GWRC 1999
1999 Georgia Water Resources Conference
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PLENARY SESSION AND LUNCHEON SPEAKERS
Water-related Legislation of the 1997‑98 Term of the Georgia General Assembly
James E. Kundell, Vinson Institute of Government, Univ. of Georgia
Federal Interest in the ACF/ACT Interstate Compact
Lindsay Thomas, appointed Federal Commissioner for the ACF/ACT Compact
Initiatives and Priorities for Addressing Environmental Issues
Peter Bahouth, Executive Director, Turner Foundation
TRACK I. RED CLAY CONFERENCE - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Sponsored and Organized by: Environmental Law Association, University of Georgia
Using Stakeholder Processes in Environmental Decisionmaking (Ethics)
Dorinda Dallmeyer, Rusk Center, Univ. of Georgia
Terry F. Yosie, Executive Vice President, Ruder Finn Washington
Representing the Plaintiff in an Environmental Suit
Don Stack, Stack and Associates
David Pope, Carr, Tabb & Pope, PC
River Basin Management Planning
Ann Pickett, Georgia Environmental Policy Institute
Water Law
Peter Appel, School of Law, Univ. of Georgia
Bill Buzbee, School of Law, Emory University
Victor Flatt, School of Law, Georgia State University
Interstate Water Pollution
Tom Beisswenger, Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest
Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
Doug Haines, Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest
Stormwater Permitting
Steve O'Day
Michelle Fried, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Tri‑State Water Compact
Bob Kerr, Director, Georgia DNR, Pollution Prevention Assistance Division
Matt Keyes, Georgia Conservancy
TBA, Southern Environmental Law Center
Coastal Growth Management
Jimmy Chandler, South Carolina Environmental Law Project, Pawleys Island, SC
Wesley Woolf, Southern Environmental Law Center
Part 5 Minimum Standards
Jim Frederick, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Lee Carmon, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
TRACK II. WATER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT
Water Conservation
Moderator: Mary Elfner, Chatham County-Savannah MPC Water Conservation Program
Water Conservation and Waste Minimization Techniques for Georgia's Food Processing Industry
Brian Kiepper, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, William Merka, Dept. of Poultry
Science, and A. Estes Reynolds, Dept. of Food Science and Technology, Univ. of Georgia
A Multi-family Water Conservation Study in Chatham County, Georgia
Deatre Boyles, and Mary Elfner, Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission
A Water Supplier's Role in Education
Fox McCarthy, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority
Water Conservation Regulations and Implementation for the State of Georgia
William N. Morris, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division, Water Resources Branch
PANEL: Water Conservation Issues
Moderator: Mary Elfner, Chatham County-Savannah MPC Water Conservation Program
Water Conservation Issues Panel Discussion
Jack Dozier, Executive Director, Georgia Water & Pollution Control Association; Mary Elfner, Chatham County-Savannah MPC Water Conservation Program; Jeffrey Jordan, Griffin Experiment Station, Univ. of Georgia, Harry Jue, Water and Sewer Bureau Chief, City of Savannah; Fox McCarthy, Cobb County‑Marietta Water Authorit;, David Rutherford, Georgia Regional Development Center; Chris Thomas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and Bennett Weinstein, Water Conservation Specialist, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
PANEL: Environmental Impact Statements for Water Allocation for the Alabama‑Coosa‑Tallapoosa (ACT) River Basin and the Apalachicola‑Chattahoochee‑Flint (ACF) River Basin
Moderator: Roger A. Burke, Chief, Plan Formulation Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
Background and Approach for Preparation of Environmental Impact Statements: A Programmatic Evaluation Approach
Joanne Brandt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Using Reservoir System Modeling (HEC‑5) as a Basis for a Programmatic Evaluation Framework (ACF River Basin Allocation EIS)
James Hathorn Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Water Quality Modeling for the ACT and ACF River Basins Using BASINS and HEC‑5Q
Michael Eubanks, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, and Jim Greenfield, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
Two-Dimensional Water Quality Modeling Using CEQUAL‑W2 on Selected Reservoirs
James Martin and Craig Hesterlee, AsCI Corporation, and Tom Cole, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station
Assessment of Economic Impacts for the Water Allocation Formula Environmental Impact Statements
Ken Claseman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Cultural Resources: Basin‑wide Impact Assessment using Probabilistic Modeling and GIS Tools
Tom Whitley, Brockington and Associates Inc.
