EPA Awards over $179,000 to Promote Proctor Creek Restoration

ATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it is awarding over $179,000 to three organizations for the restoration of the Proctor Creek Watershed in Atlanta, Ga. Nationally, $2.1 million was awarded to 36 organizations in 17 states and Puerto Rico to help protect and restore urban waters, improve water quality, and support community revitalization and other local priorities.

The awardees, receiving approximately $60,000 each, are the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc., the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Inc. and ECO-Action.