research
stormwater management
Stormwater runoff is one of the leading nonpoint sources of pollution
in Georgia. Traditional stormwater management methods are designed to
move stormwater quickly to streams and other receiving bodies of water,
but do not address water quality. River Basin Center researchers work on non-traditional stormwater management
techniques that also have water quality benefits to test their applicability
to Georgia sites.
BMPs: The Effectiveness
of Porous Pavements in the Georgia Piedmont
Graduate Assistant Erin Dreelin investigated the efficacy of porous
pavements in controlling stormwater runoff. Completed 2005.
City of Jefferson Curry Creek Water Supply Watershed: Estimate of Existing and Projected Impervious
Cover and Assessment of Watershed Protection Provisions
The River Basin Center and Land Use Clinic worked with the City of Jefferson to protect its drinking water supply through limiting impervious cover and minimize runoff.
Coastal Stormwater Issues
In 2007 and 2008, the River Basin Center worked on coastal stormwater issues centering on the development of a supplement to the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual (GSMM). The completed Coastal Stormwater Supplement to the GSMM is available at http://www.georgiastormwater.com/.
Also available is an EXCEL SPREADSHEET to ensure a project's consistency with the Coastal Stormwater Supplement: http://www.box.net/shared/static/al69icbt6p.xls
RBC and its partners on the coast have also developed a guidebook for creating a stormwater utility for coastal communities.
Stormwater Utility Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Establishing a Utility in Coastal Georgia, Sept. 2008, Timothy L. Carter. Funding for this report was provided in part by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency under the provisions of Section 319(h) of the Federal Clean Water Act of 1987, as amended.
Etowah Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan
Stormwater management is a critical component of the Etowah Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (Etowah HCP), developed by the UGA River Basin Center for the Etowah HCP Steering Committee.
Runoff Limits: An ecologically based stormwater management program, By Seth J. Wenger, Tim L. Carter, R. Alfred Vick, and Laurie A. Fowler, published in the
March/April 2008 issue of Stormwater, the Journal for Surface Water Quality Professionals.
Green Roofs
Graduate Assistant Tim Carter established a vegetated roof research site
as part of
a larger urban watershed remediation project. Completed 2007.
Lake Allatoona Project
Management Plan
Graduate Assistants Erin Dreelin and Tim Carter conducted an analysis of agricultural,
forestry, and urban stormwater best management practices (BMPs) in use
in the Lake Allatoona/Etowah River watershed to determine which BMPs
are effective in protecting the watershed's aquatic resources.
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