Take Action!

Protecting our river resources is up to each one of us. Here are some tools to help you play an active role in protecting our rivers and streams.

Sign the Alabama Water Agenda
The Alabama Water Agenda is a proactive, citizen-driven campaign for improving water policy in Alabama. If you haven't already signed the Alabama Water Agenda, please sign it today.

Alabama Rivers Alliance Action Alerts
Keep up with new action alerts related to Alabama waterways.

Monitor Construction Projects
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is the agency responsible for enforcing the Clean Water Act in Alabama. Keep an eye on construction projects near your home and workplace; if you see construction projects that are not using "Best Management Practices" to keep sediment out of storm drains and waterways, contact ADEM. Below is an example of a construction site you should report.

Silt fences are supposed to be buried and staked down so they will prevent sediment from running into stormdrains and waterways. This is an example of a construction site you should immediately report to ADEM.

Contact ADEM:

If you see a problem with a construction site, see illegal discharges into a river, or see a dramatic change in water quality in an area stream or river, you can file a report with ADEM. Alabama Rivers Alliance provides a helpful guide for how to file a complaint.

You can also directly contact the ADEM Water Division:

ADEM
Attn: Water Division
Post Office Box 301463
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1463

Telephone Number : (334) 271-7823
Fax Number: (334) 279-3051

Question About our Water Division:
H2omail@adem.state.al.us

You do NOT have to provide your name and contact information when reporting a problem.