The quality of Georgia’s surface water is affected by pollution from point and non-point sources. Point sources include wastewater flowing from a single source — e.g., a pipe, an industrial facility or a wastewater treatment plant. Pollution from non-point sources is generally carried by rainfall. As this water moves across the land, it picks up and carries pollutants with it, finally depositing them into lakes, rivers, wetlands and coastal waters. The contaminants that contribute to non-point source pollution, are created by a variety of human activities.

Water is essential for life. ECO-action is committed to assisting vulnerable communities and stakeholders learn and take action that promotes the quality of water by:

1) promoting the “One Water “ concept that states that we can do more with less water through efficiency and reuse of stormwater;
2) growing stewards who will help protect and restore watersheds in Georgia in particular those watersheds whose impairments have adverse impacts on vulnerable communities; These include the Proctor Creek, Intrenchment Creek and South River watersheds.
3) promoting the use of green infrastructure to address flooding and stormwater in urban and rural communities; and
4) sustaining the Atlanta Watershed Learning Network (AWLN) training program to facilitate learning exchanges and positive action among Metro-Atlanta watershed residents, who will advocate to protect, restore, and revitalize their watershed.

We are committed to assist vulnerable communities and stakeholders learn and take action that promotes water quality.

Links to our proje​​​​cts that are related to Water issues are provided below.