIN 47-3773926
- (706) 530-5962
- C/o Srel Drawer E Aiken SC 29802 USA
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Causes: Environment, Water, Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management
Mission: To protect the water supply for communities and businesses along the savannah river in georgia and south carolina. The organization promotes, for the benefit of water quality, land conservation, management and protection through land acquisition, conservation, deed restrictions, responsible land stewardship and land management practice, and education and scientific research related to water quality.
Programs: Entered into a memorandum of agreement with five dringking water utilities in georgia and south carolina that have pledged their support and investment to protect water quality within the savannah river basin. The last memorandum of agreement was signed by the city of north augusta on august 31, 2016.
approved the organization's first application for funding land conservation by conservation partners on may 24, 2017. This deal meets all of the criteria that were established between the utility partners and the organization. As the land conservation partners have not finalized their negotiations with the land owners, the deal has not yet closed.
promoted best land management practices by securing $70,000 from the ga/sc foresty commissions for a forest management consultant that is working in the basin to strengthen the forest and drinking water connection through projects that enhance public surface water supplies through strategic forest consevation, restration, and management.
promoted science research in the basin by establishing a science advisory committee to guide the board on science issues relating to water quality, to recommend a research agenda for watershed water quality issues, to identify research necessary to advance the organization's mission, and to frame the goals and agenda for an annual water quality meeting.
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This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.