Gary Hawkins
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In the July 10th edition of Governing magazine there is an article titled “Greener City Streets Aren’t Just About Traffic. They’re About Rainwater, Too.” This article introduces the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) newly released guide titled “Urban Street Stormwater Guide. The article presents how including stormwater features in the redesign of city…
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The third in a series of how Agriculture is helping protect water quality.
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The second ina seies of sections from teh ForesterMagazines SOIL magazine article titled Agricultural Solutions: The connection between nutrients, runoff and water quality.
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Georgia Drought Map is all White for the July 25th reporting period.
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The agricultural community helps protect water quality through many different ways. This is the first in a series of excerpts from an article published in SOIL Magazine from Forester Magazine.
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The following is copy from the latest release from the National Drought Mitigation Center: Within the announcement, there are a few links that will provide additional information. These include: Crops in Drought U.S. Drought Monitor statistics (Drought Map) Narrative of Drought U.S. Drought Monitor for July 11, 2017: For the contiguous 48 states,…
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Landfills are used to hold the waste materials w throw out everyday. The garbage that arrives at landfills and is added to the pile contains putrescible waste that is also a food source for seagulls and other animals. Landfill permits require daily cover to be placed on the new waste material to control the presence…
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I realize that a Solar Eclipse has very little to nothing to do with water, but I thought this was something interesting that only happens every so often. Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist at UGA, posted information about the 2017 Solar Eclipse and where will be the best spots to observe the past (hard to do…
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The following is copy from the latest release from the National Drought Mitigation Center: Within the announcement, there are a few links that will provide additional information. These include: Crops in Drought U.S. Drought Monitor statistics (Drought Map) Narrative of Drought U.S. Drought Monitor for July 4, 2017: For the contiguous…
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In her post of June 11, 2017, Pam Knox discusses the 100-year storm, what it means and how many inland cities are looking at increased rainfall and how the bridges designed to move people and goods over waterbodies may actually become dams that can cause flooding. You can see her post on the Climate and…
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