Watershed protection plan implementation in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Abstract
State and Federal laws will require many
local jurisdictions to implement watershed protection
programs. Gwinnett County, Georgia completed a
countywide Watershed Assessment and adopted a
Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) in 2000. In the last
three years, the WPP has been incorporated in the
Storm Water Management Program (SWMP). The
implementation was aided by consolidating staff and
the program in one division. Gwinnett currently has
five action plans that implement the program in existing
developed areas. The action plans consist of Basin
Master Planning, Inventory, Floodplain Studies,
Watershed Dam upgrades, and Constructed Wetlands
Demonstration.