Neill Herring collection on Georgia water policy

Descriptive Summary
Title: Neill Herring collection on Georgia water policy
Creator: Herring, Neill
Creator: Herring, Neill
Inclusive Dates: 1991-2018
Language(s): English
Extent: 5.5 Linear Feet 6 boxes
Collection Number: ms3217
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Neill Herring, an attorney, is a veteran environmental lobbyist. He lobbies for a number of Riverkeeper organizations and the Sierra Club. His passion and focus is the environment, natural resources and water. He has lived in Jesup, Georgia for quite some time, and concentrates much of his activist work and research on Georgia's water plan.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of one volume of newsclippings collected, organized, and bound by Neill Herring. Also included are files kept regarding water wars, industrial and sewer pollutants, reservoir and water use policy, Georgia State House and Senate bills, notes and correspondence regarding water issues around the state, Georgia Water Coalition reports and events, and statewide Riverkeeper materials.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Neill Herring collection on Georgia water policy, ms3217. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the University of Georgia Libraries.

Conditions Governing Use

Use with care. Glue around the spine of homemade volume may make page-turning difficult.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in Other Repositories

The audiovisual materials related to this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Bound volume of newspaper clippings regarding Georgia water policy, compiled and bound with commentary by Neill Herring

 

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"Draper water planning crap"

 

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Turner EPD

 

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"Georgia Chamber anti-enviro cockpit"

 

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Reheis

 

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Joe D., 2009

 

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"Pore Albainy"

 

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2002

 

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2001

 

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2000

 

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1991-1999

 

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Virgil Norton

 

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7

Ron Cummings

 

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Water Project

 

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9

Tanner - Privatization

 

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10

Environmental Permitting Division

 

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11

Altamaha River Basin Management Plan, 2003

 

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Statement regarding water issues - Oscar D. Jackson, 2007

 

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Altamaha Water Planning Council

 

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Regional water planning, 2009-2011

 

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CWI [Clean Water Initiative]

 

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Statutory water plan draft

 

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"Mud Bill", 2004

 

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Georgia water management planning materials

 

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Water Bill of Rights

 

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SB 130

 

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"Chatt Navigat" [Chattahoochee Navigation]

 

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Compacts

 

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Papers on interstate water conflicts - George W. Sherk, Georgia State University, 1996

 

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Growth strategies

 

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Atlanta Water Wks

 

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ATL Consent Decree

 

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Compacts news - Water wars

 

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Lanier - Allatoona

 

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Corps - Drought - Lakes, 2006

 

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Sen Water Plan OHSE Votes

 

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Clean Water Initiative - Task Force meeting books, 2000

 

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SR 142 - Water Study

 

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Water, 2001

 

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Couch EPD

 

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SB 190 - Stay Rule

 

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Seabrook sewer - Special series

 

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Atlanta sewers, 1997

 

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Atlanta sewers

 

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Jekyll Island

 

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Jekyll

 

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Jekyll Island

 

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Trash - Legis & incinerators, 2010

 

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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper - Mailings

 

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HB 237, SB 180 documents, 2003

 

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Water "Rights" and Policy

 

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319 Funds

 

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Water Plan

 

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Grease

 

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Kirk Sale file on water

 

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Sound Science Initiative

 

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T.S.G. - Assorted dupes

 

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Florida ASR poison bill, 2001

 

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"GWC graffix"

 

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HB 237 press & evidence (dupes)

 

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Duplicate documents for HB 237, SB 180 for Musgrove

 

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HB 237, SB 180 original press

 

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HB 237 legal docs

 

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TSG original

 

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GWC leadership - Various

 

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GWC principles (rewrite)

 

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Buffers, 2013-2014

 

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Stormwater untilities

 

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Water Wars, 2008

 

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ATVs

 

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Phosphate

 

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National Rivers

 

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Water Law revisions

 

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Stream pollution

 

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H2O Conservation

 

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GWC "Ecology"

 

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GWC Strategic Plan

 

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GWC, 2014 June

 

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GA Water Coalition

 

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GWC poll

 

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Wetlands

 

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Septic systems

 

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Richmond Hill (TSG II)

 

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Groundwater

 

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Sabal Trail

 

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Rural water - Turnipseed

 

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Reservoirs, 2010

 

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Alt Rayonier

 

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Rayonier, 2011

 

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Water Quality

 

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Riverkeeper

 

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Dirt

 

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11

CRBI [Coosa River Basin Initiative]

 

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ARK [Altamaha Riverkeeper] newsletter

 

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Ocmulgee

 

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Satilla RK [Riverkeeper]

 

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O-C RK [Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper]

 

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FRK [Flint Riverkeeper]

 

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GA Riv. Net. [Georgia River Network]

 

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Georgia Water Coalition, 2002

 

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Trout Streams

 

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GWC Comm. Comm. [Georgia Water Coalition Communications Plan]

 

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Random water stuff, 2007

 

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Industrial pollution

 

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Water World Monopoly

 

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Out of Atlanta

 

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IBT [Interbasin Transfers] HB1615, 2004

 

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Magnuson

 

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Drought & Flood

 

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Hg Mercury

 

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Bottled water

 

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Water, 2009-2010

 

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GWC Prin. Re W , 2008

 

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Streamflow

 

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SB 213, 2013-2014

 

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ASR [Aquifer Storage and Recovery]

 

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Toxics, 2014

 

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GWC 10th Anniversary

 

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Interbasin Transfers

 

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IBT

 

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Growth - Water

 

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Instream flows

 

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Riparian rights

 

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GWC fall retreat, 2012-2014

 

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Water Energy

 

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IBTs, 2011

 

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IBT - Pub. Res Clips, 2000-2008

 

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GWC historic documents

 

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Water reports

 

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GWC, 2019

 

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GWC, 2018

 

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TN. R. [Tennessee River] IBTs