GEORGIA WATER RESOURCES CONFERENCE
Speakers and Paper Titles for the 2001 Conference

March 26-27, 2001
The University of Georgia, Center for Continuing Education
Athens, Georgia

Monday Lunch:

Tuesday Lunch:

Water Related Legislation in the 2000-2001 Georgia General Assembly, James E. Kundell, Institute of Government, Univ. of Georgia

Monday Evening Social and Dinner at Finchum's Phoenix on the Oconee River
Sponsored by American Water Resources Association - Georgia Section

From the Mountains to the Sea: Canoe Trip thru the ACT (Alabama, Coosa, Tallapoosa Rivers) Basin, Mitch Lawson, Coosa River Basin Initiative Coordinator

• Water Management Activities of the Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs, Joseph A. Krewer, Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs, Office of Environmental Management
• Metro Atlanta Water Resources Overview, Pat Stevens, Atlanta Regional Commission
• The Myth of Markets for Water, Prof. Joseph Dellapenna, Villanova University Law School
• The Clean Water Initiative, Kevin Green, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

Moderator: Michelle Fried, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

• Essential Elements for an Effective Georgia Water Policy, Stephen E. Draper, The Draper Group
• A Green Perspective on the 2001 General Assembly, Michelle Fried, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

  Panelists:
  

  • Julie Mayfield, Turner Environmental Law Clinic, Emory University
  • Stephen Draper, The Draper Group
  • Joseph Dellapenna, Villanova Law School
  • Kevin Green, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
  • Harold Reheis, Director, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
  • Sally Bethea, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
  • Pat Stevens, Chief of Environmental Planning, Atlanta Regional Commission
  • Representative of downstream, south Georgia interests

• Lessons Learned from a Comparison of the 1998-2000 and the 1986-1988 Period Droughts in Georgia, Nolton G. Johnson, Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Water Resources Branch
• Drought Contingency Planning in Action, Stephen L. Simpson, Black & Veatch
• State Strategies for Water Conservation, Katherine Baer, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
• Successful Water Efficiency Programs for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Facilities, Judy Adler, Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Pollution Prevention Assistance Division

Moderators: Katherine Baer, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and Debbie Warner, U.S. Geological Survey

• Ground-water monitoring and effects of the 1998-2000 drought on ground-water levels in Georgia, Nancy Barber and Kristen B. McSwain, US Geological Survey
• Overview of Georgia's Drought Planning Process, Nolton Johnson, Georgia Environmental Protection Division

  Panelists:

  • Nancy Barber, U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia District
  • Nolton Johnson, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
  • Bill Couch, Georgia NDR Wildlife Resources Division.
  • Frank Stephens. A Municipal View of the Drought Planning Process.

Moderator: Mary Davis, National Wildlife Federation

• Ecological Considerations for Reservoir Planning in North Georgia, Mary C. Freeman, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and Institute of Ecology
• Stream Loss and Fragmentation Due to Impoundments in the Upper Oconee Watershed, Michael D. Merrill, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• Building New Water Supply Capacity: What Works and What Doesn't, Jim Ryan, Troutman Sanders Inc., Virginia (not confirmed)
• Maintaining Natural Flows in the Upper Suwannee River Watershed, Mary M. Davis , National Wildlife Federation

Moderator: Ellen Sutherland

• The Proliferation of Reservoir Construction in Georgia: A Panel Discussion Exploring the Roles of Federal & State Agencies in the Permitting Process and an Examination of the Need for a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Ellen J. Sutherland, Georgia River Network

  Panelists:

  • Robert Lord, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Wetlands Section
  • Robin Goodloe, PhD, Biologist, U.S Fish & Wildlife Service
  • Nolton Johnson, Chief, Water Resources Branch, Georgia EPD
  • Kathryn J. Hatcher, Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia
  • Mark LaRue, Consultant, Redwing Environmental
  • Mary Maclean Asbill, Staff Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
  • Representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (invited)

• Mapping Irrigated Lands in the ACF River Basin, Thomas Litts, Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science, Dept. of Geography, UGA
• Estimating Irrigated Acres with Missing Data, Irfan Y. Tareen, Dept. of Agriculture and Applied Economics, Univ. of Georgia
• An Economic Analysis of Alternative Agricultural Water Use Reduction Programs in the Flint River Basin, Brigid A. Doherty, Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development, Univ. of Georgia
• The Effect of Water Use Regulations on Net Returns and Marginal User Costs, Nancy A. Norton, Flint River Water Planning and Policy Center, Albany State University
• Georgia Riparianism and Irrigation: New Rules for an Old Law, Brandon L. Bowen, School of Law, Univ. of Georgia

