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Proceedings
of the 2009 Georgia Water Resources
Conference
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April 27, 28, and 29, 2009
Athens, Georgia
Sponsored by:
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute
The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty
Editor:
G. Denise Carroll, Warnell
School of Forestry and Natural Resources
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia U.S.A
Proceedings of the 2009 Georgia Water Resources Conference
April 27-29, 2009, ISBN: 0-9794100-1-0 ( 636 pages)
Printed in the United States of America.
This book was published by Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2152. The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Research Institutes Authorization Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-307) or the other conference sponsors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Monday Luncheon:
Dr. Carol Couch, Director, GA EPD |
Tuesday Luncheon:
Professor
James Kundell, Director of Environmental Policy Program, UGA-CVIOG |
Wednesday Luncheon:
The Honorable Shirley Franklin, Mayor, City of Atlanta |
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Conditions of Global Water Resources, Claude Boyd,
Professor, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture, Auburn
University
Climate Change, Drought, and the Healthy Waterways Campaign
in Southeast Queensland in Australia, Clifford Dahm, Lead Scientist,
CALFED Science Program
Water Resources in Tennessee: Current Conditions, Future Needs
and Solutions, Paul Davis, Director, Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation, Division of Water Pollution Control
State Water Planning and Water Planning Initiatives, Bill Mullican,
Texas Water Development Board
Public Perception of Water Supply in Alabama: Using Public Knowledge
as a Tool to Find Solutions to Water Problems, Sam Fowler, Director,
Auburn Water Resources Center |
TRACK I: INTEGRATING SCIENCE AND POLICY
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1.1 PANEL: WATER QUALITY PRIMER: THE ABCS OF WATER
QUALITY PERMITTING IN GEORGIA:
Moderator: Katie Sheehan, UGA River Basin Center
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1. Justine Thompson, GreenLaw
2. Andrew Thompson, Smith, Grambell & Russell
3. Laurie Fowler, UGA Odum School of Ecology |
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1.2 PANEL: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: THE IMPACT ON
GEORGIA’S WATER RESOURCES
Moderator: Ron Carroll, UGA Odom School of Ecology
Panelists: |
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1. Sara Barczak, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
2. Tommy Linstroth, Melaver, Inc.
3. David Moore, Troutman Sanders |
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1.3 PANEL: FRESHWATER WETLANDS PROTECTION
Moderator: Laurie Fowler, UGA Odum School of Ecology
Panelists: |
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1. Bruce Pruitt, Nutter & Associates
2. Bill Sapp, Southern Environmental Law Center
3. Katie Sheehan, UGA River Basin Center |
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1.4 PANEL: COASTAL MARSHLAND PROTECTION
Moderator: Tim Carter, UGA River Basin Center
Panelists: |
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1. Merryl Alber, UGA Department of Marine Sciences
2. Steve O’Day, Smith, Gambrell & Russell |
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1.5 PANEL: STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Martin A. Shelton, Schulten, Ward & Turner, LLP
Panelists: |
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1. Martin A. Shelton, Schulten, Ward & Turner,
LLP
2. Tim Carter, UGA River Basin Center
3. Glynn Groszmann, Groszmann Engineering & Environmental
Services, LLC |
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1.6 PANEL: WATER CONSERVATION
Moderator: Tyra Byers, UGA Odum School of Ecology
Panelists: |
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1. Jenny Hoffner, American Rivers
2. Doug Leeper, Southwest Florida Water Management District
3. Jerry Sherk, University of Denver Law School/Colorado School
of Mines |
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1.7 STATUS, POLITICS, AND PLANNING
FOR GEORGIA’S WATERS
Moderator: Gail Cowie, GA EPD |
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1. Streamflow
Data and Hydrologic Conditions of Georgia, 2007, A.E. Knaak
and J. Joiner, USGS
2. Environmental Indicators:
Tracking the Status of Georgia’s Waters, G. Cowie,
GA EPD
3. Water Use Impacts
on Georgia’s Water Resources and Threats from Increased
Water Intensive Energy Production, S. Barczak, Southern
Alliance for Clean Energy and S.P. Young, University of Idaho
4. Working the Waters:
The Political Ecologies of Scale and Georgia’s 100-Year
Drought, E.A. Kohl, UGA |
TRACK II. WATER RESOURCES PLANNING |
2.1 PANEL: WATER RESOURCE PLANNING
OPPORTUNITIES: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Moderator: Jimmy Bramblett, USDA/NRCS
Panelists: |
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1. Wendy Graham, Carl S. Swisher Chair in Water
Resources, Director, University of Florida Water Institute
2. Claude Boyd, Professor, Department of Fisheries and Allied
Aquaculture, Auburn University
3. Clifford Dahm, Lead Scientist, CALFED Science Program
4. Paul Davis, Director, Tennessee Department of Environment
and Conservation, Division of Water Pollution Control
5. Bill Mullican, Texas Water Development Board
6. Sam Fowler, Director of Auburn Water Resources Center |
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2.2 AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY
Moderator: Jim Renner, Golder and Associates, Inc.
