GWRC 1989
1989 Georgia Water Resources Conference
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LUNCHEON SPEAKERS
Climate Change Impacts of Water Resources
Mark Ayers, Water Resource Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Trenton, NJ
Water Resources Management in Georgia from a Federal Perspective
Greer C. Tidwell, Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
PLENARY SESSION: GEORGIA WATER RESOURCES
Georgia's Water Resources: A Status Report
Harold Reheis, Assistant Director, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
Where are We Going From Here? Current Legislation and Water Issues
James E. Kundell, Senior Research Associate, Vinson Institute of Government, Univ. of Georgia
Georgia's Water Resources: Challenge for the Future
William B. Lord, Director, Water Resources Research Institute, University of Arizona
PANEL DISCUSSION: INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
Intergovernmental Cooperation in Planning and Implementing a Wastewater Treatment Facility
Larry M. Stuber, EMC Engineering Services, Inc.
Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement: Politics and Finances
J. Michael Moore, Doris Y. Flythe, Phillip Windsor, Hilton Kite and Kimball Warnock, Effingham County
POSTER SESSION
Rainfall Trends in the Georgia Coastal Plain
J.M. Sheridan and W.G. Knisel, USDA-ARS, Southeast Watershed Research Lab
Water Use and Power Generation in Georgia
Julia L. Fanning, U.S. Geological Survey
Ground Water Use in Georgia, 1987
Victoria L. Purcell, Georgia Geologic Survey
Development of Water-table and Depth to Water Maps for the Southeastern United States Using a Geographic Information System
John S. Clarke, U.S. Geological Survey; and Jerry W. Sorensen and George Collins, U.S. EPA
Streamflow Water Quality in the Georgia Coastal Plain
R.K. Hubbard and J.M. Sheridan, USDA-ARS, Southeast Watershed Research Lab
Water Quality in the Three South End Ponds, Cumberland Island, Georgia
Thomas R. Kozel, Dept. of Biology and Life Sciences, Savannah State College
Description of a Hydrologic Method for Separating Stream Flow from Groundwater and Backwater by Means of Oxygen-18, Savannah River Plant, South Carolina
Wesley Sigman Hardegree, Univ. of Georgia
Microtopographic Influences on Soil Water Movemen
Thomas Mark Keith, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Determination of Nitrate-Nitrogen in Water Using a Coated Wire Electrode
L.L. Goodroad, L.M. Shuman and R.B. Pitts, Dept. of Agronomy, Univ. of Georgia
RAINFALL AND DROUGHT
The Historical Rome, Georgia Rainfall Series
Robert D. Erhardt, Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
Outlook for Precipitation in Georgia
Gayther L. Plummer, Institute of Natural Resources, Univ. of Georgia
The Spatio-temporal Evolution of the Average Drought Affecting Georgia
Vernon Meentemeyer and Peter T. Soul¨¦, Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Georgia
The 1986 and 1988 Droughts in Georgia
Jeffrey T. Armbruster, U.S. Geological Survey
WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
Water Management for the Future - A State Perspective
Thomas C. Burdette, Jr., Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
Efficient Use of Water Supplies Through Cooperative River Management: The Atlanta Experience
Patricia A. Stevens, Atlanta Regional Commission, and Edmund B. Burkett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
Public Relations Aspects of Water Management During Extreme Drought
Edmund B. Burkett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
Water Conservation Measures for Short and Long-term Water Demand Reduction
Laurie E. Ashmore, Brown and Caldwell
IRRIGATION WATER USE
Water: Essential for Agriculture
Rudy Underwood, Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
Why Xeriscaping Makes Good Sense
Philip R. Karr, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority
Turfgrass Irrigation Scheduling by Infrared Thermometry
Robert N. Carrow, Dept. of Agronomy, Univ. of Georgia
Trends in Ground-water Levels and Use in Georgia: 1950-1987
R. Thomas James and Eugene P. Odum, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
INSTREAM FLOWS
Importance of Groundwater Inflows for Maintenance of Striped Bass Habitat in the Flint River and Lake Seminole
Michael J. Van Den Avyle, Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Habitat Suitability Criteria for Assessment of Instream Flow Needs for Fish
Johnie H. Crance, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Real-time Hydrologic Data Collection Systems for the Southeast
Bradley L. Gimmestad, NWS Southeast River Forecast Center
WATER ENGINEERING
Development of a Trihalomethane Control Strategy
Daniel S. Skalsky, Brown and Caldwell; Randy E. Hildebran, Olsen Associates;
and Carl S. Simmons, Public Utilities Director, City of Raleigh, North Carolina
Effective Evaluation of Water Distribution Systems
David L. Haas, Jordan, Jones & Goulding, Inc., and John O=Neil, Dept. of Public Works,
City of Athens, Georgia
A Stochastic Control Method for Hydropower Scheduling
Aris P. Georgakakos, School of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology;
and Marty Meeks, Georgia Power
Application of Reservoir Sizing Techniques in Georgia
William P. Martello and Pamela S. Burnett, Jordan, Jones & Goulding, Inc.