Moderator: James Hook

• Status of Agricultural Water Pumping: A Program to Determine Agricultural Water Use in Georgia, Daniel L. Thomas, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Univ. of Georgia, CAES Tifton Campus
• Mapping Agricultural Withdrawal Permits and Irrigated Area in the Lower Flint Basin, James E. Hook, National Environmentally Sound Production Agricultural Laboratory, Univ. of Georgia
• Using a Small Sub-sample to Project State-wide Agricultural Irrigation Water Use in 2000, James B. Houser, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
• Agricultural Irrigation Trends in Georgia, Kerry A. Harrison, Cooperative Extension Service, Univ. of Georgia

• Effects of Drought on Stream Discharge and Ground-water Levels Near Lake Seminole, Southwestern Georgia and Northwestern Florida, October 1999 - August 2000, Melinda S. Mosner, US Geological Survey
• Physical and Hydrochemical Evidence of Surface-water/Ground-water Mixing in and near Lake Seminole, Southwestern Georgia and Northwestern Florida , Lynn J. Torak, US Geological Survey
• Comparison of Pre- and Post-impoundment Ground-water Levels Near the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam Site, Jackson County, Florida, Phillip N. Albertson, US Geological Survey
• The Effect of a Groundwater Well on the Outflow of a River, Mark Bakker, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Univ. of Georgia

• Multi-year Drought in Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, Memphis Vaughan, Jr., US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
• Conceptual Use of Storage Accounting to Assure Compliance with Allocation Formulas, Edmund B. Burkett, US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
• Developing a Water Supply/Water Quality Guide Curve for Lake Sidney Lanier, Martha C. Jackson, US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
• Conservation Advocacy in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Water Allocation Process, Matthew Kales, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

• Implementation of Georgia's Environmental Planning Criteria, Deborah Miness, Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs
• Developing the General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Alyse Getty, Parsons Engineering Science Inc.
• NEMO - A National Outreach Program to Educate Municipal Officials about the Relationships Between Water Quality and Land Use, Aimee Gaddis, Marine Extension Service, Univ. of Georgia
• WaterSmart Community Manual: Tools for Decision Makers, Ross King, Association County Commissioners of Georgia

Moderators: Gail M. Cowie, Community and Regional Development Division, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Univ. of Georgia; and Elizabeth R. Blood Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center (paper)

Panelists:

• Jimmie Withrow, Conasauga River Alliance
• Elizabeth Blood, Southwest Georgia Water Resources Task Force
• Ron Papaleoni, Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority
• Kevin Green, Metro Atlanta Clean Water Initiative
• Harry Jue, Upper Floridan Technical Advisory Committee

• Building a Data System for Monitoring Drinking Water, John O'Looney, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Univ. of Georgia
• Using the Digital Environmental Atlas of Georgia, S.J. Alhadeff, US Geological Survey, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Using the Digital Surface-water Annual Data Report for Georgia, S.J. Alhadeff, US Geological Survey, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Georgia HydroWatch - A New Concept in Hydrologic Monitoring for Georgia, John K. Joiner
• and Brian E. McCallum, US Geological Survey

Moderator: Brad Gimmestad

Sponsor: Southeast River Forecast Center of NOAA

• Drought in Southwest Georgia and the Use of Ensemble Streamflow Prediction, Todd Hamill
• and Reggina Garza, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Hydrometeorological Analysis and Support Function at the Southeast River Forecast Center, Jack S. Bushong, Southeast River Forecast Center, National Weather Service
• Multisensor Precipitation Estimates Produced by National Weather Service River Forecast Centers for Hydrologic Applications, Jay P. Breidenbach, National Weather Service, Office of Hydrologic Development

Moderator: J. John Feldt, National Weather Service, Southeast River Forecast Center

Panelists:

• John Feldt, Hydrologist in Charge, Southeast River Forecast Center
• Lans Rothfusz, Meteorologist in Charge, Atlanta
• Ed Martin, Georgia District Chief, U.S. Geological Survey
• Ed Burkett, Reservoir System Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District

