Mobile Baykeeper has announced the return of its coastal Alabama water-quality monitoring program after receiving assistance from a local partner, CrowderGulf, and the Mobile community.
After pausing the Swim Where It’s Monitored (SWIM) program in April due to a lack of funding, Mobile Baykeeper said in a press release that the program will relaunch as the CrowderGulf SWIM program on Sept. 11.
“When SWIM paused, our community let us know just how much they relied on it,” William Strickland, executive director of Mobile Baykeeper, said. “Families use SWIM to decide where to swim, and they know its absence changed the way they lived. Several businesses stepped up to fill the gap in funding, and we are now able to employ people to run the program.”…