Gills Creek Watershed Association The Big Splash eNewsletter
February 25, 2010GCWA "The Big Splash" Newsletter
New Adopt-A-Waterway locations! The Gills Creek Watershed Association parterns with Keep the Midlands Beautiful on their Adopt-A-Waterway program. Stay up to date on Gills Creek Projects! We have created a new page on our website, called "Projects". The GCWA is ready to expand! We are looking to build a broader and stronger membership base and we need your help. We would like to launch a full membership campaign. Plus upcoming meetings and events.Read more...
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Gills Creek Watershed In The News
December 2, 2009Response to waterline break criticized - Watchdogs say delay in repair led to sewage dumping into Gills Creek - The State Newspaper
"Water spewing from a broken Columbia utility line severely eroded the bank of a tributary of Gills Creek last week, and workers alerted to the problem early in the night allowed the leak to flow until the next morning.Before the leak was fixed, the water undermined a once-buried sewage line, which spilled untreated sewage into the creek.
The incident last week near Two Notch Road could have been worse if not for the action of two members of the Gills Creek Watershed Association, who noticed Eight-Mile Branch was turning white and then located the problem in a wooded area on a rainy night. "
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August 11, 2009
Forest Acres considers urban trail. Walkers would follow Gills Creek - The State Newspaper
"Forest Acres will host a public hearing on a proposed walking trail along Gills Creek that advocates say would provide the first public access to the mostly hidden creek. The $775,000 greenway would extend for about a half-mile behind Trenholm Plaza, hugging the bank of the creek through woods parallel to Trenholm Road."Read more...
July 6, 2009
The Gills Creek Cleanup - The State Newspaper
"A citizen-led effort to restore a polluted system of lakes and creeks that meanders through Richland County is making headway. Cleaning up the silt, trash and pollution in Gills Creek is a monumental and expensive task, one that has been batted around for years."Read more...