• Best Management Practices for Georgia Urban Gardeners to Reduce Nonpoint Source Pollution, Susan M. Varlamoff, Center for Urban Agriculture, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
• Results of the Initial Water Quality Monitoring Plan for an Audubon International Signature Course, Parshall B. Bush, Agricultural and Environmental Service Labs, CAES Cooperative Extension Service, Univ. of Georgia
• Leaching of Phosphate and Nitrate from Simulated Golf Greens, Larry M. Shuman, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
• Water Quality in the Headwaters of the Upper Oconee Watershed, Dwight S. Fisher, USDA-ARS-JPCSNRCC

Moderator: Brant Keller, Griffin Stormwater Management Utility

Sponsor: Georgia Association of Stormwater Management Agencies

• Stormwater Utilities in Georgia, A Thomas Brown, Boyle Engineering Corporation
• City of Griffin Stream Bank Restoration Program, Lee Phillips, Integrated Science and Engineering
• North Griffin Regional Detention Pond: Wetlands Filtration for Non-point Source Pollution Control and Abatement, Ronald Feldner
• and Richard Greuel, Integrated Science and Engineering
• Watershed Planning in a NPDES Phase II Community, Charles Absher
• and Richard A. Greuel, Integrated Science and Engineering

Moderator: Michael Paul, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia

• Overview of Land Cover and Geomorphic Indicators of Biotic Integrity in the Etowah River Basin, Georgia, David S. Leigh, Dept. of Geography, UGA
• Effects of Changing Land Use on Macroinvertebrate Integrity: Identifying Indicators of Water Quality Impairment, Allison H. Roy, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• Bed Texture and Turbidity as Indicators of Fish Biotic Integrity in the Etowah River System, David M. Walters, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• Benthic Algal Biomass in the Etowah Basin and Implications to Establishing Nutrient Criteria in Streams, Amy D. Rosemond, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia

Moderator: David Leigh, Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Georgia

• Urbanization in the Etowah River Basin: Effects on Stream Temperature and Chemistry, Michael J. Paul, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• Urbanization Effects on Streamflow in the Atlanta, Georgia Area, Norman E. Peters, US Geological Survey
• Evaluation of the Long-term Impacts of Urbanization on the Physical Characteristics of Piedmont Headwater Streams: Interim Results, Ted Mikalsen, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
• Land Cover and Geomorphic Indicators of Variation in Riparian Forest Patches of the Etowah River Watershed, Georgia, Rebecca L. Cifaldi, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia

Moderator: TBA

Sponsor: American Water Resources Association - Georgia Section

• Estimate TSS Loads for Urbanized Stream Health, You Jen Tsai, Parsons Engineering Science, Inc.
• The Use of In-house Resources by a Municipality to Conduct a Detailed Watershed Assessment, Robert L. Bourne, Cobb County Water System
• GIS Aids Atlanta Stormwater, Watershed Planning, John Miller, HDR/WLJorden Inc.
• Development of Watershed Scale Management Plans using Standardized Software Tools, Klaus Albertin, Tetra Tech Inc.

Moderator: TBA

Sponsor: American Water Resources Association - Georgia Section

• Metro Atlanta Source Assessment Project, Cindy Daniel, Atlanta Regional Commission
• The Use of GIS Technology in Source Water Assessment, Paul DiGirolamo, Atlanta Regional Commission
• Source Water Assessment in Georgia, Wayne R. Fuller, SWAP Unit, Drinking Water Compliance Program - Georgia Environmental Protection Division
• Presence of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Effluent and Drinking Water, Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, July-September 1999, Elizabeth A. Frick, US Geological Survey

• Source Water Protection in the Soque River Watershed, Kristin Costley, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
• The Alcovy Protection Plan: A Regional Approach to Watershed Protection, Melanie Ruhlman, Brown and Caldwell
• Development of a Sustainable Water Resource for the Big Creek Watershed, Robert W. Brashear, Camp, Dresser & McKee Inc.
• Broad River Watershed Project, Susan Crow, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Univ. of Georgia