Summary of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Contribution to the ACT and ACF Draft Environmental Impact Statements
Jerry W. Ziewitz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Impact Assessment for Reservoir Fisheries and Biological Assessments Underway for Programmatic Endangered Species Consultation
Steven R. Layman, and E.B. Jones, CH2M HILL, Jerry W. Ziewitz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,and Doug Baughman, CH2M HILL
Water Allocation for the ACF River Basin; Potential Impacts of Reduced Freshwater Inflow on Apalachicola Bay, FL, Oyster Populations: Coupling Hydrologic and Biological Models
Mark Monaco and C.J. Klein, NOAA, National Ocean Service
ACF Reservoir Storage Use and Allocation
Moderator: Gary Mauldin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division
The Marginalization of Federal Hydropower
George McMahon, Camp, Dresser & McKee Inc.
Storage Reallocation Issues in Federal Multipurpose Reservoirs
Michael C. Farmer, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, and
George F. McMahon, Camp, Dresser & McKeeReservoir
Storage‑Yield for the Non‑Hydrologist
Edmund B. Burkett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
ACF Water Allocation Issues
Moderator: Pat Stevens, Chief, Environmental Planning, Atlanta Regional Commission
Georgia's Water Allocation Proposal: The Motivation for Adopting the Inevitable Drought Ideology
Ethan Armentrout, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Teaching Water Resource Economics: The ACF Case Study
Jeffrey L. Jordan, Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Univ. of Georgia
A Planning Model for the ACF River Basin
Aris Georgakakos, Georgia Water Resources Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology
Integrating Community Values into Scientific Models
Brian Fath and M.B. Beck, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia; and Sarah Coffin, City Planning Program, Bryan Norton, School of Public Policy, and Anne Steinemann, City Planning Program, Georgia Institute of Technology
Analysis of Stakeholder Involvement in Georgia Water Issues
Ann Pickett, Georgia Environmental Policy Institute
Wastewater Treatment
Moderator: Jack Dozier, Georgia Water and Pollution Control Association
Treatment of Process Wastewaters for Recycling Using an Advanced Oxidation Process
Michael Diaz and Edward Law, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
On‑line Monitoring and Dynamic Modeling of Wastewater Treatment
Rong Liu and M.B. Beck, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Demonstration of Water Conservation Through Automated Dyebath Reuse
Beth White, Georgia Institute of Technology
Improved Management Practices for a Georgia Landfill
Matt C. Smith and David Gattie, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Drinking Water Quality
Moderator: Stallings Howell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
Guidelines for Potable Water Reuse: Is Georgia Ready to Address What is Already Happening?
Ken Hall, CH2M HILL, and Frank Stephens, Gwinnett County Dept. of Public Utilities
Identification of Polar Drinking Water Disinfection By-products With LC/MS
Susan Richardson, Tashia V. Caughran, Thomas Poiger, Yingbo Guo, and F. Gene Crumley,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Preparing Your Consumer Confidence Report: What Every Utility Should Know
Heather M. Kunz, CH2M HILL
Source Water Assessment and Protection
Moderator: Nolton Johnson, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Source-Water Assessments and the Kentucky Long-Range County Water Supply Planning Program
David Morgan, Environmental Control Supervisor, Frankfort, Kentucky
Methods for Segmentation of Source-water Protection Areas and Susceptibility Assessment to Contamination for Public Surface-water Systems, and Their Application to an Intake, Aiken, South Carolina
Timothy H. Lanier and W. Fred Falls, U.S. Geological Survey
Enlisting Local Governments in Protection of Water Resources: The Environmental Planning Criteria
Michael Gleaton, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Georgia's Source Water Assessment and Protection Program for Public Drinking Water Sources
Barbara Stitt-Allen, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
TRACK III. WATERSHED PROTECTION
Watershed Assessment and Management
Moderator: Mark Landers, U.S. Geological Survey
The Use of In-house Resources by a Municipality to Conduct a Detailed Watershed Assessment
Robert Bourne and Judy Bowers, Cobb County Water System
Watershed Monitoring and Modeling Techniques
Billy G. Turner and Clifford J. Arnett, Columbus Water Works, and Mark Boner, Wet Weather Engineering and Technology
Application of EPA's BASINS Model for a Watershed Assessment Project in Fulton County, Georgia
Avinash S. Patwardhan, CH2M HILL
Developing Stream Corridor Protection Policies
Seth J. Wenger and Laurie Fowler, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Developing Practical Guidelines for Watershed Improvement
Ken Hall, CH2M HILL, and Jim Scarbrough, Gwinnett County Dept. of Public Utilities
NonPoint Pollution - Best Management Practices
Moderator: Anwer Ahmed, ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller
