Chattahoochee

Many of the paddlers and fisherpeople place little or no credence in the BacteriaAlert program. I, for one, have paddled the Hooch in all conditions and have never gotten sick. There is also no reason to believe that infection is a greater risk on this river than on other GA rivers. The 'HIGH' risk warnings are a classic example of exaggerating risk, and could have been replaced by a simple warning that when the water is high and brown, it is likely to be dirty and certain to be more dangerous for swimming.