Browsing 1995 Georgia Water Resources Conference by Issue Date
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Using Grass Strips to Filter Catfish Pond Effluent
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Twelve 4.5 m x 24 m grass strips comprising of two slopes (3% and 1.5%), two grasses (Bermuda and Bahia) and three replications were used to filter pond effluent from an intensive catfish production system. The effluent ... -
Recharge to High Yield Wells in the Piedmont
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Currently most of the municipal water supplies in the Piedmont are from surface water, although there is increasing interest in developing groundwater sources. The igneous and metamorphic rocks contain little primary ... -
The Representation of Stormwater Management in Design: Toward an Ecological Aesthetic
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Carefully planned stormwater management can help to mitigate the disturbance caused by urban development. Though landscape architects, planners, and urban designers acknowledge its importance, many generally regard ... -
Significance Recent Takings Rulings for Implementation of the Georgia Planning Act
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)At a joint meeting of the Georgia and South Carolina Planning Associations in the fall of 1994, a number of planners expressed dismay that city and county attorneys are advising elected officials against the adoption ... -
Erosion of Cohesive Sediments in Uniform Flow
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)The erosion of cohesive sediments under conditions of uniform flow has been studied. The rate of erosion and the total mass eroded increased linearly as bed shear stress increased. These results, along with additional ... -
Effect Of Navigation Windows On Salinity In The Apalachicola Estuary, Florida
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)The response of the Apalachicola River and Bay to sudden, relatively large changes in stage and flow due to navigation windows on the ACF system is examined using data collected over the summer of 1993 and a one-dimensional ... -
Environmental Education Program Design for Student and Adult Audiences
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Environmental Education Programs have historically provided a series of activities unrelated to each other or to existing curricula, with minimal emphasis on an ecosystem approach. Any significant improvement in environmental ... -
Growth Strategies: The Georgia Planning Act - An Assessment of the Program
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)It has been called the best of all comprehensive statewide planning efforts in the United States because of its grassroots structure. It has been lauded by regionalists who value a growth strategies effort that recognizes ... -
National Water-Quality Assessment Program: Environmental Distribution of Organochlorine Compounds in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, which drains about 20,000 square miles of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, is one of 20 large hydrologic systems included in the first phase (1991-1996) of the U.S. Geological ... -
Overview of the EPA Savannah River Watershed Project
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)At the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the emphasis of environmental protection program is shifting towards an integrated, holistic management approach in order to cohesively address the many diverse ... -
A Recommended Funding Approach for a Municipal Stormwater Program
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)To comply with its NPDES MS4 Permit (the first NPDES MS4 Permit issued by US EPA Region IV) and a variety of other local requirements, the City of Venice must nearly double its existing stormwater budget. Accordingly, ... -
Developing a Coastal Management Program: Georgia's Experience
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Georgia's water resources are subject to many conflicting uses and pressure from coastal development Many industries important to Georgia's economy, as well as coastal residential communities, require continued access ... -
Panel Discussion: Streambank Stabilization
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Groundwater Supplies for Georgia's Poultry Industry
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Large number of Georgia poultry farms are located in rural north Georgia and are underlain geologically by igneous and metamorphic rocks within which ground water movers through fractures and along contact zones. Location ... -
Establishing Dynamic Equilibrium in an Urban Stream
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Channelization of urban streams has reduced infiltration and riparian habitat, increased flooding and isolated urban residents from natural processes. One possible way to restore environmental integrity of channeled ... -
A Control Model for Hydropower Systems Analysis and Operation
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)In North America, hydropower provides a significant portion of the electrical capacity, ranging from about 60 percent in Canada, to more than 30 percent in Mexico, to about 13 percent in the U.S. (North America Hydroelectric ... -
Changing Roles for Regulators in Environmental Management
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Regulatory approaches to environmental management have inherent limitations that are increasingly problematic. The solution may lie in revising fundamental assumptions about development and environmental impact. -
Projected Seasonal Water Consumption And Water Restrictions For Row Crop Irrigation In The A.C.F. Basin
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Water consumption in the Flint River Basin depends upon seasonal irrigation of the major row crops — corn, peanut, cotton, and soybean. Knowledge of each crop's water use pattern, water retention by major soil types, ... -
Georgia's Watershed Protection Approach: River Basin Management Planning
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) of the Department of Natural Resources has adopted a watershed protection approach to water resources management. This approach, referred to as river basin management ... -
Erosion of Colloids Coated With Humic Substances in Fixed and Fluidized Beds
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyCarl Vinson Institute of Government, 1995-04)Migration of various pollutants associated with colloidal particles has been reported by several researchers. Detachment of colloids and their associated pollutants could be controlled by hydrodynamic as well as chemical ...