Effectiveness of Forestry Best Management Practices: Evaluating Water Quality from Intensely Managed Watersheds
Melanie B. Ruhlman, International Paper Company
Georgia¡¯s Revised Best Management Practices for Forestry
Frank Green, Georgia Forestry Commission
How Programs can Motivate Developers to Implement Effective Construction Site Erosion Controls: A Comparison between Two Southeastern Metropolitan Regions
Diana Weber, Georgia Institute of Technology
Stormwater Management
Moderator: Ross King, Association of County Commissioners of Georgia
Athens-Clarke County Stormwater Management Program
Robert S. Brown, Athens-Clarke County Dept. of Transportation and Public Works,
and Anwer Ahmed, ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller
Survey of Current Stormwater Design Practices
Melissa Lilburn, ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller
Griffin, Georgia¡¯s Stormwater Utility "A Non-structural Best Management Practice" (BMP)
Brant D. Keller, City of Griffin Public Works and Stormwater Department
Wastewater Pricing and Facilities in Georgia
Jeffery L. Jordan, Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Univ. of Georgia
Land Development Provisions to Protect Water Quality
Moderator: Ted Mikalsen, Georgia DNR Environmental Protection Division
Townpark Planning Concepts and Practice and Water Quality Protection
Stephen Macauley, Macauley Homes and Neighborhoods
Development Ordinances to Protect Streams
David B. Nichols, Bruce K. Ferguson, Scott Weinberg, and Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, School of Environmental Design, University of Georgia
Urbanization Effects on Streams
Moderator: Chris Crow
Evaluation of the Long-term Impacts of Urbanization on the Physical Characteristics of Piedmont Headwater Streams
Robert L. Bourne, Cobb Water System Central Laboratory, and Ted Mikalsen, Georgia DNR,
Environmental Protection Division
Mitigation of Urban Runoff Impacts on Atlanta Streams
Thomas Brosnan, ILSI Risk Science Institute; Bruce Ferguson, School of Environmental Design, Univ. of Georgia; Robert Iosco, Virginia Dept. of Transportation; Gary Moll, American Forests; Thomas Schueler, Center for Watershed Protection; Robbin B. Sotir, Robbin B. Sotir & Associates, Inc.; and Rick Watson, Bellevue Utilities Department, Washington
The Effect of Urbanization on Water Runoff in the Big Creek Watershed
Betsy Herrmann, Dept. of Geography and Anthropology, Georgia State Univ.
Potential Leaching and Runoff of Nutrients from Golf Greens and Fairways
Larry M. Shuman, Crop and Soil Sciences Department, Univ. of Georgia, Griffin
Water Quality and Land Use Effects
Moderator: Tom Stanko, Atlanta Regional Commission
Relation of Land Use to Nutrient and Suspended‑Sediment Concentrations, Loads, and Yields in the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin, Georgia, 1993-98
Elizabeth A. Frick and Gary R. Buell, U.S. Geological Survey
Can Land‑use Patterns Serve as a Predictor of Pesticide Occurrence Within an Urban Landscape?
Evelyn H. Hopkins and Daniel J. Hippe, U.S. Geological Survey
Development of a Scientific Understanding of the Effects of Changing Land Use on Stream Ecosystems
Amy D. Rosemond, Institute of Ecology; David S. Leigh, Dept. of Geography; Byron J.
Freeman, Mary C. Freeman, Elizabeth A. Kramer, Michael J. Paul, and Catherine M.
Pringle, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Assessing Water Quality in the Mobile River Basin
J. Brian Atkins, U.S. Geological Survey
Assessment of Nutrient Trends and Loads for the Mobile River Basin
Douglas A. Harned and J. Brian Atkins, U.S. Geological Survey
Stream Channel Morphology
Moderator: David Leigh, Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Georgia
The Impact of Past and Present Land Use on Two Georgia Piedmont Streams
Leslie Edwards, Christopher Sturm, Joseph Charles, and Candace Stoughton,
Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Georgia
Regional Curves for Urban Channel Geometry in Atlanta
Soley Snyder and Bruce Ferguson, School of Environmental Design, Univ. of Georgia
Fluvial Restoration in the Chattahoochee Headwaters
Katherine Baer, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper; Jennifer Derby, Tony Able, Morris
Flexner, Bruce Pruitt, and Pete Kalla, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
Hydrologic and Geomorphic Controls on Particulate Concentrations in Ichawaynochaway Creek, a Blackwater Coastal Plain Stream
Stephen W. Golladay, Kevin Watt, Sally Entrekin, and Juliann Battle, J.W. Jones Ecological
Research Center
Riparian Buffer Zones I
Moderator: Richard Lowrance, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Water Quality Function of Riparian Ecosystems in Georgia
George Vellidis, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Enhancing Understanding of Effects of Riparian Buffers on Aquatic Ecosystems Through Development of Environmental Outreach Tools
Catherine Pringle and Ron Bjorkland, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia, and Bruce
Newton, NRCS, National Weather and Climate Center, Oregon
An Assessment of the Need for Protection and Restoration of Riparian Habitats in Georgia
Jonathan Ambrose, Georgia DNR, Natural Heritage Program
