Browsing 2005 Georgia Water Resources Conference by Title
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Achieving the Waterfirst designation: highlights of five communities
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)The WaterFirst Community Program was launched in 2002 in an effort to recognize and reward cities and counties across the state that go above and beyond the requirements of the law when it comes to the management and ... -
Air-slug low-pressure straddle-packer system to facilitate characterization of fractured bedrock
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)Straddle-packer tests are used for determining aquifer properties in fractured rock, but packer tests are often avoided because they can be expensive. We have developed a simple, inexpensive, lightweight air-slug straddle ... -
Alternative to Federal Appropriations Federal Hydropower Rehab in the Southeast
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)Federal financial resources available for water projects and other discretionary spending are diminishing as mandatory expenditures on entitlement programs such as social security are increasing. Alternative sources of ... -
Analysis of groundwater flowpaths and potential for interstate migration of contaminants in the vicinity of the Savannah River site, Georgia and South Carolina, 2002–2020
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)Analysis of advective particle tracking was performed to assess the potential for waterborne contami-nants to migrate from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS), beneath the Savannah River, and into ... -
An appraisal of the consumptive withdrawal limit for the Upper Chattahoochee Basin
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)In the Allocation Formula negotiations and in the Metro Atlanta Water Resources Plan reference is made to a 705 MGD average annual consumptive withdrawal limit for the Chattahoochee Basin above Peachtree Creek. Setting ... -
Assessment of saltwater migration through the Upper Floridan confining unit in the Savannah Harbor area
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)Pumping in the Savannah vicinity has decreased the potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer and induced a cone of depression, and saltwater is assumed to leak downward through the confining layer toward the ... -
Asset management for water resources infrastructure
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)This paper addresses the emerging common movement toward proactive asset management for the nation’s infrastructure, in particular the water resources infrastructure (water, wastewater, and storm water treatment facilities, ... -
Automatic calibration and predictive uncertainty analysis of a semi-distributed watershed model
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)A two-stage routine has been developed for automatic calibration of the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT, a semi-distributed watershed model) that finds the best values for the model parameters, preserves the spatial ... -
Benefits of conservation tillage on rainfall and water management
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)Agriculture represents an important economic sector in Georgia, with a gross farm income of 4.91 and 6.75 billion dollars in 02 and 03, respectively. However, agriculture is facing pressure to improve its efficiency because ... -
Biodiversity in the Chattahoochee headwaters—rare fishes found in recent study
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)Although many rivers in the southeastern U. S. are widely known for their aquatic biodiversity and unique freshwater habitats, little effort has been focused on documenting the occurrence and distribution of aquatic fauna ... -
Broiler water demand: forecasting with structural and time series models
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)A profit maximization model and an ARIMA model were developed to forecast water demand for broiler production. Broiler production decisions are made in three successive stages -- primary broiler breeding flock, hatchery ... -
Building a state of water conservation: GA EPD strengthens water conservation in policy and planning
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)Without water conservation, Georgia will not be able to meet instream and off stream water demands of the future. Water conservation is the “beneficial reduction in water use, waste and loss” (Vickers 2001) and is proven ... -
Buried alive: potential consequences of burying headwater streams in drainage pipes
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)We investigated the potential impact of a Georgia regulation that allows individual landowners to encase 200-ft sections of small (<25 gal/min mean annual flow) headwater trout streams in buried drainage pipes. In the Blue ... -
Butler Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)The Butler Creek Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Project is the first of many Section 206 projects of its kind identified by Cobb County, Georgia for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Mobile District to study and ... -
Capturing rainwater to replace irrigation water for landscapes: rain harvesting and rain gardens
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)Capturing rainwater and using it for landscape watering needs is a reasonable and realistic way to reduce the use of potable water for landscape irrigation. This option has until recently not been given much consideration ... -
Case studies of phytoremediation of petrochemicals and chlorinated solvents in soil and groundwater
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)The use of plants and the microbes associated with their growth to cleanup contaminated soils and water (phytoremediation) is an innovative technique approved by state and federal regulators for use in full-scale restoration ... -
A case study: the implementation of a water conservation plan by Georgia golf course superintendents
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)How do water conservation and turfgrass water use become critical issues in a state, like Georgia, which receives 50- to 60-inches of rainfall per year? To begin to answer this question, which is more complex than it ... -
Causes of increased total dissolved solids and conductivity levels in urban streams in Georgia
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)The goal of this investigation was to identify the major causes and likely sources of the increased electrical conductivity and related total dissolved solids (TDS in mg/L) concentrations typically found in urban streams. ... -
Characterization of anthropogenic organic compounds in the source water and finished water for the City of Atlanta, October 2002–September 2004
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)As part of the Source Water-Quality As-sessment (SWQA)—one of several study components within the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water-Quality Assessment Program—the source water and fin-ished water for the City of ... -
Chattahoochee River restoration: removal of City Mills and Eagle and Phenix Dams
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, 2005-04)The proposed aquatic ecosystem restoration project consists of breaching the Eagle and Phenix Dam (450 foot breach width) and the City Mills Dam (350 foot breach width) to restore a total of approximately 2.3 miles of the ...