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'''Black Warrior Riverkeeper''' is a non-profit environmental group formed as part of the national "Waterkeeper Alliance" in order to patrol and protect the [[Black Warrior River]] watershed. It was founded in Fall 2001 by [[David Whiteside]] and [[Roger Conville]]. The current Executive Director is [[Brantley Fry]]. The position of "Riverkeeper" is held by [[Nelson Brooke]], who acts as the primary patroller and spokesperson for the group. Other staff include chief prosecutor and general counsel [[Mark Martin]], legal program coordinator [[John Kinney]], and director of development [[Charles Scribner IV]]. The groups offices are located at 712 [[37th Street South]] in [[Avondale]].
'''Aldridge Gardens''', a 30-acre botanical garden located on the former [[Coxe Estate]] in [[Hoover]], is planning a water reclamation project that would take water piped 8,000 feet from the [[Cahaba River Wastewater Treatment Plant]] into the garden's existing artificial lake where it would supply irrigation needs. The plan is modeled on similar projects at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville, Florida  and the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon.


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Aldridge Gardens, a 30-acre botanical garden located on the former Coxe Estate in Hoover, is planning a water reclamation project that would take water piped 8,000 feet from the Cahaba River Wastewater Treatment Plant into the garden's existing artificial lake where it would supply irrigation needs. The plan is modeled on similar projects at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville, Florida and the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon.

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