Panelists: |
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1. Ben Brewton, Coastal Environmental Organization
2. Jim Reichard, Georgia Southern University
3. David Pyne, Etowah Water Bank
4. Chris Brown, Golder Associates, Inc.
5. Ed Saxon, Beafort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority |
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2.3 WATERSHED PLANNING
Moderator: Tony Pelliccia, Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc. |
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1.
Using a Watershed Approach to Manage Resources Within Jurisdiction
of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Regulatory
Program, C.L. Bernstein and J.K. King, US Army Corps of
Engineers
2. An Innovative Plan
for Water Resources Protection in the Lake Allatoona/Upper Etowah
River Watershed, J. Jones and B. Ruggs, Malcolm Pirnie,
Inc., D.M. Kubala, Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority,
and J.B. Stribling, Tetra Tech, Inc.
3. Developing a Watershed
Improvement Plan to Meet Multiple Community Objectives in Gainesville
and Hall County, Georgia, C. Thom, B. Massie, and L. Murphy
CH2M HILL, D. Dockery, Gainesville Public Works Department,
and K. McInturff, Hall County Engineering Department
4. Towards a Sustainable
Water Future for Habersham County, D. Hughes, North Georgia
Technical College |
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2.4 WATERSHED ASSESSMENTS: MONITORING
ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY
Moderator: James Stribling, Tetra Tech, Inc. |
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1. The
Upper Etowah Monitoring Effort: An Introduction to a Multijurisdictional
Watershed Assessment Effort, R.L. Bourne and S. Shelton,
Cobb County Water System
2. Watershed Assessment
of the Lake Allatoona/Upper Etowah River Basin, J.B. Stribling
and S.R. Davie, Tetra Tech, Inc., D.M. Kubala, Cherokee County
Water and Sewerage Authority, and J. Jones, Malcolm Pernie,
Inc.
3. Halfway Home:
Three Years’ of Monitoring and Assessment Results in the
Lake Allatoona/Upper Etowah River Watershed, C. Morrissey,
Cherokee County Water Authority, J. Stribling, C. Millard and
S. Davie, Tetra Tech, Inc., and S. Shelton, Cobb County Water
System
4. Monitoring Ecosystem
Integrity, S.K. McKay, US Army Engineer Research and Development
Center, B. Pruitt, Nutter & Associates, and A. Covich, UGA
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2.5 WATERSHED ASSESSMENTS
Moderator: Kimberly Shorter, AECOM Water |
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1. A Long
Term Study of the Response of a Piedmont Headwater Stream to
Rapid Development: An Evaluation of Relationships Between Trends
in Bankfull Width/Depth Ratios, Bankfull Quantity, Bankfull
Area, and Shear Stress, R.L. Bourne, Cobb County Water System
and T. Mikalsen, GA EPD
2. Linkages Among
Biotic Structure, Function and Ecosystem Services in Urban Streams,
A.D. Rosemond, J. Sterling and S. Wenger, UGA
3. Linkages Between
Simple Sediment Metrics and Aquatic Communities in Streams of
the Piedmont Ecoregion of Georgia, G.D. Carroll and C.R.
Jackson, UGA
4. Simple Alternative
Methods for the Biological Component of Watershed Assessments,
R. Sheridan, G.D. Carroll, C.R. Jackson, T.C. Rasmussen and
J.L. Shelton, UGA |
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2.6 WATERSHED IMPROVEMENT
Moderator: Carla Muscarella, Manhard Consulting |
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1. A Statewide
Approach for Identifying Potential Areas for Wetland Restoration
and Mitigation Banking in Georgia: An Ecosystem Function Approach,
E.A. Kramer and S. Carpenedo, UGA
2. Implementation Lessons:
Gwinnett County’s Watershed Improvement Program, L.
Hawks and P. Wright, Gwinnett County DWR
3. Bannister Creek
Mitigation Bank: The Interaction of Large-Scale Stream Mitigation
with Watershed and Future Land Use Planning, S. Glickauf
and S. Keebaugh, Wildlands Environmental
4. Supplemental Environmental
Projects (SEPs) as an Enforcement Tool in Georgia, E.J.
Hendrickx, Jr. and A.H. Godfrey GA EPD |
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2.7 PANEL: UPDATED PLANS FOR THE MNGWPD
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Moderator: Joy Hinkle, MNGWPD
Panelists: |
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1. Corey D. Babb, MNGWPD
2. Maia Davis, MNGWPD
3. Matt Harper, MNGWPD
4. Steven Haubner, MNGWPD |
TRACK III. WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION
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3.1 WATER SUPPLY SUSTAINABILITY
Moderator: Rebecca Moore, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and
Natural Resources |
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1. Productive
Efficiency in Water Usage: An Analysis of Differences Among
Farm Types and Sizes in Georgia, J. Price and R. Moore,
UGA
2. The Partnership for
a Sustainable Georgia and Environmental Leadership in Georgia
Agriculture, R.A. Speir, UGA
3. Indentifying and Prioritizing
Potential Conservation Sites in the Upper Oconee Basin,
R.D. Hardy and L. Fowler, UGA
4. NURRC-Implementing
Process Water Conservation and Full Reuse, T.B. Cooper and
T.V. Clarke, AECOM, and A.G. Fishbeck, NURRC |
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3.2 INCREASING WATER SUPPLY
Moderator: Jennifer Suttles, AECOM Water |
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1. Are
Climate Variations Reducing the Reliability of Our Water Supplies,
R.R. Osborne, P. Kenel and H. Walker, Black & Veatch
2. Small Impoundment Complexes
as a Possible Method to Increase Water Supply in Alabama,
C.E. Boyd, S. Soongsawang, E.W. Shell and S. Fowler, Auburn
University
3. Finding Water Through
Rain, S. Williams, Tetra Tech, Inc.