Moderator: TBA

Sponsor: American Water Resources Association - Georgia Section

• Creative Watershed Performance Requirements for New Development, Dale Jones, CH2M HILL
• Incorporating Existing Development into Nonpoint Plans: The Missing Link, David B. Nichols, School of Environmental Design, Univ. of Georgia
• A Model for Effective Stakeholder Education and Involvement in Support of Water Resources Management Goals, JoAnn J. Macrina, Jordan Jones & Goulding Inc.
• Watershed Assessments for Georgia Counties and Municipalities, Matt C. Smith, Biological and Agric. Engr, Univ. of Georgia

Moderator: TBA

Sponsor: American Water Resources Association - Georgia Section

• Protecting Riparian Buffers: Incentives versus Restrictions, Mike Thomas, Clayton County Water Authority
• What Does it Take to Retrofit an Urban Watershed to Meet Water Quality Standards and TMDLs?, Roger Copp, Brown and Caldwell
• Georgia Stormwater Management Manual, Steven M. Haubner, Atlanta Regional Commission
• Asset Management: What It Is and What It Means for the Municipal Manager, Duncan Rose, Parsons Engineering Science

Monday, 8:30 am

• Invertebrate Communities of Twenty Ditched Carolina Bay Wetlands Scheduled for Restoration, Susan E. Dietz, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia
• Okefenokee Swamp Macroinvertebrates, Erika E. Bilger, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia
• Invertebrates as Bioindicators of Mercury in the Okefenokee Swamp of Southeast Georgia, Bagie Mariam George, Dept. of Entomology, Univ. of Georgia
• Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality Characteristics in Five Wetland Types: Preliminary Results on Biomonitoring, Juliann Battle, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center
• Does the Chickasawhatchee Swamp Influence Water Quality?, Stephen W. Golladay, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center

• Stream Channel Post-restoration Monitoring of the Soque River, Georgia, Tony Able, US Environmental Protection Agency
• An Innovative Method for Restoring Forested Wetlands, Steven D. Bach, Parsons Engineering Science Inc.
• Partnering Opportunities with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Ecosystem Restoration, Jeffrey S. Morris, US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
• Southeastern Ecological Framework: A Planning Tool for Managing Ecosystem Integrity, B. Richard Durbrow, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Office of Policy and Management

• Do Forest-dwelling Bird Communities "Care" about Stream and Floodplain Geomorphology?, Stephanie Hyder, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
• Effects of Habitat Degradation on Biological Endpoints in the South Fork Broad River Basin, Georgia, Brenda Rashleigh, US Environmental Protection Agency
• An Index of Biotic Integrity for Wadeable Streams in the Apalachicola and Atlantic Slope Drainage Basins in the Piedmont Ecoregion of Georgia, Brian L. Shaner, Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Fisheries Management Section
• Effects of Substrate Embeddedness on Behavior of the Gilt Darter, Andrew B. Sutherland, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• Introduction to the Biology and Conservation of Crayfishes, Christopher E. Skelton, Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Georgia Natural Heritage Program

Moderator: TBA

• Web-based Environmental Database, Michael L. Gleason, Biological and Environmental Sciences, CBX81, Georgia College and State University
• Recommendations to Citizen Groups for Chemical Monitoring of Streams and Rivers, David B. Wenner, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Georgia
• Quality Control for Regulators and Consultants: Laboratory Methods, William Miller, Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
• Comparison of Different Methods of Measuring Turbidity for Estimation of Total Suspended Sediments, Dorcas H. Franklin, USDA-ARS, JPCS, Natural Resource Conservation Center

• Georgia Cost-share Program: Needs and Considerations, Jimmy R. Bramblett, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Athens
• Agricultural Cost Share Programs in Kentucky and North Carolina, David Radcliffe, Crop and Soil Sciences Dept., Univ. of Georgia
• Maximizing Returns from State Investments in Nutrient Management and Manure Utilization, L. Mark Risse, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
• An Economic Analysis of Broiler Litter Application to Selected Row Crops in Southwest Georgia, Jeffrey D. Mullen, Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Univ. of Georgia
• Riparian Buffers for Conservation and Environmental Protection in Georgia, Dana G. Poole, Georgia Stream Buffer Initiative, Univ. of Georgia

