February 2016

• Cleaning Camden County

  Gary Hawkins

  February 10, 2016

  Camden County has an Award Winning Program which is helping keep Coastal Georgia Clean.

  Posted in: Agricultural and Natural Resources, General Water Issues

• Weekly Water Fun Fact – Weight of Water

  Gary Hawkins

  February 10, 2016

  Well how much does that gallon of water weigh?  Depending on the temperature (another fun fact to think about later) water weighs close to 8.32 pounds per gallon.  To be specific, at 77 degrees F, water weights 8.32 pounds per gallon and gets lighter as the temperature increases.  This is according to standard Density of…

  Posted in: Fun Facts

• Conserving water in farming

  Gary Hawkins

  February 10, 2016

  Susan Varlamoff highlights in a recent article in the Environmental News Blog post work being done with Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) in Georgia.  To read her full story see the Environmental News Blog site.  In the article, there is also a YouTube video produced by the Flint River SWCD about how VRI is used.

  Posted in: Agricultural and Natural Resources, Water Conservation

• Water tops issues for California Fresh Fruit Association

  Gary Hawkins

  February 2, 2016

  Water issues have 3 of the top 10 issues established by the California Fresh Fruit Association for 2016.

  Posted in: Agricultural and Natural Resources, General Water Issues