State and Local Efforts in Managing Riparian Buffer Zones
Jim Frederick, Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Riparian Buffer Zones II
Moderator: L. Mark Risse, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Buffering Georgia with Creativity and Federal Programs
Andrew P. Johnson, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Riparian Forest Buffer Initiative of the Chesapeake Bay Program
Albert H. Todd, USDA Forest Service
PANEL: Implementing Riparian Buffer Programs in Georgia
Moderator: Susan Crow, Fanning Institute, Univ. of Georgia
Panel Discussion: Implementing Riparian Buffer Programs in Georgia
Judy Meyer, Institute of Ecology, and James Kundell, Vinson Institute of Government,
Univ. of Georgia; Bob Kerr, Georgia DNR, Pollution Prevention Assistance Division;
and Becky Shortland, NOAA, National Ocean Survey
TRACK IV. WATER QUALITY
Animal Waste Management
Moderator: David Radcliffe, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
Water Quality of Runoff and Leachate from an Improved Dairy Loafing Area
K. A. McVay and D. E. Radcliffe, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
Impact of Poultry Mortality Pits on Farm Groundwater Quality
Lee Myers, Georgia Dept. of Agriculture; Parshall Bush and W.I. Segars, Cooperative Extension Service, and David Radcliffe, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
Anaerobic Codigestion of Hog and Poultry Waste
Benjamin S. Magbanua Jr. and Thomas T. Adams, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia; and Phillip Johnston, Alternative Fuels, Inc.
Animal Waste Management - CAFO Issues
Moderator: Jimmy Bramblett, Natural Resources Conservation Service
AWARE Team Activities in Georgia
L. Mark Risse, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, David Radcliffe, Glen Harris, and
Miguel Cabrera, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Larry Newton, Dept. of Animal and Dairy
Sciences, and John Worley, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Role of a Stakeholder Advisory Group in Developing C.A.F.O. Regulations in Georgia
David Radcliffe, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, L. Mark Risse, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia; and Justine Thompson, Southern Environmental Law Center
Threats to Georgia's Water Quality: An Analysis of E.P.D.'s Proposed C.A.F.O. Rules
Justine Thompson, Southern Environmental Law Center
The Siting of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs): Information Gaps for Achieving Environmental Justice
Ellen Sutherland, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Animal Waste Management 2 ¨C AWARE
Moderator: L. Mark Risse, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Grazing Management Effects on Surface Runoff from Pastures Fertilized with Broiler Litter
Holli Kuykendall, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Miguel Cabrera and
Carl Hoveland, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Mark McCann, Cooperative Extension
Service, and Larry West, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
Evolution of Phosphorus Concentration in Surface Runoff from Pastures Fertilized with Broiler Litter
Miguel L. Cabrera, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia; Holli Kuykendall,
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; Carl Hoveland, Dept. of Crop and Soil
Sciences, and Mark McCann, Cooperative Extension Service, Univ. of Georgia
Field Trials of Alum Amendment of Broiler Litter to Reduce Soluble Phosphorus
John W. Worley, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, and Miguel L. Cabrera,
Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
Watershed Stewardship Seminar
Lisa Ann Kelley and L. Mark Risse, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ.
of Georgia; Jose Pagan, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Michele
Droszcz, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Animal Waste Management 3 - AWARE
Moderator: John Worley, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Evaluation of a Small, In‑field Runoff Collector
Dorcas Franklin, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Miguel Cabrera, Dept. of Crop
and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia; Jean Steiner and Dinku Endale, USDA Agricultural
Research Service; and William Miller, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
Nutrient Balance for Triple-crop Forage Production Systems Fertilized with Dairy Manure or Commercial Fertilizer
G.L. Newton, Dept. of Animal and Dairy Science, G.J. Gascho, Dept. of Crop and Soil
Sciences, and G. Vellidis, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia;
R.N. Gates, R.K. Hubbard, R. Lowrance, A.W. Johnson, W.G. Hudson, III, H.R. Sumner,
and R.G. Williams, USDA ARS; and J.R. Allison, Dept. of Agric. and Applied Economics,
Univ. of Georgia
Total Coliform, E. Coli, and Enterococci Bacteria in Grazed and Wooded Watersheds of the Southern Piedmont
Dwight S. Fisher and Dinku Endale, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Biological Indicators of Water Quality
Moderator: Carol Couch, U.S. Geological Survey
Development of a Standardized Index of Biotic Integrity for the Piedmont Region of Georgia