• Nitrogen and Phosphorus Losses from No-till Cotton Fertilized with Poultry Litter in the Southern Piedmont, Dinku M. Endale, USDA-ARS
• Ampicillin Resistance in Fecal Coliforms of Canoochee River, Michael L. Gleason, Biological and Envir. Sciences, Georgia College and State Univ.
• Beef Cattle Production Impacts on Water Quality, Julia W. Gaskin, Biological and Agric. Enrg., Univ. of Georgia
• Supporting a State Assistance Program Using the Georgia Farm*A*Syst Program, Tina W. Pagan, Cooperative Extension Service, Univ. of Georgia
• Addressing Pollution from Animal Feeding Operations, Terence J. Centner, Dept. Agric. and Applied Economics, Univ. of Georgia

• The Clean Water Act NPDES Program: How Citizens Can Use the Law to Protect their Watershed, Justine Thompson, Georgia Center for Law in the Public Interest
• United States Environmental Protection Agency Municipal Enforcement Activities, Susan H. Richardson, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
• Uncertainty, Risk Assessment, and Peer Review in Environmental Permitting Decisions, David C. Kyler, Center for a Sustainable Coast
• Bridging the Gap Between Scientific Knowledge and Political Realities: The Clean Water Initiative Proposals and Georgia's Water Bill of Rights, Maggie M. Kelly, Georgia Public Interest Research Group

Sponsored by: Georgia Lake Society

• Lake Seminole Hydrilla Action Plan: Development and Implementation, Michael J. Eubanks, US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
• Observing and Understanding the Dynamics of Algal Photosynthesis and Respiration, ZhuLu Lin, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
• Phosphorus Binding by Colloidal Iron in the Southeastern Piedmont: Implications for Point and Nonpoint Sources of Phosphorus, Mary Mayhew, School of Forest Resources, UGA
• Phosphorus Cycling in Southeastern Piedmont Lakes: An Alternative Pathway, Amanda K. Parker, Warnell School of Forest Resources, UGA

• Accurate Land Cover Development for Rapidly Growing Watersheds (Lanier), Heather H. Dyke, CH2M HILL
• Analysis of Uncertainty in Model Predictions for Lake Lanier, Olufemi O. Osidele, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
• Lake Lanier Non-point Source Improvement Project, Rob Rivers, Hall County Public Utilities
• Watershed Management for Lake Lanier: Perspectives on Inter-governmental Implementation, Douglas S. Baughman, CH2M HILL

• Trace Metal Variation in Atlanta Region Streamflow and Street Runoff, Seth Rose, Dept. of Geology, Georgia State University
• Composition and Changes in Atmospheric Deposition near Atlanta, Georgia, 1986-99, Norman E. Peters, US Geological Survey
• Metalloid Biogeochemistry of Rivers Receiving Effluents from Coal-fired Power Plants: Tracing Germanium Contamination Down the Chattahoochee-Apalachicola System, Philip N. Froelich, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Radionuclides in Sediment at Nuclear Facilities in Georgia, R. Rosson, Environmental Resources Center, Georgia Institute of Technology

• A Conceptual Program for Water-quality Monitoring in the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin in Georgia, Brian E. McCallum, US Geological Survey
• Estimating Chattahoochee River Tributary Stream Temperatures in the Vicinity of Atlanta, Georgia, Thomas R. Dyar, US Geological Survey, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Ecosystem Services in a Regulated River: Variability in Nutrient Uptake and Net Ecosystem Metabolism in the Chattahoochee River, Cathy A. Gibson, Institute of Ecology, UGA
• Phosphorus Assimilation Below a Point Source in Big Creek, Judy Meyer and Jeff B. Pollock, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia

• Indicator-bacteria Concentrations in Streams of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, March 1999-April 2000, M. Brian Gregory, US Geological Survey
• The Effects of Sand Dredging on Channel Morphology, Habitat, and Water Quality in Urban DeKalb County Streams, Jennifer Keyes, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
• Field Monitoring of Bridge Scour in Georgia, Anthony J. Gotvald, US Geological Survey
• Water-quality Monitoring in Gwinnett County, Paul D. Ankcorn, US Geological Survey

• Interviews of Georgia Water Resources Scientists and Managers, Bobbie A. Vallotton, Warnell School of Forest Resources, UGA
• Application of a Pathogen Loading Estimation Tool to TMDL Development in the Southeast, Andrew Parker, Tetra Tech Inc.
• Modeling Tools Used for Mercury TMDLs in Georgia Rivers, Robert B. Ambrose, Jr., US Environmental Protection Agency
• EFDC/WASP a Multidimensional Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model System for TMDL Development, Tim Wool, US Environmental Protection Agency - Region IV, Atlanta