4. Georgia’s Water
Conservation Efforts: Cooperative Extension’s Banner Effort,
L.M. Risse, M. Bowie, and M. Navarro, UGA, D. Davis, GA DNR |
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3.3 WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION
Moderator: Will Griffin, Golder Associates, Inc. |
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1. Southeast
Master Gardeners Trained to Tackle Watershed Issues Using Cost-Effective
Distance Teaching Technology, E.M. Bauske and M. Fonseca,
UGA Griffin, and F. Henning, CSREES-EPA
2. Agricultural Water
Conservation in the Lower Flint River Basin, D. Reckford,
The Nature Conservancy
3. Using Innovative
Water Reuse Systems to Meet Water Conservation Goals in Georgia’s
Poultry Processing Industry, B.H. Kiepper, UGA
4. Drip Irrigation
Levels Affect Plant Growth and Fruit Yield of Bell Pepper,
J.C. Diaz-Perez, UGA |
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3.4 WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
Moderator: David Ashley, Jordan, Jones & Goulding |
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1. Incorporating
the Cold-Water Pool in Lake Lanier Conservation Storage Management,
W. Zeng and Y. Zhang, GA EPD, B. Couch, GA DNR, T.C. Rasmussen,
UGA
2. Using Existing
NRCS Flood Control Structures for Potential Water Supply in
Georgia, W.R. Fulmer, GA Soil & Water Conservation Commission
3. Water Supply Assessment
and Ranking of Watershed Dams in Georgia, C.D. Absher and
D.M. Ashley, Jordan, Jones & Goulding
4. Stream Buffer Widths
and Alternative Methods for Water Quality Protection in Water
Supply Watersheds, B. Champion, GA EPD, V. Jarrin, D. Baughman
and P. Gervais, CH2M HILL |
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3.5 WATER SUPPLY AND GROUNDWATER ISSUES
Moderator: Greg Cherry, USGS |
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1. The
Israeli Red Line—A Possible Way to Manage Ground-water
Conditions in Georgia? J.S. Clarke, USGS
2. Use of Historic Data
to Evaluate Effects of Pumping Stress on Streams in Southwest
Georgia, K. Rugel and C.R. Jackson, UGA, J. Romeis, University
of Arkansas, and S.W. Golladay, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research
Center
3. Impact of Declining
Water Levels on Domestic Wells in South-Central Georgia,
M.E. Hall, NRCS and O.G. Holloway, USGS
4. Chemical and Biological
Properties of Drinking Water from Private Household Wells in
Georgia, L. Sonon, D.E. Kissel, P. Bush and R. Hitchcock,
UGA |
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3.6 INTEGRATED URBAN STREAM MANAGEMENT
Moderator: Mark Risse, UGA Biological and Agricultural Engineering |
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1. Integrated
Master Planning for Stormwater, Water, and Wastewater Management
Toward a Sustainable and Green Emory Campus, Y. Zhang, Jordan,
Jones & Goulding and R. Manchester, Emory University
2. Five Mile Creek
Water Quality Improvement Feasability Study and Constructed
Wetlands Design Project, Birmingham, AL, T. Gibbs, A. Lewallen,
and D. Mooney, ENTRIX, Inc., and W. Allen-Jackson, The Freshwater
Landtrust
3. Developing an Education
Program For Your Community, J. McCoy, Cobb County Water
System, and H. Harbert, GA EPD
4. Eco-revelatory Stormwater
Management at UGA’s Lamar Dodd School of Art, A. Vick,
K. Kirsche, and L. Henneman, UGA |
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3.7 STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
Moderator: Mark Landers, USGS |
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1. Georgia’s
Framework for Regulating Construction Stormwater Discharges:
A Survey and Assessment, A.M. Kron, D.H. Pope and G.B. Rogers,
Southern Environmental Law Center
2. Stormwater BMP Implementation
and Monitoring at the City of Covington, K. McLeod, Manhard
Consulting, Ltd., T. Thomas, City of Covington Public Works
and G. Tellessen, CONTECH Construction Products, Inc.
3. Incorporating Innovative
Stormwater Management Technologies Into a Sustainable Integrated
Use System, A. Quarles and M. Miller, AquaShield, Inc.
4. Retrofitting an
Existing Industrial Facility to Meet Current Stormwater Regulations,
M. Chilson and J. Daly, Golder Associates, Inc. |
TRACK IV. HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION
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4.1 PANEL: STUDENT SESSION: HOW TO
OBTAIN THE JOB OF YOUR DREAMS
Moderator: Katy Brown, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural
Resources
Panelists: |
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1. Alan Covich, UGA Odum School of Ecology
2. Steffney Thompson, Oconee River Land Trust
3. Patti Lanford, GA DNR-WRD
4. Anup Shah, Brown and Caldwell (invited)
5. Jason Ward, US Army Corps of Engineers (invited) |
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4.2 SEDIMENT: SOURCE AND SINK FOR
NUTRIENTS
Moderator: David Radcliffe, UGA College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences |
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1. Sediment
Source Tracking in the Georgia Piedmont, R. Mukundan and
D.E. Radcliffe, UGA, and J.C. Ritchie, USDA-ARS
2. Remediation Processes
in a State Botanical Garden Wetland Impacted by Agricultural
Nutrient Loading, E. Little, L.M. Risse, V. Nzengung, T.
