The use of in-house resources by a municipality to conduct a watershed assessment

Abstract

Municipalities seeking Environmental Protection Division (EPD) approval for Wastewater Plant Expansions must conduct watershed studies of the Plant’s service area. The Cobb County Water System (CCWS) out-sourced its first watershed study. After reviewing the study, however, the CCWS found they possessed the resources to conduct the study in-house. All sampling is completed for the first phase of the study. Biological and chemical data were analyzed using indexes developed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.