Georgia Water Coalition Honors McIntosh County Group as ‘Water Hero’

Georgia Water Coalition honors McIntosh County group as ‘water hero’

A McIntosh County citizen group that’s fought to reduce herbicide use and an oyster hatchery on Skidaway Island are among the 13 entities the Georgia Water Coalition recognized Tuesday for their positive impacts on the state’s waterways.

Georgia Water Coalition honors McIntosh County group as 'water hero'

The Georgia Water Coalition recognized 13 entities, including a McIntosh County citizen group and an oyster hatchery on Skidaway Island, for their positive impacts on the state's waterways. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.

Georgia Water Coalition releases annual Clean 13 report

The Georgia Water Coalition released its Clean 13 report for 2025 on Nov. 18. The report highlights individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies whose efforts have led to “cleaner rivers, stronger communities and a more sustainable future for Georgians,” according to a press release. “From sustaining flows for farmers and mussels in the Flint River to stemming plastic pollution from urban streams, the entities hig…