On warm days, it is not hard to find someone kayaking or fishing on the Susquehanna River or floating down one of the many creeks in Lancaster County. The ability to enjoy that natural resource can come under threat if the water becomes too polluted. That’s where Ted Evgeniadis comes in. He\u2019s the Susquehanna Riverkeeper, and his job is to advocate for the health of the river.\u00a0<\/p>\n
LNP | LancasterOnline Podcasts met up with Evgeniadis to learn more about how he handles roughly 8,000 square miles, or roughly one third, of the watershed he\u2019s responsible for. With all that ground to cover, it\u2019s no shock that Evgeniadis has to wear many hats.<\/p>\n
Listen to the full episode of \u201cA Day in the Life of Lancaster County\u201d on Spotify<\/a>, Apple Podcasts<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, or your favorite streaming platforms.<\/p>\n \u201cFor waterkeeper groups, that’s a lot. That’s a big territory,\u201d he explained.\u00a0 \u201cSo the job has two sides of it. You have the riverkeeper role, and then you have the executive director role.\u201d<\/p>\n While Evgeniadis is the Riverkeeper, he also works with Lower Susquehanna Riverkeepers Association<\/a> that focuses on advocacy and education. There\u2019s a couple of issues that Evgeniadis and the organization are looking at right now:<\/p>\n Monitoring bacteria at different testing sites along the Susquehanna River and its tributaries with the help of volunteers. These tests help tell the Riverkeeper where runoff, overflow and pollution are concentrated.<\/p>\n Educating people on fertilizer runoff and livestock moving through streams, and how that can negatively impact the watershed.<\/p>\n Taking on big corporations and other polluters in legal fights when they threaten the health of the Susquehanna and its tributaries.<\/p>\n Evgeniadis takes pride in his work, and says that being an advocate is who he is. \u201cA lot of the cases that I work on take years to get a resolution, but that’s kind of what keeps me going. I love challenges, I love to be tested. I like to fight \u2026 however long it may take to get to the result and get to the resolution,\u201d said Evgeniadis.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n LNP | LancasterOnline Podcasts met up with Evgeniadis to learn more about how he handles roughly 8,000 square miles, or roughly one third, of the watershed he\u2019s responsible for.<\/p>\n
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