ATLANTA, April 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Southern Company's Renew Our
Rivers program received an Outstanding Stewardship of America's Rivers (OSAR)
Award at the National Hydropower Association's (NHA) annual conference today
in Washington.
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The project originated in 2000 at Southern Company subsidiary Alabama
Power's Plant Gadsden on the Coosa River and has since spread across Alabama,
Georgia and Mississippi, receiving numerous awards.
In recognizing the Renew Our Rivers program, the NHA noted the innovation,
collaborative partnerships, accomplishments and environmental stewardship
efforts that are an essential part of the program.
Highlights and notable accomplishments of Renew Our Rivers will be listed
on The Outstanding Stewardships of America's Rivers Web report at
http://www.outstandingrivers.org, which presents illustrations of exemplary
stewardship of hydroelectric generators. Company representatives are being
recognized at a special luncheon in Washington.
"Renew our Rivers has been a wonderful opportunity for our employees to
partner with the local community in addressing the need to remove trash from
our waterways. Additionally, these events have provided participants
awareness of our valuable water resources," said Chuck Huling, environmental
affairs vice president for Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary of Southern
Company.
Renew Our Rivers, the Southeast's largest river cleanup campaign, is
entering its seventh year with spring cleanups throughout the southeast. The
program spearheaded by community volunteers and company employees has selected
"A New Beginning" as the slogan for this year's campaign.
Since its inception in 2000, 6,000 volunteers have removed more than 5.5
million pounds of trash. Last year, the goal was "5 in '05" throughout
Southern Company. The company easily surpassed that number, removing
2,142,380 pounds of litter from waterways in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi,
to achieve a total of 5,539,600 pounds. Annually in Georgia, cleanups are
held on the Chattahoochee, Flint, Ocmulgee, Oconee, Chattooga and Tallulah
Rivers.
Renew Our Rivers won the national Keep America Beautiful Volunteer
Leadership Award in 2004 and its Litter Prevention Award in 2002. Georgia
Power received the Business Leadership Award from Georgia's Rivers Alive
organization in 2005 for its work in the Renew Our Rivers program.
For more information about Renew Our Rivers and details about Georgia
Power's environmental initiatives, please visit http://www.georgiapower.com.
Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the
nation's largest generators of electricity. The company is an investor-owned,
tax-paying utility, serving customers in 57,000 of the state's 59,000 square
miles. Georgia Power's rates are below the national average and its 2 million
customers are in all but six of Georgia's 159 counties.
SOURCE Georgia Power
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http://www.outstandingrivers.org
http://www.georgiapower.com
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CONTACT:
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