• Performance of Georgia's Silvicultural BMPs Determined from Systematic Reconnaissance of Piedmont Clearcut and Site Preparation Units, C. Rhett Jackson, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
• The Little River Watershed Assessment: Water Quality in a Rapidly Developing Suburban Atlanta Watershed, Mike Morrissey, Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority
• Demonstrating that Management Objectives will be Achieved in Rockdale County, Georgia, Trevor Clements, Tetra Tech Inc.
• Local Government Perspective on Georgia's TMDL Process, Chris DeVinney, Association County Commissioners of Georgia

• Mercury TMDLs in Georgia: Recent Case Studies, John David Dean, Ogden Environmental and Energy Services
• Defining Away Metal Contamination in Georgia Streams, Emma J. Rosi-Marshall, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• Development of a Dissolved Oxygen TMDL for Brunswick River Using a 2-D Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model, Hugo N. Rodriguez, Tetra Tech Inc.
• Coastal Georgia TMDL Development for Low Dissolved Oxygen, Steven Davie,

• Watershed Erosion and Sediment Load Estimation Tool, James M. Greenfield, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Water Management Division
• RUSLE Sensitivity: Modeling Erosion and Sedimentation in the Upper Little Tennessee River Basin, Edward P. Gardiner, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• Sediment TMDL Development Methodology: Stekoa Creek Example, James M. Greenfield, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, Water Management Division
• Defining a Process for Establishing Science-based Sediment TMDLs in Georgia and the Southeast, Alice Miller Keyes, The Georgia Conservancy

• Preliminary Sediment Analysis for the Broad River, David Radcliffe, Crop and Soil Sciences Dept., Univ. of Georgia
• Sediment Flux and Storage in a Southeastern Piedmont River System, John Kirkwood Martin, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
• USDA Forest Service Monitoring for TMDLs, Ecosystem Management, and Restoration in the Chattooga River Watershed, Charlene Neihardt, US Forest Service

• Piedmont Hydrology: Implications for Contaminated Sites, James B. Feild, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Georgia
• Evaluation of the Micropurge (Low-flow) Method to the Packer Method of Groundwater Sampling of Fractures in Crystalline Bedrock of the North Georgia Piedmont, James B. Feild, Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Georgia
• Trichloroethene Presence in Rottenwood Creak Near Air Force Plant 6, Marietta, Georgia, Summer 2000, Gerard J. Gonthier, US Geological Survey
• A Relationship Between Nitrate and Iron in Georgia's Groundwater, Paul F. Vendrell, Agricultural and Environmental Services Laboratories, Univ. of Georgia
• GIS Modeling of Ground-water Contamination at the Savannah River Site, Silas Mathes, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia

• Proposed Savannah Harbor Deepening and Possible Impact on Floridan Aquifer, Christopher J. Schuberth, Armstrong Atlantic State University
• Limits to a Consensus-based Model of Involvement, Caitlin M. Wills, Dept. of Speech Communication, UGA
• New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam - The Complexities of Deciding the Future of an Old Structure, William Bailey, US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District

• Savannah River Basin Comprehensive Water Resources Management Study, Leroy G. Crosby, US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District

  Panelists:

  • Leroy Crosby, US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District
  • Napoleon Caldwell, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
  • Bud Badr, South Carolina Water Resources Commission

• A Decade of Change in the Skidaway River Estuary. I. Hydrography and Nutrients, Peter G. Verity, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
• Linking Shifts in Historic Estuarine Vegetation to Salinity Changes Using a GIS, Carrie Smith, Dept. of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
• Salinity Response of the Satilla River to Seasonal Changes in Freshwater Discharge, Jack Blanton, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
• Physical, Chemical, and Biological Monitoring of the Satilla River, Katy Austin, Marine Extension Service, Univ. of Georgia