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
Water Supply Planning and Coordination in the Atlanta Region
Patricia A. Stevens, Atlanta Regional Commission
Long-range Water Supply Planning for Cobb County, Georgia
James Nissen, Brown and Caldwell, and Philip Karr, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority
Organizational Arrangements for Developing Long-range Water Resources Plans for Georgia
Kathryn J. Hatcher, Institute of Natural Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Atlanta and the Chattahoochee River: Past, Present and Future
Philip W. Nungesser, Bureau of Pollution Control, City of Atlanta
MITIGATION FOR RESERVOIR PROJECTS
Wetland Mitigation Guidelines for Water Supply Reservoirs and Public Fishing Lakes in Georgia
Howard D. Zeller, Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources
Mitigation for Reservoir Projects Part I: Wildlife Mitigation Past and Present
Carol J. Burns, Allen W. Conger and Richard W. Whiteside, Law Environmental Inc.
Mitigation for Reservoir Projects Part II: Current Environmental Legislation Considerations
Allen W. Conger, Richard W. Whiteside and Robert S. Webb, Law Environmental Inc.
Mitigation for Reservoir Projects Part III: Concepts and Their Application
Dorothy M. Gibb and John T. Vermont, Law Environmental Inc.
WATER LAW AND LEGISLATION
Pesticide Usage Legislation and Groundwater Quality
Terence J. Centner, College of Agriculture, Univ. of Georgia
State Implementation of Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Controls for Forestry in the Southeast
Peter Lickwar and Fred Cubbage, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Legal Aspects of Natural Resources Legislation Enacted by the 1989 Georgia General Assembly
J. Owens Smith, Institute of Natural Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Economic Aspects of Water Resources Management
Ronald M. North, Institute of Natural Resources, Univ. of Georgia
WATERSHED PROTECTION
Guidelines for Development of Watershed Protection Plans in Georgia
Gail M. Cowie and James L. Cooley, Institute of Community and Area Development, UGA
Stream Corridor Protection in the Atlanta Region: The Metropolitan River Protection Act and the Chattahoochee Corridor Plan
James M. Santo, Atlanta Regional Commission
Fayette County¡¯s Experience with Watershed Protection Ordinances
Christine L. Venice, Dept. of Planning, Fayette County, Georgia
Policy and Political Considerations in Watershed Protection
James L. Cooley and Gail M. Cowie, Institute of Community and Area Development, UGA
URBAN STREAMS
Factors Influencing the Quality of Urban Streams in Georgia and the Implications
for Stream Management
Ted Mikalsen, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
The Management of Flat Creek in Gainesville
Tim Merritt, City of Gainesville, Georgia
Cobb County¡¯s Stream Assessment Program
Colin J. Decker, Cobb County Water System, Georgia
The Atlanta Regional Commission¡¯s Urban Stream Demonstration Program
F. William Kroeck, Atlanta Regional Commission
STORMWATER RUNOFF
Variations in Precipitation and Runoff in an Urbanizing Watershed
Bruce K. Ferguson, School of Environmental Design, and Philip W. Suckling,
Department of Geography, Univ. of Georgia
Riparian Zone Effects on Water Quality
Richard Lowrance, USDA-ARS, Southeast Watershed Research Lab
Chemical and Physical Components of Crusting in Southeastern Soils
W.P. Miller, D.E. Radcliffe and J. Scifres, Dept. of Agronomy, Univ. of Georgia
Wetland Design Considerations for Urban Stormwater Management Basin Design
Allen Conger, David Breaden, Scott Heefner and Melvin Brown, Law Environmental Inc.
