Draft Resource Assessments Available for Review and Comment
PLEASE NOTE:
The Web-based comment period closed June 30.
As described in the State Water Plan, these draft water resource assessments are evaluations of the capacity of water resources to meet demands for water supply and wastewater discharge without unreasonable impacts. In January and February 2010, EPD conducted Joint Meetings of the Regional Water Planning Councils to deliver the preliminary results of the draft water resource assessments. Presentations from and summaries of those meetings are found here.
EPD is releasing for public review and comment, a synopsis of each of three draft water resource assessments: groundwater availability, surface water availability and surface water quality (assimilative capacity). Comments were collected through this website until June 30, 2010. After that time, comments may be submitted via mail or fax to:
Arnettia Murphy
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Protection Division
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Suite 1152, East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
404-651-5778 FAX
404-656-4157 PHONE
How will the comments be used?
Refinements and adjustments to the draft current water resource assessments are expected and will be based on input from regional water planning council members, interested groups, the general public and a scientific and engineering advisory panel. EPD will consider all comments, provide responses and make necessary revisions to the draft water resource assessments. EPD will prepare a comment summary and response document. Comments received will be incorporated as the resource assessments are refined and applied to support development of regional water plans.
Memo to interested parties from EPD Watershed Protection Branch Chief, Linda MacGregor
Draft Groundwater Availability Assessment
- Cover and Table of Contents
- Summary of Sustainable Yield Results in Prioritized Aquifers
- Section 1 - Background
- Section 2 - Sustainable Yield Approach
- Section 3 - Piedmont and Blue Ridge Provinces: Streamflow-Based Water Budgets
- Section 4 - Northwestern Georgia: Numerical Groundwater Flow Model
- Section 5 - Georgia Coastal Plain: Regional and Sub-Regional Calibrated Groundwater Flow Models
- Figures (Note: This document is in PDF format and is a large file.)
- Tables
- Full Synopsis Report (Note: This document is in PDF format and is a large file.)
Draft Surface Water Availability Assessment
- Cover and Table of Contents
- Summary of Results
- Section 1 - Resource Assessment
- Section 2 - Basin Delineation
- Section 3 - Water Use Data
- Section 4 - Unimpaired Flow Development
- Section 5 - Flow Regime Determination
- Section 6 - River Basin Planning Tool
- Section 7 - Current Conditions Model Results
- Section 8 - Glossary of Key Terms
- Full Synopsis Report (Note: This document is in PDF format and is a large file.)
- Appendices (Note: This document is in PDF format and is a large file.)
Draft Surface Water Quality (Assimilative Capacity) Assessment
- Cover and Table of Contents
- Summary of Results
- Section 1 - Introduction
- Section 2 - Models Used for Resource Assessment
- Section 3 - Dissolved Oxygen Results
- Section 4 - Nutrient Results
- Section 5 - References
- Full Synopsis Report (Note: This document is in PDF format and is a large file.)
- Appendices (Note: This document is in PDF format and is a large file.)
Detailed Technical Reports
Detailed technical reports are being completed for each draft water resource assessment. These reports provide background information on methods, data, and modeling techniques. Background data sets, such as the list of facilities used in the current assessments, are also available. To receive any of the technical reports completed to date or other available background data, please contact Suzanne Desmond, suzanne.desmond@dnr.state.ga.us, 404-463-1425. Additional water resource data is also available at USGS Water Resources Information and Data for Georgia.