Brian L. Shaner, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Assessing Biological Effects of Animal Production on Intermittent Coastal Plain Streams
Stephanie Davis and Stephen Golladay, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center, George
Vellidis, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, and Catherine Pringle, Institute of
Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Unique Steephead Stream Segments in Southwest Georgia: Invertebrate Diversity and Biomonitoring
Sally Entrekin and Stephen Golladay, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center; and Melanie
Ruhlman and Craig Hedman, International Paper, Southlands Experiment Forest
Invertebrates Associated with Coarse Woody Debris in Streams, Upland Forests, and Wetlands: A Review
Amy Braccia and D.P. Batzer, Department of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia
Sediment in Streams
Moderator: Terry Sturm, Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
In-Situ Monitoring of Suspended Sediments: Development of a Densimetric Monitoring Instrument
Daniel Calhoun and Todd Rasmussen, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Daily Sediment Loads in the North Oconee River
Bobbie Cox and Todd C. Rasmussen, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Stream Sediment Transport and Associated Water Quality Modeling
Wei Zeng and M.B. Beck, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Experimental Evaluation of HELPQ Leachate Generation and Quality
Jennifer N. Patty, ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller
Sediment Effects on Stream Biota Effects of Land-use Change on Sediment Transport and Fish Assemblage Structure in Southern Appalachian Streams
Andrew Sutherland, Judy Meyer, and Ned Gardiner, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
A Scientific Basis for Erosion and Sedimentation Standards in the Blue Ridge Physiographic Province\
Judy Meyer, Andrew Sutherland, Kevin Barnes, David Walters, and Byron Freeman, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Effects of Sand Dredging on Channel Morphology, Invertebrate Communities, and Fish Communities in Urban DeKalb County Streams
Chris Decker, Jennifer Keyes, C. Rhett Jackson, Jay Shelton, and Ben Jackson, School
of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Evaluating Water Quality of Navigable Waters in Georgia Using a Geographic Information System
Diane C. Burgoon and Keith W. McFadden, U.S. Geological Survey
Reservoir Water Quality
Sponsor: Georgia Lake Society
Moderator: William Tietjen, Georgia Southwestern University
Identification of Effective and Cost Efficient Tailrace Water Quality Enhancement Techniques at Buford Dam, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Jerry D. Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Conasauga River Discharge and Thermal Behavior as Demonstrated by Temperature Monitoring of a Pumped Storage Reservoir Water Release
Barry G.H. Browne, and James F. Renner, Golder Associates Inc.
Erosional Process and Its Potential Control at Thurmond Lake
Bruce K. Ferguson, School of Environmental Design, Univ. of Georgia
A Critique of New Water Quality Criteria in Georgia: Policy and Ecological Implications
Emma J. Rosi, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Lake Water Quality Management
Sponsor: Georgia Lake Society
Moderator: Ron King, Law Engineering
Identifying Key Model Parameters in Matching Observed Past and Possible Future Behaviors for Lake Oglethorpe, Georgia
O. Osidele and M.B. Beck, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Comparison of Lake Sinclair Cove and Main Channel Water Quality, 1998
Tom Broadwell, Georgia Power Company
Water Quality Dynamics in Lake Lanier
Zeng Xiao‑Qing and Todd C. Rasmussen, School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
Volunteer Monitoring with Georgia Lakes Society Inc.¡¯s Adopt-A-Lake Program
Cindy Stokes, Dept. of Biological and Physical Sciences, Kennesaw State University
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GEORGIA LAKE SOCIETY - March 31, 5:15 PM
Contact: Ron King, President, Georgia Lake Society <RKING@kennesaw.Lawco.com>
TRACK V. RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT
Real-Time River Forecasting, Advantages and Limitations
Moderator: Reggina Garza, NOAA Southeast River Forecast Center
The National Weather Service River Forecast System
Todd Hamill, National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center
Lumped and Semi-distributed Modeling using NEXRAD Stage-III Data: Results from Continuous Multi-year Simulations
Michael Smith, Victor Koren, Ziya Zhang, and David Wang, National Weather Service
Hydrologic Research Lab
Utilizing Radar Data to Improve Streamflow Forecasts
Keith Stellman, Henry Fuelberg, Florida State University; and Reggina Garza, National
Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center
Quantitative Precipitation Forecast: Its Generation and Verification at the Southeast River Forecast Center
Jack Bushong, National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center
Georges over Puerto Rico
Reggina Garza and Jonathan Atwell, National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center
PANEL: Coordination and Response Efforts During the El Nino Floods of 1998