Rasmussen and T. Sherrell, UGA
3. The Effects of
Sediment Removal on Internal Nutrient Cycling and Eutrophication
in Lake Allatoona, T.C. Rasmussen and E. Ceballos, UGA
4. Nitrogen Sources
and Sinks in Lake Seminole: Implications for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
(ACF) Nutrient Budget, S. Opsahl, Joseph W. Jones Ecological
Research Center, and P. Inglett, University of Florida |
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4.3 EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL
Moderator: Arthur Horowitz, USGS |
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1. An
Update on Sediment Studies Associated with the City of Atlanta
Long-Term Monitoring Program, A.J. Horowitz, USGS
2. Investigation of Compost
Blankets for Erosion Control Under Concentrated Flow Conditions,
X. Zhu and L.M. Risse, UGA
3. Non-Point Source
Erosion and Sediment Modeling of the Lake Sidney Lanier Watershed,
J.B. Sharma, Gainesville State College and M. Madden, UGA
4. Certification,
Re-Certification and Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control
Updates, L.A. Zdunczyk, Georgia Soil and Water Conservation
Commission |
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4.4 HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS
Moderator: Todd Rasmussen, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and
Natural Resources |
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1. An
Analysis of Past Significant Inflow Events Into Lake Sydney
Lanier, Georgia, B. Whitin, and J.C. Dobur, NWS Southeast
River Forecast Center
2. Hydrologic Characteristics
of Watersheds in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, 2003-2007,
J. LaFontaine, USGS
3. Comparison of Hydrograph Separation Methods, J. Joiner, USGS
4. A Comparison of
the Relationship Between Precipitation and Flow During Major
Drought Events in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River
Basin, S. Leitman, Waters Without Borders |
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4.5 DROUGHT ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING
Moderator: Aris Georgakakos, Georgia Tech Georgia Water Resource
Institute |
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1. An Assessment of the 2006-2009 Georgia Drought,
A. Georgakakos, Georgia Tech
2. Monitoring and Integrating
Water Use Data in North Georgia Drought Response Area, J.
Regan and T. Cash, GA EPD
3. Drought Index
Assessment for Fatha Region Using Fuzzy Logic Approach,
K.A.A. Al-Mohseen, University of Mosul
4. Drought Evolution
in the Southeast from 2006 to Now, T. Hamill, NWS Southeast
River Forecast Center |
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4.6 CLIMATE: RAINFALL TRENDS AND VARIABILITY
Moderator: Marshall Shepherd, UGA Geography |
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1. Urban
Effects of Rainfall Variability: Potential Implications for
Georgia’s Water Supply, M. Shepherd and T.L. Mote,
UGA
2. Decadal Rainfall and
Runoff Trends in the Southeastern United States, S. Rose,
Georgia State University
3. Incorporating Climate
Change Into Environmental Flows, L. Elmore and P. Leonard,
ENTRIX, Inc
4. Riparian Sediment
Delivery Ratio Based on Stiff Diagrams and Artificial Neural
Networks, H. Ssegane, E.W. Tollner and S.C. McCutcheon,
UGA |
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4.7 CLIMATE: RAINFALL AND FLOODING
Moderator: Jeff Dobur, NWS Southeast River Forecast Center |
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1. Georgia
CoCoRaHS: The First Year, C.H. McGehee, NWS Southeast River
Forecast Center
2. Magnitude and Frequency
of Floods in Rural Basins of Georgia, South Carolina, and North
Carolina, A.J. Gotvald, USGS, J.C. Weaver, North Carolina
Water Science Center and T.D. Feaster, South Carolina Water
Science Center
3. A Historical Analysis
of River Flooding at Select National Weather Service River Forecast
Locations in Georgia, J.C. Dobur, NWS Southeast River Forecast
Center
4. An Analysis of the
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Factors During Flooding on the St.
Johns River Caused by Tropical Storm Fay, August 2008, W.
Quillian and B. Whitin , NWS Southeast River Forecast Center |
TRACK V. ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE |
5.1 EPD: CURRENT CONDITIONS FOR STATE-WIDE
PLANNING
Moderator: Doug Baughman, CH2M HILL |
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1. Population and Employment Forecasting, W. Brown,