Moderator: John Clarke, U.S. Geological Survey

• Use of Ground-water Flow Models for Simulation of Water-management Scenarios for Coastal Georgia and Adjacent Parts of South Carolina, John S. Clarke and Rick Krause
• , US Geological Survey
• Aquifer Storage Recovery in the Santee Limestone/Black Mingo Aquifer, Charleston, South Carolina, 1993-2000, Matthew D. Petkewich, US Geological Survey
• Literature Survey of Methods to Control Salt Water Intrusion into the Floridan Aquifer, James F. Renner, Golder Associates Inc.
• Environmental Concerns in Planning for Coastal Water Supply, Patricia McIntosh, The Georgia Conservancy and Ben Brewton, Coastal Georgia
• Groundwater Development in the Altamaha River Watershed: Implications for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems, Douglas T. Shaw, The Nature Conservancy of Georgia, Altamaha River Bioreserve (paper only in proceedings, no presentation)

Moderator: Rick Krause, U.S. Geological Survey volunteer

• Saltwater Contamination in the Upper Floridan Aquifer at Brunswick, Georgia, L. Elliott Jones, US Geological Survey
• Using Marine Reflection Seismics to Identify Potential Seawater Intrusion Sites in the Upper Floridan Aquifer of Coastal Georgia and South Carolina, Anthony M. Foyle, Applied Coastal Research Lab, Georgia Southern University
• Hydrogeology and Water-quality of the Lower Floridan Aquifer, Coastal Georgia, 1999-2000, W. Fred Falls, US Geological Survey
• Preliminary Numerical Models of Saltwater Transport in Coastal Georgia and Southeastern South Carolina, D.F. Payne, US Geological Survey

Moderator: James Renner, Golder Associates Inc.

• Development of Long-term Sustainable Water Supplies from the Miocene Upper and Lower Brunswick Aquifers, Glynn and Bryan Counties, Georgia, Harold E. Gill, Jordan Jones & Goulding Inc.
• Engineering Assessment of the Miocene Aquifer System in Coastal Georgia, Jonathan S. Radtke, Golder Associates Inc.
• Preliminary Simulation of Pond-aquifer Flow and Water Availability at a Seepage Pond Near Brunswick, Georgia, Malek Abu-Ruman, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Southeast Georgia 24-county Alternative Water Supply Study, Amy Ma
• and Katherine Zitsch, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.

