Thanks, Pam. I'm very familiar with that property; the Proctor Creek Trail through there is a PATH installation. On the far side of the creek and not far upstream from where you were testing is the now closed City of Atlanta Gun Club landfill. The landfill is old enough that is is not lined. There are monitoring wells installed on the far side of Proctor Creek where it abuts the landfill property to check for pollutant leachate in the groundwater. It will take regular testing and citizen vigilance (made possible in part by you and Fred!) to stay on top of the threats to this waterway.
Hi Pamela, I enjoyed your article! Funny coincidence: I led a field trip this morning at Dunwoody Nature Center. When I took the 4th graders down to our creek, the teacher said, "This is so clean! We're not used to this - our school is on Proctor Creek."
Chattahoochee River Keeper folks have done a LOT for Atlanta's waterways over the years. Bravo!
Thanks, Pam. I'm very familiar with that property; the Proctor Creek Trail through there is a PATH installation. On the far side of the creek and not far upstream from where you were testing is the now closed City of Atlanta Gun Club landfill. The landfill is old enough that is is not lined. There are monitoring wells installed on the far side of Proctor Creek where it abuts the landfill property to check for pollutant leachate in the groundwater. It will take regular testing and citizen vigilance (made possible in part by you and Fred!) to stay on top of the threats to this waterway.
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Thanks Karen. Wow, it sounds worse than I knew.
Pam, a very informative take on your experience.
Hi Pamela, I enjoyed your article! Funny coincidence: I led a field trip this morning at Dunwoody Nature Center. When I took the 4th graders down to our creek, the teacher said, "This is so clean! We're not used to this - our school is on Proctor Creek."
Chattahoochee River Keeper folks have done a LOT for Atlanta's waterways over the years. Bravo!
Interesting! I like the thought about how we all live downstream.