UGA and N. Caldwell, GA EPD
2. Georgia’s Water Conservation Implementation Plan, A.
Miller-Keyes, GA EPD
3. Regional Water Planning in Georgia, R. McDowell, GA EPD
4. Assessment of Surface Water Availability: A Critical Element
of the State-wide Water Plan, W. Zeng, GA EPD
5. Assessing Georgia’s Groundwater Resources for the Comprehensive
State-wide Water Management Plan, J.L. Kennedy, GA EPD |
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5.2 EPD: CRITERIA AND MODELING FOR
THE STATE WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
Moderator: Michelle Vincent, GA EPD |
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1. Water Quality Standards Review, E. Booth, GA
EPD
2. The Development of Dissolved Oxygen Criteria for the Savannah
Harbor Based on Natural Conditions, E. Booth, R. Burke, S. Davie,
J. Larson, S. Salter and M. Winn, GA EPD
3. A Water Resources Planning Tool for Georgia, M. Kistenmacher,
H. Yao and A. Georgakakos, Georgia Tech
4. Integrated GIS-based Water Resources Information and Assessment
Systems, Y. Zhang, GA EPD
5. Agricultural Water Use Estimation for the Flint River Basin
Regional Water Development and Conservation Plan, M. Wen, GA
EPD |
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5.3 EPD: WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Moderator: Rob McDowell, GA EPD |
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1. Georgia’s State-wide Water Plan: Scheduling
and Timetables, G. Behrend and B. Weinstein, GA EPD
2. Communication and Training for Regional Water Planning, B.
Champion, GA EPD |
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5.4 BIOTA: MACROINVERTEBRATE AND FISH
COMMUNITIES
Moderator: Amy Rosemond, UGA Odum School of Ecology |
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1. Lateral
Variation in Aquatic Invertebrate Community Structure Across
Floodplains of the Altamaha and Savannah Rivers: Study Design,
E.G. Bright and D.P. Batzer, UGA
2. The Effects of Fire
on the Community Composition and Mercury Concentrations of Aquatic
Macroinvertebrates in the Okefenokee Swamp, Southeast Georgia:
Study Design, S.R. Beganyi and D.P. Batzer, UGA
3. Mechanisms
Driving Leptophlebia (Ephemeroptera) Movements Between River
Channels and Floodplain Wetlands: Study Design, M.L. Galatowitsch
and D.P. Batzer, UGA
4. A Study of Fish
Communities Along a Floodplain Gradient in Two Georgia Watersheds,
J.A. Garnett and D.P. Batzer, UGA
5. Fishes of Georgia:
A Freshwater Fish Atlas, C.A. Straight, UGA, B.J. Freeman,
Georgia Museum of Natural History, B. Albanese, GA DNR, and
M.C. Freeman, USGS |
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5.5 FLOWS: INPUTS AND IMPACTS
Moderator: Edward Martin, USGS Water Science Center |
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1. Influence
of Septic Wastewater-Treatment Systems on Base Flow in Southeastern
Gwinnett County, Georgia, October 2007, M. Landers and P.
Ankcorn, USGS
2. Environmental Flow
Analysis for Tidal Freshwater Portions of the Tar River, North
Carolina for Water Supply Availability Planning, L. Elmore
and P. Leonard, ENTRIX, Inc.
3. Reservoir Management
in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River System Under
the Interim Operation Plan (IOP) During the Ongoing Drought,
W. Zeng, Y. Zhang, and F. Jiang, GA EPD
4. Low-Flow/Stage
Related Impacts in the Alabama, Coosa, and Tallapoosa (ACT)
River Basins, and the Appalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint
(ACF) River Basins, D. Woudenberg and M. Svoboda, National
Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
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5.6 ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS AND ECOLOGICAL
ASSESSMENT
Moderator: Melinda Dalton, USGS Water Science Center |
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1. Approaches for Assessment of Ecological Impacts
Related to a Proposed Dam on a Blackwater River—Little
River Environmental Flows Study, J. Keaton and P. Leonard, ENTRIX,
Inc. 323
2. Assessing Channel Change Using USGS Stream Gaging Data, J.W.
Riley, USGS 327
3. Using Stream Discharge as a Predictor of Biotic Health in
the Upper Oconee Watershed, J.L. Sterling, R. Katz, and B.L.
Nuse, UGA and B. Rashleigh, US EPA 329
4. Hydrologic and Land-use/Land-cover Metrics Used in Ecological
Assessments of Six U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife
Refuges in the Southeastern USA, G.R. Buell, D.L. Calhoun and
L.L. Wehmeyer, USGS 334 |
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5.7 PANEL: FLOW AND BIOTIC RESPONSE
Moderator: Rhett Jackson, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and
Natural Resources |
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1. Mary Freeman, USGS, UGA Odum School of Ecology
2. Amanda Wrona, Nature Conservancy
3. Howard Jelks, USGS
4. Paul Leonard, ENTRIX, Inc.
5. Nap Caldwell, GA EPD (Invited)
6. Jerry Ziewitz, USFWS (Invited) |
TRACK VI. SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER |
6.1 GROUNDWATER: SOUTHCENTRAL GEORGIA
Moderator: John Clarke, USGS |
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1. Assessment
of Hydrogeology and Effects of Pumping on Water-Bearing Zones
Within and Overlying the Upper Floridan Aquifer, South-Central
Georgia, J.S. Clarke, USGS
2. Revised Hydrostratigraphy
of the Upper Floridan Aquifer in South-Central Georgia: Insights
Gained Through Flowmeter Logging, L. Williams, USGS
3. Hydrologic Characteristics
and Interconnection of Shallow Water-Bearing Zones with the
Upper Floridan Aquifer at a Well Cluster in Tifton, Georgia,
S. Walker, GA EPD
4. Effects of Climate
and Pumpage on the Ground-water Level of the Upper Floridan
Aquifer in the Aucillla-Suwannee-Ochlockonee River Basin in
South-Central Georgia, L.J. Torak, USGS |
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6.2 GROUNDWATER: SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
Moderator: Jim Hook, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences |
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1. Effects
of Land-Use on Groundwater Quality in Springs of the Upper Floridan
Aquifer, S.E. Allums, S.P. Opsahl, S.W. Golladay and D.W.
