The Upper Rockyford Lake Homeowner's Association is one of the first groups to be officially enrolled in the new Keep the Midlands Beautiful sponsored "Adopt-a-Waterway" program. Sponsored by SCE&G, this program offers volunteer groups the opportunity to address water-based litter issues in Richland and Lexington Counties.
Unfortunately, there is a litter problem in and around Upper Rockyford Lake. Chances are, you've seen trash floating in the lake, along the shoreline, and especially in the upper reaches of the lake closest to Percival Road. This program will allow us to officially organize lake cleanup days by providing us with materials and coordination efforts at least 3 times throughout the year.
The first official event will occur on Saturday October 4th, 2008, with plans for a second event between March and May, and a 3rd cleanup sometime in the Summer of 2009.
Please mark your calendars for October 4th and plan to meet on the Overcreek Road dam that morning at 8:00 a.m. We need folks on foot to pick up litter around the spillway/dam, and we also need plenty of paddlers to circle the lake and collect the trash which collects along the shoreline.
If you have questions, contact Greg or Amy Maxwell at allimaxwell@earthlink.net.
See you on October 4th!!!
Check out link below for more info. on the program...
http://www.keepthemidlandsbeautiful.org/aaw/aaw.asp
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