C.R.B.I. in the News

Recent Newspaper Articles on CRBI Activities/Issues

Mostly Smoke and Mirrors: Legislature Pulls Fast One

Rome News-Tribune Column by Joe Cook, Apr. 16, 2008

Legislature Fails to Limit Interbasin Water Transfer

Rome News-Tribune article by Diane Wagner, Apr. 6, 2008

Cherokee Seeks to Drain Wastewater into Etowah River

Cartersville Daily Tribune article by Danielle Swanson, Apr. 3, 2008

Allatoona, EPD Spell Phosphorus with an 'F'

Rome News-Tribune Column by Joe Cook March 29, 2008

Plan to Pipe Tennessee River Water No Pipe Dream for Ga. County

Associated Press article by Greg Bluestein, Feb. 28, 2008

Border War with Tennessee Gets Serious

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article by Jeffry Scott Feb. 23, 2008

Reservoir Plan Leaky

Rome News-Tribune Editorial, Feb. 7, 2008

The State Banks on New Reservoirs

Creative Loafing article by Thomas Wheatley, Feb. 6, 2008

Water Plan Fails Downstream Communities

Rome News-Tribune Column by Joe Cook Jan. 26, 2008

Water Council Public Hearings

Cherokee Tribune article by Ashley Fuller. Dec. 9, 2007

Water Plan Op-Ed

Rome News-Tribune column by Joe Cook, Oct. 16, 2007

Water Plan Public Hearing

Rome News Tribune by Diane Wagner October 19, 2007

Mussel Hats

Rome News Tribune October 17, 2007

Water Conservation Op-Ed

Rome News-Tribune article by Joe Cook. Nov. 5, 2007

Children learn to save water

Article by Rome News-Tribune staff writer Andrea Freygang. Nov. 5, 2007

Father's Day Paddle Trip Preview

Rome News Tribune June 7, 2007

Statewide water plan Op-Ed

Cherokee Tribune column by Joe Cook. Dec. 8, 2007

Water Plan Meeting

Rome News Tribune article September 21, 2007

Richland Creek Reservoir Meeting

Rome News Tribune Article By Diane Wagner Jan. 30, 2008

Etowah Paddle Trip

Rome News Tribune Article July 27, 2007

Paddle Trip Preview

Rome News Tribune Article June 7, 2007

Water Plan Information Session

Rome News Tribune article by Diane Wagner September 20, 2007

River Revelry

Rome News Tribune article by John Bailey August 25, 2007

Sembler suit reaches resolution

Tom Brooks ledger news

River Revelry

CRBI article August 24, 2007

Water Plan Focused on Conserving

By Diane Wagner Calhun July 01,2007

Last Chance For Water Plan Op-Ed

Rome News-Tribune column by Joe Cook. Dec. 12, 2007

Report on Draft Statewide Water Plan

Rome News-Tribune article by Diane Wagner July 1, 2007

Canton MarketPlace Suit Settled

Cherokee Tribune article By Barbara Jacoby June 23, 2007

The Flow Of News

May 31,2007 Rome news Tribune

State water Plan Draws Many to Townhall Meeting

Diane Wagner Rome news tribune May 22,2007

Water Plan Townhall Meeting Preview

Diane Wagner Rome News Tribune May 20,2007

Joe Cook Named River Hero

Staff Reports,May 18,2007

Renew Our Rivers Find Less Trash Cleanup

By Carolyn Grindrod, Rome News-Tribune May 18,2007

Okefenokee Joe entertains crowds at Waterfest

By Andrea Freygang May 6,2007

Waterfest VII May 5,2007

By Mike Gellatly, Rome News-Tribune May 5,2007

Eath Day Paddle

Earth day Paddle picture and short commentary in Rome News Tribune

Region gets water checklist.doc

Rome News Tribune Article by Diane Wagner Feb. 19, 2007

State Water Plan Town Hall Meeting

Rome News Tribune Article by Diane Wagner Jan. 23, 2007

Interbasin Transfer Debate at CRBI Annual Meeting

Rome News-Tribune Article By Diane Wagner Jan. 17, 2007

Recreational Opportunities on the Etowah River

Rome News-Tribune Column by Joe Cook Dec. 23, 2006

Floyd County Commission Says "No" to Interbasin Transfers

Rome News-Tribune article by Chris Marr Oct. 25, 2006

Georgia Energy Policy Public Meeting

Rome News-Tribune article by Diane Wagner Oct. 4, 2006

Georgia-Alabama Water Negotiations

Rome News-Tribune column by Joe Cook Sept. 17, 2006

Rome News-Tribune Biodiversity Editorial

Editorial Published in Rome News-Tribune Sept. 15, 2006

Stream Buffers on the Etowah River

Letter to the Editor by Joe Cook in Cartersville Daily-Tribune Sept. 10, 2006

River Revelry Fundraiser

Rome News-Tribune Article By Heath Hooper Sept. 1, 2006

Etowah River Stream Buffer Protection

Cartersville Daily Tribune Article By Patrick Harbin Aug. 28, 2006

Silver Creek Styrofoam Clean Up

Rome News-Tribune Article By Carolyn Grindrod Aug. 27, 2006

Etowah River Health Debated

Rome News-Tribune column by Joe Cook Aug. 27, 2006

Styrofoam Pollution Stemmed on Silver Creek

Rome News-Tribune article by Heath Hooper Aug. 24, 2006

Paddle Georgia 2006 on the Etowah Announced

Rome News-Tribune article by Matt Tuck Feb. 17, 2006

Rome to Atlanta: Conserve Water

Rome News-Tribune Editorial by Editorial Staff Feb. 16, 2006

Coosa River Water Quality Testing

Rome News-Tribune article by Alan Riquelmy Feb. 11, 2006

Atlanta Conservation Efforts Failing

Rome News-Tribune Column by Joe Cook Feb. 5, 2006

Interbasin Transfer Bill Introduced

Rome News Tribune article by Diane Wagner Feb. 4, 2006

Atlanta Conservation Efforts Impact Coosa

Rome News-Tribune article by Alan Riquelmy Jan. 31, 2006

Metro Atlanta to scrap water conservation plan

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Article by Stacey Shelton Jan. 29, 2006

Canton Development Threatens Darters

Atlanta Journal-Constitution article by Christopher Quinn Jan. 12, 2006

GE-PCBs Op-Ed

Rome News-Tribune Column By Joe Cook Dec. 11, 2005

2005 Rivers Alive Clean Up

Rome News-Tribune Article. Oct. 16, 2005

Anti-degradation Op-Ed

Rome News Tribune Column by Joe Cook, Sept. 4, 2005

Emerson Landfill

Letter to Editor/Cartersville Daily Tribune by Joe Cook, Aug. 18, 2005