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Adopt-A-StreamLast week we received a note from Tim Phillips, one of our Centennial Group members. If you ever had any questions about how effective programs such as Adopt-A-Stream are, please read the following: On Tuesday morning September 29th, I was doing the September Adopt-A-Stream chemical testing at our site on Rottenwood Creek. An approximately 9-inch diameter sewer pipe crosses over Rottenwood Creek about 100 yards below our test site. I noticed that the pipe was no longer level - it was bowing down towards the creek. The pipe must have been damaged during the recent heavy rains and flooding (we had approximately 17 inches of rain in one week). I walked down to the pipe and noticed that it was cracked and leaking a small amount of liquid into Rottenwood Creek. While standing in the creek at the pipe at about 10:00 am, I used my cell phone to call Jennifer McCoy of the Cobb County Water Department to inform her of the cracked sewer pipe. I did not get Jennifer, so I left her a voice mail message. After completing the chemical testing, I took several digital photos of the pipe. At about 11:50 am, I sent an
e-mail with photos attached to Jennifer and Vicki Culbreth at the Cobb
County Water Department. At about 12:15 pm, I received a call from someone
at Cobb County Water Department asking about the cracked pipe. We determined
that the pipe was actually in the City of Marietta. The Cobb County person
said that they would notify the appropriate person with the City of Marietta.
At about 12:45 pm, I received a call from someone with the City of Marietta
(or maybe Marietta Power & Water) asking about the pipe. This person
was already in the vicinity of Rottenwood Creek and was looking for the
exact location of the pipe. Someone was onsite looking at this problem
within three hours of me discovering the cracked and leaking pipe.
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