Hicks, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center
2. Assessing Agricultural
Groundwater Needs for the Future: Identifying Irrigated Area
and Sources, J. Hook, L.M. Risse, G. Hoogenboom, J.O. Paz,
J.C. Bergstrom and J. Mullen, UGA
3. Temporal and Spatial
Variation of Simulated Effects on Base Flow of Increased Groundwater
Pumping in the Lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River
Basin, L.E. Jones, USGS
4. New Evidence of Leakage
from Lake Seminole Into Karst Limestone and the Apalachicola
River Near Chattahoochee, Florida, L.J. Torak, USGS and
J.H. Sanders, Jr., US Army Corps of Engineers |
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6.3 GROUNDWATER: COASTAL GEORGIA
Moderator: Stephen Opsahl, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research
Center |
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1. Using
the World Wide Web to Assess Current Ground-Water Conditions
in Georgia, 2008, D.C. Leeth, USGS
2. Simulated Effects
of Sea-Level Rise on Saltwater Intrusion in the Upper Floridan
Aquifer at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, D.F. Payne,
USGS
3. Ground-Water Modeling
and Monitoring to Manage Chloride Plume Expansion in the Upper
Floridan Aquifer Near Brunswick, Georgia, G.S. Cherry, USGS
4. The Floridan Aquifer
System in the Savannah Area of Georgia Including Jasper and
Beaufort Counties of South Carolina: A Revised Hydrogeologic
Framework Based Upon Evidence From Three Test Sites, H.E.
Gill, Carter & Sloope Consulting Engineers |
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6.4 GROUNDWATER: NORTH GEORGIA
Moderator: John Seaman, UGA Savannah River Ecology Lab |
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1. Movement
and Discharge of Trichloroethene to Streams Near U.S. Air Force
Plant 6, Marietta, Georgia, L.J. Williams and G.J. Gonthier,
USGS
2. Conceptual Model
of Groundwater Flow in Fractured-Crystalline Rock: A Case Study
Based on Constant-Discharge Tests at U.S. Air Force Plant 6,
Marietta, Georgia, 2003, G.J. Gonthier, USGS
3. Spreadsheet for
Estimating Long Term Acceptance Rate for On-Site Wastewater
Systems in Georgia, D. Radcliffe, UGA, P. Freshley, LandTec
Southeast, L.T. West, USDA NRCS
4. Evaluating the Relative
Importance of the van Genuchten/Mualem Parameters, J. Seaman
and J. Singer, UGA, and S. Aburime, Clark Atlanta University |
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6.5 SURFACE WATER MODELING
Moderator: Dan Loudermilk, GA DNR P2AD |
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1. The Challenges of Water Modeling, M. Wyzalek,
Macon Water Authority
2. Geo-spatial Technology
Use to Model Flooding Potential in Chestatee River Watershed,
S. Skelton and S.S. Panda, Gainesville State College
3. Development of HEC-5
Model for Off-Stream Reservoir Planning, F. Jiang and W.
Zeng GA EPD and T. Murray, Infratec Consultants
4. Considerations for
Future Certifications for Flood Control Levees, N.G. Johnson,
T.E. Hebeler and R.C. Bachus, Geosyntec and A.W. Carroll, City
of Rome Engineering Services |
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6.6 GIS TOOLS
Moderator: Mario Giraldo, Kennesaw State University |
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1. Automating
ArcHydro for Watershed Delineation, C. Kraemer and S. S.
Panda, Gainesville State College
2. Geo-spatial Model
Development for 12-Digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) Based Non-Point
Source (NPS) Pollution Prioritization Mapping for Fannin County,
GA, S.S. Panda and H.J. Byrd, Gainesville State College
3. Integrated GIS-Based
Water Resources Information and Assessment System, Y. Zhang,
W. Zeng, and M. Wen GA EPD
4. GWIS: A Prototype
Information System for Georgia Watersheds, I. Demir and
M.B. Beck, UGA |
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6.7 WATER SOIL INTERACTIONS
Moderator: Seth Rose, Georgia State University |
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1. Testing
FASST A One-Dimensional Hydrological Model for Soil Moisture
Studies at the Little River Watershed, Tifton Georgia, M.A.
Giraldo, Kennesaw State University, A. Grundstein, UGA, and
D. Bosch, USDA-ARS-SEWRL
2. Hydrologic Pathway
Contributions to Stream Fluxes of Weathering Products at Panola
Mountain Research Watershed, Georgia, N.E. Peters and B.T.