Moderator: John Feldt, NWS Southeast River Forecast Center
Introduction and Overview of Event/Role of SERFC
John Feldt, Hydrologist in Charge, National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center
Role of USGS
Tim Stamey, Surface Water Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey
Role of GEMA
Charlie English, Acting Director of Operations, Georgia Emergency Management Agency
Role of USACE
Ed Burkett, Chief, Water Management Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile
Role of Municipality
Ann Zimmer, Assistant Engineering Director, City of Albany
Wetlands Mitigation Issues
Moderator: Keith A. Parsons, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
The Georgia Wetlands Trust Fund: An In‑lieu Fee Program for Wetlands Mitigation
Hans Neuhauser, Georgia Land Trust Service Center; and Rebecca Rowden,
Office of Counsel, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
Wetland Mitigation Banking in Georgia, Trends and Projections
Keith A. Parsons, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
PANEL: Wetlands Mitigation Banking
Moderator: Keith A. Parsons, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
Panel Discussion: Wetlands Mitigation Banking
Art Berger and Robert Holbrook, Wet, Inc.; Steve Jones, Environmental Services, Inc.;
Walter Stevens, Marshlands Plantation, Inc.; Richard Morgan, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers; Bob Lord, U.S. EPA, Region IV; Kathy Chapman, U.S. Fish And Wildlife
Service; David Rackley, NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service; and Keith Parsons,
Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
TMDLs: Past, Present, and Future
Moderator: Ron Mikulak, Chief, Technical Support Section, U.S. EPA, Region IV
Overview and Status of Recent Activities in the TMDL Program
Ron Mikulak, Chief, Technical Support Section, U.S. EPA, Region IV
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Development and Georgia Agriculture
Jimmy Bramblett, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
State of Georgia's TMDL Program
Mork Winn, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
TMDL Development: Cheap, Fast, Accurate (Pick Two)
Jim Greenfield, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
River Basin Management Plans
Moderator: Sally Bethea, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
South Carolina Water Plan
Rodney Cherry and A.W. Badr, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Oconee River Basin Plan: A Focus on the Law and Process
Ann Pickett, Georgia Environmental Policy Institute
Sustainability Criteria for Water Resource Systems
George McMahon, Camp, Dresser & McKee Inc.
SPIECES: Stepwise Procedure for Incorporating Environmental Consideration into Engineering Solutions
Tim Foutz, Brahm Verma, Sid Thompson and Alireza Esteghlalian, Dept. of Biological
and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Citizen Participation in Basin Planning
Moderator: Tom Nessmith, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
Participation in Watershed Management: Are All Things Created Equal?
Gail Cowie, Fanning Institute, Univ. of Georgia
Valuing Ecosystem Quality through Environmental Indicators
Nanette Nelson and Andrew Keeler, Dept. of Agric. and Applied Economics, Univ. of Georgia
Designing Management Strategies that Integrate Stakeholder Beliefs and Scientific Models: A Case Study of Lake Lanier
Sarah Coffin, City Planning Program, Georgia Tech; Brian Fath and M.B. Beck,
School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia; Bryan Norton, School of Public Policy,
Georgia Tech; and Anne Steinemann, City Planning Program, Georgia Tech
A Decision Support System for Shared‑Vision Planning and Management of Lake Victoria in East Africa
Aris Georgakakos, Georgia Water Resources Institute, Georgia Tech
Water Agency Directors= Program Summaries
Moderator: Tim Hale, U.S. Geological Survey
Nolton Johnson, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division; Leroy Crosby, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District; Michael Gleaton, Georgia Department
of Community Affairs; and Shirley Merritt, Natural Resources Conservation Service
State and Federal Responsibilities in Water Management
Moderator: Doug Mundrick, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
Federal-State Environmental Agency Relationships: A Weak Confederacy
Douglas P. Haines, Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest
Insight into State and Local Government Responsibilities for Effective Watershed Management in Georgia
Alice E. Miller, Institute of Ecology, and James E. Kundell, Vinson Institute of
Government and Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Public Participation and Environmental Justice in Selected Watershed Projects in Georgia and Alabama
Sandra Crismon, Dept. of Anthropology, Univ. of Georgia
TRACK VI. GROUNDWATER AND COASTAL ISSUES
Agricultural Water Use
Agricultural Irrigation Trends in Georgia
Kerry A. Harrison and Anthony Tyson, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering,
Univ. of Georgia
Crop Water Use as a Function of Climate Variability in Georgia
Vesselin Alexandrov and Gerrit Hoogenboom, Dept. of Biological and Agric.
