riverkeeper
Noun
Meaning
riverkeeper (plural riverkeepers)
A person responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of a river.
Examples
But it could be cheaper, and more effective, than the $16 billion we’ve already squandered trying to restore salmon with the dams in place,” said Miles Johnson, senior attorney with Columbia Riverkeeper.
Dan Riverkeeper Steven Pulliam called it a “fox guarding the hen house” situation.
Just before Mayor Scott James Matheson took office, he and Suwannee Riverkeeper John S. Quarterman of WWALS discussed the prospect of having this Mayor’s Paddle in the event that the water tested clean by Jan.
Riverkeeper noted Hudson River fish kills, soil and water contamination, recurrent emergency shutdowns and vulnerability to terrorist attacks.
Construction and operation of the pipeline has resulted in numerous unlawful discharges of sediment-laden water and other pollutants into waters of the United States in violation of the CWA and the CSL, the Riverkeeper said.
Plus the virtuous satisfaction of raising money for the West/Rhode Riverkeeper.