Aulenbach, USGS
3. Arsenic in Poultry-Litter
Amended Soil and Runoff, S. Ashjaei, W. Miller, M. Cabrera
and S. Hassan, UGA
4. Soil Compaction and
Response to Amelioration Treatments Around Established Trees
in an Urban Campus Environment, L.A. Morris, M. Miller,
M. Ingerson, D. Figueroa and M. Orr, UGA |
TRACK VII. WATER QUALITY |
7.1 PATHOGENS AND NUTRIENTS
Moderator: Christine Moe, Hubert Department of Global Health,
Emory University |
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1. Removal
of Waterborne Pathogens Using an Antimicrobial Filter Media,
M.B. Miller, AquaShield, Inc.
2. Phosphorous Treatment:
Advanced Removal Mechanisms and Amended Design for Stormwater
BMPs, S. Perry, J. Garbon, and B. Lee, Imbrium Systems
3. Norovirus Human Infectivity and Persistence in Groundwater,
S. Seitz, J. Leon, M. McDaniels, G.M. Lyon, G. Abdulhafid, M.
Dowd, H. Hsiao, P. Liu, and C. Moe, Emory University, and K.
Schwab, Johns Hopkins University
4. An Urban BMP for Bacteria
and Aquatic Biology TMDLs, M. Boner, P. Gurney and J. Bowman,
WWETCO, LLC, and C. Arnett, Columbus Water Work |
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7.2 CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
Moderator: Jeff Mullen, UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics |
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1. Regulating
the Land Application of Manure, T.J. Centner and L.G. Newton,
UGA
2. An Assessment of
Fecal Contamination in Rural Streams Impacted by Litter Applications,
Y.J. Lee and M. Molina, US EPA
3. Assessment of Pesticides
in Urbanized Watersheds of the Atlanta Metropolitan Area, Georgia,
W.B. Hughes and C. Moon, USGS
4. Occurrence of Organic
Wastewater-Indicator Compounds in the Urban Streams of Atlanta,
Georgia, 2003-2006, S.J. Lawrence, USGS |
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7.3 PANEL: MANAGING NUTRIENT LOADS
FROM POULTRY LITTER IN VULNERABLE WATERSHEDS 512
Moderator: Kristin Rowels, Georgia Water Planning and Policy
Center
Panelists: |
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1. Mark Risse, UGA Biological and Agricultural
Engineering
2. Jeff Mullen, UGA Agricultural and Applied Economics
3. Sam Collier, Georgia Southern University
4. David Kissel, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences
5. Melony Wilson, UGA Biological and Agricultural Engineering
6. Feng Chen, UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences |
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7.4 RESTORATION AND MITIGATION
Moderator: William Bailey, US Army Corps of Engineers |
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1. Chattahoochee
River Dam Removal and Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration: Design
Considerations, J. Paine, US Army Corps of Engineers, S.
Newton and D.S. Baughman, CH2M HILL
2. Status and Trends
of Cypress Wetland Forests in Georgia: Options for Conservation,
Restoration and Utilization, L.E. Fabrizio, Southern Environmental
Law Center, and W.H. Conner, Clemson University
3. Key Design Criteria
to Ensure a Successful Natural Channel Design Project, S.
Jones, Environmental Services, Inc.
4. Indian, Sugar, Intrenchment
and Snapfinger Creeks DeKalb County, Georgia Aquatic Ecosystem
Restoration Study, D. Trawick, US Army Corps of Engineers
5. Mitigation Plans
for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, W.G. Bailey,
US Army Corps of Engineers |
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7.5 WATER CONSERVATION PRICING AND
RATES
Moderator: Frank Henning, US EPA CSREES |
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1. 2008
Georgia Water & Sewer Rate Survey, A. Westbrook and
S.I. Berahzer, UNC Chapel Hill
2. Poverty and Income
Considerations Regarding Conservation Pricing, G. Gibbison,
Georgia Southern University
3. Economic Analysis
of Municipal Water Pricing Schemes, R. Moore, UGA
4. Ecological Credit
Trading Pilot Study in the Beaver Creek Watershed, D.S.