Engineering, Univ. of Georgia, Griffin
Agricultural Water Consumption in the ACF River Basin: Current Approaches for Quantifying Irrigation in Georgia
James Hook, National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Lab, Univ. of Georgia; Elizabeth Blood, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center; Daniel Thomas and Kerry Harrison, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia; and Ralph Powell, Georgia Power
Agricultural Water Consumption in the ACT/ACF River Basins: Approaches for Projecting Irrigated Acreage and Amounts
Elizabeth Blood, J. W. Jones Ecological Center; James Hook, National Environmentally
Sound Production Agriculture Lab, Univ. of Georgia; and Kerry Harrison, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Wetlands
Moderator: Ronnie Haynes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Water Quality and Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Three Types of Reference Limesink Wetlands in Southwest Georgia
Juliann Battle and Stephen Golladay, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center
Sediment and Nutrient Accumulation in Floodplain and Depressional Cypress-gum Forest Soils of Southwestern Georgia
Christopher Craft and William Casey, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center
Relationships Among Soil Lithology, Timber Harvest and the Hydrology of Coastal Plain Depressional Wetlands
Melinda Mosner and C. Rhett Jackson, School of Forest Resources, and Darold
P. Batzer, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia
Atlantic White Cedar Wetlands in West-Central Georgia
Scott Lamb, Dept. of Geography, Georgia State University
Coastal Groundwater
Moderator: Rick Krause, U.S. Geological Survey
Aquifer Interconnection in Eastern Chatham County, Georgia, as Indicated by Hydraulic
and Water Chemistry Data
John S. Clarke, Cardwell H. Smith and James B. McConnell, U.S. Geological Survey
Groundwater and Salt Water Modeling in Coastal Areas
Mark Maimone, Camp, Dresser & McKee
Cumberland Island National Seashore: Linking Offshore Impacts to Mainland Withdrawals from a Regional Karst Aquifer
Sydney T. Bacchus, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Coastal Water Supply
Moderator: Rick Krause, U.S. Geological Survey
The Local Comprehensive Water Supply Management Plan Development Process: A Review of Bulloch, Liberty and McIntosh Counties
Richard A. Douglas, Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center
Water Supply Planning as a Growth Management Tool in Coastal Georgia
David Rutherford, Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center
The Glynn County Water Resources Management Plan
David M. Ashley, Jordan, Jones & Goulding Inc.
Public-private Partnerships in the Delivery of Water Supply
Mary Carole Cooney, TSG Holdings, Inc.
Surface Water Withdrawal and Coastal Economic Issues
David Kyler, Coastal Georgia Center for Sustainable Development
Savannah River Basin
Moderator: Leroy Crosby and Terry Stratton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
Savannah River Basin Water Budget and Reservoir Operation Model\
A.W. Badr, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
Savannah River Basin Comprehensive Water Resources Management Study
Leroy G. Crosby, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
Effects of a Turbo Scouring on Striped Bass Eggs in the Savannah River
Alexander Wyss, E. Aylin Ozmelek, Robert Burks, and James Renner, Golder Associates Inc.,
and David Harmon, CITGO Asphalt Refining Company
Back River Section 1135 Environmental Restoration Study, Savannah River, Georgia/South Carolina
Terry Stratton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
PANEL: Savannah Harbor Deepening Project
Moderator: Judy Jennings, Coastal Georgia Chapter, Sierra Club
Panel Discussion: Savannah Harbor Deepening Project
Judy Jennings, Coastal Georgia Chapter, Sierra Club; Sam Drake, Savannah Coastal Refuges; Keith Parsons, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division;
David Kyler, Coastal Georgia Center for Sustainable Development; and
Tom Meronek, Georgia DNR, Fisheries Section
Proposal to Deepen Savannah Harbor from 42' to 48'
Representative, Georgia Ports Authority
FWS Views on the Harbor Project's Effects
Sam Drake, Savannah Coastal Refuges
Striped Bass Fishery in the Lower Savannah River
Tom Meronek, Georgia DNR, Fisheries Section
Georgia EPD's Section 401 Evaluation of the Harbor Deepening Proposal
Keith Parsons, Georgia DNR, Environmental Protection Division
Economic Impacts of the Project on Commercial and Recreational Fisheries and Tourism in Chatham County
David Kyler, Coastal Georgia Center for Sustainable Development
Groundwater Contamination
Moderator: John Clarke, U.S. Geological Survey
Demonstrating Natural Attenuation with the Electric Power Research Institute's Multi-chemical Groundwater Transport Model ROAM
Steve Bearce, Southern Company Services
Occurrence of Nitrates in Georgia's Groundwater
William I. Segars, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
Investigation of the Source of Nitrate Contamination in the Upper Floridian Aquifer Near Albany, Georgia
David Wenner, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Georgia, and Susan M. Reyher, Dougherty County Health Dept.
