Georgia Water Management Campaign collection, 1998-2001

Summary

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1998-2001

Extent:

1 Linear Feet 2 document boxes

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Georgia Water Management Campaign collection, ms3108, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a notebook of material on erosion and sediment control (includes kit bottles of dirty water), a notebook of material on local government policy advisory committee meeting held in Peachtree City, Georgia in 1998, a videotape - "Water Quality in Georgia," a disc - "Land-Water Link," and several printed items from the Georgia Water Management Campaign.

Biographical / historical:

Just as streams flow together to create a mighty force, the Georgia Water Management Campaign (GWMC) is a collaborative venture between several Georgia organizations that form a collective touchstone for state water policy: the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), Georgia Municipal Association and the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority. These organizations were prompted to link up when they recognized a pressing need: to help local governments who are facing major challenges as they work to protect and manage their water resources. Water has always been important. It was seen as a critical issue in 1998 when the GWMC's first Water Resources Leadership Summit was held. Since then, key issues like the following have occurred in Georgia: the three-year drought and attendant watering restrictions, water wars, moratoriums on withdrawals and discharge, federal court actions regarding the Chattahoochee River, among others. Georgia Planning Commission http://www.georgiaplanning.com/watertoolkit/Documents/LandWaterLink/WaterManagementCampaignOverview.doc (Retrieved October 6, 2009)

Related

Related material:

Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Altamaha Riverkeeper collection, ms3107; Georgia Water Bill of Rights collection, ms3109; Georgia Conservancy collection, ms3110; James E. Kundell papers, UA0032; Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper collection, ms3112; Georgia Wildlife Federation pamphlet collection, ms3114; Elizabeth Reid Blood papers, ms3113; Ronald G. Cummings papers, ms3116; Kathryn J. Hatcher collection, ms3117.

Other descriptive data:

Forms part of the Stephen Elliot Draper Archives for the Waters of Georgia in History, Law, & Policy.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Urban runoff -- Management.
Sediment control -- Law and legislation -- Georgia.
Sediment control -- Georgia.
Stream conservation -- Georgia.
Stream conservation -- Law and legislation -- Georgia.
Watershed management -- Georgia.
Watershed management -- Law and legislation -- Georgia.
Wetland conservation -- Georgia.
Soil erosion -- Georgia.
Video recordings.
Publications.
Notebooks.

Preferred citation:

Georgia Water Management Campaign collection, ms3108, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.