In October 2007, The Board of Commissioners of Chatham County passed a resolution calling for Chatham County to become the “Greenest County in Georgia.” The resolution requested the CEF take on the challenge of developing a county-wide plan for achieving the stated goal.
In October 2007, The Board of Commissioners of Chatham County passed a resolution calling for Chatham County to become the “Greenest County in Georgia.” The resolution requested the CEF take on the challenge of developing a county-wide plan for achieving the stated goal.
Since 1989, the Chatham Environmental Forum (CEF) has been quietly assisting the community in tackling some of the area’s most challenging environmental issues. The CEF membership includes a broad cross-section of the community with equal representation from the business sector, governmental bodies, and environmental advocacy groups.
Over the past 20 years, the CEF has addressed complex issues, such as air quality in the Savannah area and its potential impact on community cancer rates, and the long term protection of the Floridan aquifer as the area’s primary drinking water source. For each issue undertaken by the CEF, the final analysis has been a consensus product based on the best available science with recommended solutions that all sectors within the community could support.