Evaluation of a BTEX Plume in Fractured Crystalline Rock in the Georgia Piedmont
James B. Feild and John F. Dowd, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Georgia
Ground and Surface Water Hydrology
Moderator: John Clarke, U.S. Geological Survey
Krypton Tracer Test to Characterize the Recharge of a Highly Fractured Aquifer in Lawrenceville, Georgia
Momin Uddin, John Dowd, and David Wenner, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Georgia
Estimating Flood Frequency in Gaged and Ungaged Watersheds
Bruce Pruitt, Institute of Ecology, Wade Nutter, School of Forest Resources, Univ.
of Georgia; and William Ainslie, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV
The Effects of Antecedent Rainfall Upon Stream Runoff in the Coastal Plain of Georgia
Seth Rose, Dept. of Geology, Georgia State University
Trends in Salinities and Flushing Times of Georgia Estuaries
Merryl Alber and Joan Sheldon, Dept. of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
POSTERS
A Georgia Watershed Atlas Directory
Olin M. Ivey, Georgia Environmental Organization, Inc., E. Lynn Usery, and W. Wayne
Boone, Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Georgia
Athens Community Watershed Project
Margaret Barfield, Interdisiplinary Program in Toxicology, Univ. of Georgia, and
Douglas Haines, Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest
The Environmentors Program: An Outreach Program for High School Students
Erin Clark, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Farm*A*Syst/Home*A*Syst
Lisa Ann Kelley and L. Mark Risse, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
Summary of Selected U.S. Geological Survey Programs in Georgia, with Emphasis on Water Resources Investigations
Steven D. Craigg and John S. Clarke, U.S. Geological Survey
Water Use in Coastal Georgia by County and Source for 1997 and Trends, 1980-97
Julia L. Fanning, U.S. Geological Survey
Ag. Water Pumping: A New Program to Evaluate Agricultural Water Use in Georgia
Daniel Thomas, Cathy Myers-Roche, and Kerry Harrison, Dept. of Biological and Agric.
Engineering, James Hook, NESPAL, Anthony Tyson and Gerrit Hoogenboom, BAE, and
William Segars, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
Water Levels in the Upper Floridian Aquifer in the Coastal Area of Georgia, 1990‑98
Michel F. Peck, U.S. Geological Survey
Hydrogeology of the Lawrenceville Area, Georgia
Melinda J. Chapman, U.S. Geological Survey, Thomas J. Crawford, State University
of West Georgia, and W. Todd Tharpe, U.S. Geological Survey
Differences of Soil Water Use, Lint and Biomass Yield in No‑till and Conventionally Tilled Cotton in the Southern Piedmont
D.M. Endale, USDA Agricultural Research Service; D.E. Radcliffe, Dept. of Crop and Soil
Sciences, UGA, J.L. Steiner, USDA-ARS; Miguel L. Cabrera, Dept. of Crop and Soil
Sciences, UGA; D.V. McCracken, Consultant; B.V. Vencill and L. Lhor, Dept. of Crop
and Soil Sciences, UGA; and H.H. Schomberg, USDA-ARS
Land Model: A Simulation Tool for Estimating the Nutrient Dynamics from Land-applied Animal Manure
Daniel Hitchcock, Dept. of Biological and Agric. Engineering, Miguel Cabrera, Dept.
of Crop and Soil Sciences, and Matt C. Smith, BAE, Univ. of Georgia
Nitrate Adsorption Model for Georgia Variable Charge Subsoils
Nikolla Qafoku and Malcolm Sumner, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
Modeling the Effect of Slope and Precipitation on Lateral Flow in a Piedmont Soil
Elizabeth Crisfield and David Radcliffe, Dept.. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
The Missing Component in Forest Hydrology Models
Sydney T. Bacchus, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
Tracing the Mixing and Movement of Groundwater into Florida Bay with Four Naturally Occurring Radium Isotopes
Peter Swarzenski, Charles Holmes, and Eugene Shinn, U.S. Geological Survey; and
Willard Moore, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Univ. of South Carolina
Tritium Concentrations in Northeast Georgia Rainwater
Richard Jakiel, Georgia DNR; Marie Weber-Goeke, School of Mechanical Engineering,
Georgia Institute of Technology; and Robert Rosson and Bernd Kahn, Environmental
Resources Center, Georgia Institute of Technology
Lead Accumulation in Soft Tissues and Shells of Asiatic Clams(Corbicula fluminea)
Deanna Conners, Stacy Westerfield, Anna Feyko, and Marsha Black, Dept. of
Environmental Health Science, Univ. of Georgia
Advantages of a Multidisciplinary Approach to In Situ and On-site Phytoremediation of Contaminated Surface and Ground Waters
Sydney Bacchus, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia; and Sridhar Susarla and Steve
McCutcheon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency GIS Database of the Conservation Lands of Georgia
John Paul Schmidt, Institute of Ecology, Univ.of Georgia
Research and Education Garden: Disseminating Pollution Prevention Information for Urban Landscapes
Susan Varlamoff and Joyce Latimer, Georgia Station Research and Education Garden, Univ. of Georgia, Griffin