Baughman, L. Bacon and R. Brownlow, CH2M HILL, and R. Arthur,
Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works |
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7.6 WATER CONSERVATION EFFICIENCY
PROGRAMS AND PLANNING
Moderator: Dinku Endale, USDA ARS |
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1. Potential
of High Residue Conservation Tillage to Enhance Water Conservation
and Water Use Efficiency in Corn Production in the Southeast,
D. Endale, W. Reeves, D. Sullivan, W. Faircloth and D. Rowland,
USDA-ARS, J. Hook and D. Lee, UGA Tifton
2. Using Education
to Improve the Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting in the Southeast,
F. Henning, Region IV EPA, and B.A. Kniffen, TAMU
3. The Metropolitan North
Georgia Water Planning District’s Residential Toilet Rebate
Program: A Model for Other Regional Entities, A. Owens,
Atlanta Regional Commission Environmental Planning
4. Identifying and
Tracking Water Loss through the IWA/AWWA Water Audit Method,
K. Shorter, J. Suttles, and P. Burnett, AECOM Water |
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7.7 EFFICIENCY FIRST: OUR BEST OPTION
FOR A SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY
Moderator: Sally Bethea, Upper Chattahoochee River Keeper |
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1. Tapped Out: The Drying Up of Atlanta, S. Bethea,
Upper Chattahoochee River Keeper
2. Hidden Reservoir: Why Water Efficiency is the Best Solution
for the Southeast, J. Hoffner, American Rivers
3. Hanging Carrots
from the Stick: How Non-Regulatory Programs Can Work with Businesses
and Regulatory Agencies to Achieve Water Conservation Goals,
D. Loudermilk, GA DNR
4. Getting to Effective Conservation Pricing: The Importance
of Advanced Planning and Rate Setting, S. Udvardy, The Georgia
Conservancy |
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| POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1. Real-Time
Water-Level and Specific Conductance Monitoring of Saltwater
Contamination in the Upper Floridan Aquifer, Brunswick, Georgia,
C. Walls, A. Cressler and W. Stayton, USGS
2. Well Inventory and
Geophysical Logging of Selected Wells in Troup County, Georgia,
M.F. Peck, D.C. Leeth, M.D. Hamrick, USGS
3. Effectiveness of
Water-Management Actions During Droughts in the Chattahoochee
River Basin, Metropolitan Atlanta, 1995-2008, J.L .Fanning,
USGS
4. Evaluation of Floodplain
Modifications to Reduce the Effect of Floods Using a Two-Dimensional
Hydrodynamic Model of the Flint River in Albany, Georgia,
J.W. Musser, USGS
5. An Approach to Evaluating
Cumulative Impacts in Georgia’s Watersheds Using Best
Available Data, J. K. King and C.L. Bernstein, US Army
Corps of Engineers - Coastal Branch, Regulatory Division
6. Irrigation Management
Technology for Water Conservation in Georgia, M. Lamb,
USDA/ARS National Peanut Research Laboratory and T. Black,
GA Soil and Water Conservation Commission
7. United States Geological Survey Georgia Water Science
Center Streamflow Gaging Network in Cobb County, Georgia,
A.E. Knaak, USGS
8. Event Runoff Modeling of Forested Watersheds Using TOPMODEL,
N.H. Tedela, T.C. Rasmussen and S.C. McCutcheon, UGA Warnell
School of Forestry and Natural Resources
9. Community Involvement
in a New Anuran Monitoring Program in Cobb County, Georgia,
E. Toriani and J. McCoy, Cobb County Water System
10. Use of Polyacrylamide
(PAM) for Controlling Soil Erosion on Steep Slopes in the
Piedmont of Georgia, D. Markewitz and R. Glazer, UGA Warnell
School of Forestry and Natural Resources
11. Controls on Groundwater
Nutrient Mitigation: Natural Attenuation of Nitrogen Loading
from Septic Effluents, W.P. Porubsky and C. Meile, UGA
Department of Marine Sciences
12. Sources and Cycling
of Nutrients of a Subtropical Reservoir, J.M. McEntire
and S. Opsahl, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center,
and A. Covich, UGA Odum School of Ecology
13. Enteric Microorganism
Monitoring in a State-of-Art Water Reclamation Center and
Lake Water in Georgia, M.L. Fernandez, Emory University,
C. Moe, P. Liu, S. Hooper, O. Herzegh, and E. Wong, Center
for Global Safe Water - Hubert Department of Global Health,
R. Porter and N. Spivey, Gwinnett County DWR
14. Evaluating the
Impact of Water Conservation Education, P.R. Turner and
L. Cantrell, UGA CAES
15. Behavioral Changes in Temperature Regulation and the
Cooling of Large Buildings as a Method of Water Conservation,
K.M. Brown, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
16. Agricultural Water
Use Estimation for the Flint River Basin Regional Water Development
and Conservation, M. Wen, Y. Zhang, GA EPD
17. Evaluation of
Gravel-Filled Drainfield Trench Hydraulics and Treatment Efficiency,
J.K. Bradshaw and D.E. Radcliffe, UGA CRSS
18. Variability in Streamflow, Water Quality, and Phosphorous
Loading in Forested and Agricultural Headwater Streams in
the Upper Etowah River Basin, J. Romeis, University of Arkansas,
C.R. Jackson, D.E. Radcliffe and L.M. Risse, UGA
19. Monitoring and Integrating
of Water Use Data During Drought, J. Regan and Tim Cash,
GA EPD
20. Providing Field Oriented Advanced Soils Training Workshops
for Georgia DHR-EHD Employees, T.G. Macfie, Soil Science,
Inc.
21. Empowering Students
in Georgia by Engaging Teachers in Watershed Science,
G.D. Carroll, B. Saul, and M.P. Mueller, UGA Warnell School
of Forestry and Natural Resources
22. Effects of Land Use on Baseflow Hydrology in the Southern
Blue Ridge Mountains, USA, K. Price, C.R. Jackson, and A.J.
Parker, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
23. Water Planning Councils, S. Levin and A. Murphy, GA EPD
24. Training for Regional Planning Councils, B. Champion
and D. Davis, GA EPD
25. Historic Saltwater
Intrusion and Upper Floridan Aquifer Wells in Thunderbolt,
Georgia, M. Hall,USDA NRCS
26. Emerging Concern in Southeastern Reservoirs: Avian Vacuolar
Myelinopathy, Invasive Aquatics and Toxic Cyanobacteria, S.B.
Wilde and R. Haynie, UGA Warnell School of Forestry and Natural
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