What This Platform Does
This is a community reporting tool for Africatown residents. Use it to report:
Every report is mapped, timestamped, and added to the documented evidence record shared with ADEM and EPA Region 4.
Sources: EPA EJScreen · ADEM 303(d) List · UCS 2023 · Mothers & Others for Clean Air
Community reports, mapped data, and documented evidence — building a record that cannot be ignored.
Report water quality issues, flooding, sewage backups, and environmental concerns directly from your phone. Every report is mapped, timestamped, and added to the evidence record shared with ADEM and EPA Region 4.
Interactive ArcGIS map showing TRI facility locations, the community boundary, and community water reports — updated in real time.
Five chapters: Africatown's history, how industry arrived, what the federal data shows, community voices, and six specific demands directed at the agencies that must act.
Grounded in verified federal data, documented by residents, directed at the agencies with the legal authority and obligation to act.
Independent water quality testing at 20+ sites within 90 days
Full public disclosure of all industrial permits and violation records
Dedicated community liaison at ADEM and the City of Mobile
Funded remediation plan for Hog Bayou and Three Mile Creek
Community representation in all future permitting decisions
Restore independent water quality monitoring — permanently
The Africatown Connections Blueway is a 10-mile recreational water trail connecting the historic Africatown community to the Mobile River and Chickasaw Creek — with 14 points of interest celebrating the heritage of the Clotilda survivors who built this community beside these waters.
For generations, children fished Three Mile Creek and swam Mobile Bay. Families set crab traps in the shallows. The water fed this community when the world refused to. That connection was slowly stolen — by industrial pollution, fencing, posted signs, and 30 years of regulatory inaction.
The Blueway is the community's declaration that the water still belongs to them. But a water trail means nothing if the water isn't safe. That is why this platform exists. Every report submitted here is a piece of evidence that the water must be cleaned before children kayak it, fish it, and swim in it.
A nearly two-acre public park and access point on Three Mile Creek — opened for fishing, kayaking, and walking. Built on a waterway officially impaired since 1996. Remediation must come before recreation.
Community-led summer swim programs teach water safety and overcome historical barriers. Youth fishing and kayaking restore the relationship between Africatown children and the water their great-grandparents depended on — but they need clean water to do it safely.
The 10-mile trail includes the Historic Place of Baptism, Clotilda Landing, and sites connected directly to the Clotilda survivors. Led by C.H.E.S.S. and the Africatown Heritage Preservation Foundation.
Odi Eka Tech Outreach
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Deep South Center forEnvironmental Justice
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Africatown CommunityTeach & Outreach
Celebrating Clotilda history · Cultural preservation · Youth education · Community wellness