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Water Resources Outreach

Water Resources Outreach. Issues. Water quantity Irrigation for agricultural production Urban water use Golf courses Onsite and land application wastewater management systems Residential Conservation and wastewater reuse. Issues. Water quality TMDL’s for lakes and streams Bacteria

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Water Resources Outreach

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  1. Water Resources Outreach

  2. Issues • Water quantity • Irrigation for agricultural production • Urban water use • Golf courses • Onsite and land application wastewater management systems • Residential • Conservation and wastewater reuse

  3. Issues • Water quality • TMDL’s for lakes and streams • Bacteria • Sediment • Nutrients • Agricultural production • Animal waste • Urban • Storm water runoff, wastewater management systems, golf courses

  4. Clients • Federal, state and local agencies • USDA, USEPA • DNR (EPD), DHR, Department of Agriculture, Soil and Water Conservation Commission • County planning and regulatory • Industry • Agricultural producers, golf course superintendents, environmental consultants • Public

  5. Water Quantity • GIS-based agricultural water use inventory and management system for EPD • GIS database of more than 6,000 irrigation wells and over 750,000 acres of irrigated land • Data for water policy and planning discussions

  6. Water Quantity • Development and implementation of • Flint River Basin Water Development and Conservation Plan • Coast Zone Plan for prevention of Salt Water Intrusion • Revised criteria for agricultural water withdrawal permitting • Required water conservation methods for new irrigation systems • White Paper on consumptive water use by onsite and land application systems • Statewide water planning efforts

  7. Water Conservation/Reuse • BMPs for water conservation on golf courses • Symposium on wastewater reuse for golf course irrigation • Continuing education sessions and seminars on water conservation • Web page, publications, and popular articles • Online course

  8. Water Quality – TMDL’s • TMDL Technical Assistance Group (TAG) • Scientists and stakeholders • 3 TMDL forums • 2 white papers: • "A Protocol for Establishing Sediment TMDLs" • "Scientific Basis for Bacterial TMDLs in Georgia“

  9. Water Quality - OSWM • Management Measures for Onsite Disposal Systems • Coastal GA N-limited waters • Public and continuing education • Homeowner meetings • Workshops for State, Federal, and local agency personnel • Contractor training sessions • Regulation development and revision • DHR and EPD • Demonstration projects • P removal technologies

  10. The Challenge • Getting the job done with limited human resources • Cooperative programs with BAE and FANR • 2 faculty with appreciable public service appointments • Hard-funded turfgrass water use specialist • Other responsibilities in addition to water • Soft-funded Public Service Assistant • Salary from fee-based continuing education sessions • Emphasis on onsite system outreach • Sustainable? • Retirement of Extension water quality coordinator • Position not refilled • Title transferred to BAE extension specialist

  11. Questions?

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