• Springflow Assessment of White Sulphur Springs, Thomas H. Mirti, Suwannee River Water Management District
• Water Quality Assessment for Lake Blackshear, Georgia, Lisa Jan Broadhurst, Biology Dept., Georgia Southwestern State University
• Short-term and Long-term Sediment and Phosphorus Inputs to Lake Lanier, Xiaoquig Zeng, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
• Water Use Patterns in the Watersheds of the Georgia Riverine Estuaries, Merryl Alber, Dept. of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
• (no title available), Robert W. Wilson, US Army Corps of Engineers
• Use of Two-dimensional Direct-current-resistivity Profiling to Detect Fracture Zones in a Crystalline Rock Aquifer near Lawrenceville, Georgia, Lester J. Williams, US Geological Survey
• Hydrogeologic Conditions at Two Seepage Ponds in the Coastal Area of Georgia, August 1999 to February 2001, Michael F. Peck, US Geological Survey
• Effects of Regional Anthropogenic Groundwater Alterations on Groundwater Levels of the Sapelo Island Complex, Georgia, Huda F. Alkaff, Institute of Ecology
• Summary of Fecal-coliform Bacteria Concentrations in Streams of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, May-October 1994 and 1995, M. Brian Gregory, US Geological Survey
• Saltwater Contamination of Ground Water at Brunswick, Georgia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Richard E. Krause, US Geological Survey
• Linkage of Offshore and Onshore Hydrogeologic Data for Coastal Georgia and Adjacent Parts of South Carolina and Florida Using a Geographic Information System, Michael T. Laitta, US Geological Survey
• Application of a Watershed Scale Ranking Scheme for Evaluating Impacts of AFOs on Water Quality, Robert K. Hubbard, Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, USDA-ARS
• Breakdown Rates of Tulip-poplar Leaves in Streams Draining Suburban Watersheds, Susan Herbert, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• The Effect of Storms on Stream Water Quality in a Karst Landscape, J. Scott Phillips, J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center
• Ribotyping to Determine the Source of Fecal Coliform Contamination in Three Household Wells Near Cochran, Georgia, Jennifer L. Hill, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Georgia
• Funding of Non-point Source Program's "Stormwater Utilities": The Griffin Experience, Brant D. Keller, Georgia Association of Stormwater Management Agencies
• Weather Monitoring for Management of Water Resources, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Univ. of Georgia
• Assessment of Carolina Bays in Georgia, Eric Van De Genachte, Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, Georgia Natural Heritage Program
• The Effects of a Golf Course on Leaf Litter Breakdown Rates in a Georgia Piedmont Stream, R. Gilmore MacGregor, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• New Watershed Boundary Map for Georgia, Mark N. Landers, US Geological Survey
• The Role of Aqueous Thin Film Evaporative Cooling on Rates of Elemental Mercury Air-water Exchange Under Temperature Disequilibrium Conditions, Nicholas T. Loux, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Ecosystems Research Division
• Summary of Streamflow Conditions for Calendar Year 2000 in Georgia, Timothy C. Stamey, US Geological Survey
• Wildlife Habitat: An Alternative Use for Degraded Agricultural Wetlands, Kristin Ling Smith, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• The Turfgrass Water Management Program at Univ. of Georgia, Gil Landry, Dept. of Crop and Soil Science, Univ. of Georgia
• Georgia Agricultural Water Quality Watershed Assessment, Jimmy R. Bramblett, USDA-NRCS
• Locally Led Conservation in the Ichawaynochaway Watershed, Kristin Ling Smith, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Community-based Water Quality Monitoring by the Upper Oconee Watershed Network, Deanna E. Conners, Dept. of Environmental Health Science, Univ. of Georgia
• Public-supply Water Use in the Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia Area, 1995-2000, Julia L. Fanning, US Geological Survey
• An Analysis of Historic Flows in the Satilla River Using Two Statistical Methods, Duncan Elkins, Institute of Ecology, Univ. of Georgia
• Flint River Corridor Project: A Riparian Health Analysis, Shan Cammack, Dept. of Natural Resources, Georgia Natural Heritage Program
• The Effects of Sand Dredging on Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Two Urban Atlanta Streams, Christopher D. Decker, Warnell School of Forest Resources
• A Field Trial using Low Application Rates of Polyacrylamide (PAM) to Reduce Soil Erosion from Disturbed Piedmont Soils, Rebekah L. Glazer, Warnell School of Forest Resources, Univ. of Georgia
• Hydrologic Transport of Escherichia coli Through a Piedmont Watershed, Demetrius Cox, Warnell School of Forest Resources, UGA
• Evaluating Transport of Cryptosporidium Oocysts Through Soils Using Polystyrene Microsphere Surrogates, Dinku M. Endale, USDA-ARS
• Simulated Effects of Pumpage and Climatic Conditions on Stream-aquifer Flow in Streams Harboring Federally Protected Mussel Species, Northwestern Florida and Southwestern Georgia, Phillip N. Albertson, US Geological Survey

• AWARE Program, Mark Risse
• Flint River Corridor, Shan Cammack
• Georgia Ground Water Association, Debbie Warner
• Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Society, Jimmy Bramblett
• The Georgia Conservancy, Alice Keyes
• Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Deborah Miness
• Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Tanja Halton-Mincey
• Georgia Pollution Prevention Assistance Division, Judy Adler
• Georgia's Sea Grant Program, David Bryant
• Georgia's Stream Buffer Initiative, Dana Poole
• Georgia Association of Storm Water Management, Brant Keller
• Griffin's Stormwater Management Program, Brant Keller
• Georgia Adopt-A-Stream, Michele Droszcz, Georgia Environmental Protection
• Georgia Lake Society, John Maddox
• Georgia Water and Pollution Control Association, Bryan Wagoner
• Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs, Joe Krewer
• Georgia Heritage Program, Shan Cammack
• Improving Drinking Water: Farm*A*Syst, Tina Pagan
• Lake Lanier BMPs, Laurie Hawks, Brown and Caldwell Inc.
• National Weather Service, Brad Gimmestad
• Natural Resources Conservation Service, Cran Upshaw
• River Basin Science/Policy Center, Carol Hoffman
• Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Kristi Rose
• Upper Etowah River Alliance, Candace Stoughton
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Savannah, Leroy Crosby
• USDA-EPA Liasons, Lisa McKinley US Dept. of Agriculture
• U.S. Geological Survey, Summary of Water Resources Investigations in Georgia, Steven Craigg