AGRICHEMICAL MODELS
Relating Agrichemical Runoff and Leaching to Soil Taxonomy: A GLEAMS Model Analyses
R.A. Leonard, UGA College of Agriculture, and USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed Research
Lab; H.F. Perkins, Professor Emeritus, UGA College of Agriculture; and W.G. Knisel,
USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed Research Lab
Potential Pesticide Contamination in Ground-water Recharge Areas: A Model Simulation
L.E. Asmussen, USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed Research Lab; D.W. Hicks, U.S. Geological
Survey; R.A. Leonard and W.G. Knisel, USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed Research Lab;
and H.F. Perkins, Professor Emeritus, UGA College of Agriculture
Geophysical Investigations of a Ground Water Contaminant Plume - Electrical and Electromagnetic
Methods
Edward Zungaila, Jr., Hazardous Materials Program Manager, Univ. of Georgia; Fred Tuck, Applied Geophysics, Inc.; and Dann Spariosu, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Georgia
Geostatistics in Water Resources
Shahrokh Rouhani, School of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
SOIL CHEMISTRY
Herbicide Movement in Conventional and Reduced Tillage Soils
D.E. Radcliffe, R.E. Jones and P.A. Banks, Dept. of Agronomy, Univ. of Georgia
Reversible Binding of Humic Substances to Clay Colloids
E. Michael Perdue, Charles E. Weaver and Keith Scanlan Matlack, School of Geophysical
Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
Release of Soil Metals Affected by Edaphic Conditions in Coastal Georgia
Gian Ghuman and Kamalakar Raut, School of Sciences and Technology, Savannah State College
Water Movement and Chemical Transport in a Loblolly Pine Forest
James B. Feild, University of Georgia
GROUNDWATER QUALITY
In Situ Biorestoration - Effects of Nutrient Addition on Aquifer Permeability
F. Michael Saunders and G.F. Morrone, School of Civil Engineering, Georgia Tech
Microbial Activity in Ground Water at a Chemical Waste Disposal Site
Huey-Min Hwang and Anthony Q. Armstrong, Dept. of Microbiology and Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia; David Lewis, U.S. EPA, Athens; and Robert Hodson, Dept. of Microbiology and Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Toxicity Assessment of Volatile Organic Compounds Found in Soil and Ground Water at a Hazardous
Waste Landfill Site
Oscar Pancorbo, Tiande Cai, Timothy Kelley and Harold Barnhart, Dept.. of Food Science
and Technology, Univ. of Georgia
Mutant Strains for Biodegradation of PCBs in Bioreactor System
M.K. Hamdy, Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Univ. of Georgia
GROUNDWATER PROTECTION
The Ground-water Management Program of the Georgia Geologic Survey
Randy W. Weathersby and Kenneth R. Davis, Georgia Geologic Survey
Occurrence and Source of Natural Radioactivity in Ground Water From the Upper Floridan Aquifer in the Apalachichola Embayment-Gulf Trough Area, Georgi
Lee L. Gorday and Madeleine F. Kellam, Georgia Geologic Survey
The Capture-Zone Method for Recovery System Design
Gerald E. Seaburn, Law Environmental Inc.
LAND TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER
The Effect of Irrigation with Pretreated Wastewater on Groundwater Quality and Evaluation at Clayton County, Georgia
Julia W. Gaskin and Wade L. Nutter, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
The Effect of Wastewater Irrigation on Streamflow and the Hydrologic Budget
Ward Cleveland, Earth Systems Associates, Ltd., and Wade Nutter, School of Forest
Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Land Treatment of Wastes in Georgia: A Look to the Future
Wade L. Nutter, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
The State Revolving Fund Program in Georgia
John Hagan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Verona Barnes, Georgia DNR,
Environmental Protection Division
EPA Approach for the Diagnostic Evaluation of POTW Performance
William Cosgrove and Ronald Barrow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
Jackson Lake: Response to Nutrient Reduction
David M. Kamps, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia - Water Quality and Lay Monitoring Program
Carolyn Lee Thomas and David Johnson, Life Sciences Division, Ferrum College, Virginia
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Water Quality Research in the South Georgia Coastal Plain
Matt C. Smith and Daniel Thomas, Dept. of Agricultural Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Development of Public Educational Programs on Water Quality
William I. Segars, Cooperative Extension Service, Univ. of Georgia
The Program of the Georgia Water Research Institute
Bernd Kahn, Environmental Resources Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
Summary of Water Resources Research Under the Georgia Water Resources Research Program
Ronald M. North and Kathryn J. Hatcher, Institution of Natural Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Panel Discussion: Water Resources Research and Education
Moderator: Bernd Kahn, Georgia Institute of Technology
Panelists: Pat Stevens, Atlanta Regional Commission; Ram Arora, Georgia State University; Dale Threadgill, Univ. of Georgia; Ronald North, Univ. of Georgia; and F.M. Saunders, Georgia Institute of Technology
PANEL DISCUSSION: WATER FOR THE FUTURE
Moderator: Kathryn J. Hatcher, Institute of Natural Resources, Univ. of Georgia.
Panelists: Representative Dean Alford, House Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Georgia General Assembly; Philip R. Karr, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority; Bob Kerr, Georgia Conservancy; and David Word, Water Resources Management Branch, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division