Gary Hawkins
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The Georgia-Florida Water Case or “Water War” went to court on October 31. The following is a summation of that case as reported by Dan Chapman of the Atlanta Constitution on November 1, 2016: *** *** *** *** WATER WARS States begin making case at water trial Georgia, Florida trade accusations, find fault as…
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The Georgia-Florida water dispute or “Water War” began the court phase of the proceedings this week. On Saturday October 29, Dan Chapman with the Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote an article that laid out the timeline from the beginning to the beginning of this week. The article if copied below: *** *** *** *** Georgia faces…
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The SE Farm Press ran a story concerning pesticides in the aftermath of flooding events in one of their recent editions. The article list some standard guidelines for handling pesticide spills to protect you and water resources. The article can be found in the Oct 6th edition of SE Farm Press.
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Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist with UGA CAES and Crop and Soil Science Department writes in here post dated September 29, 2016 that a small area of Georgia (upper NW corner) has been designated as had a D4 drought condition, the first since February 5, 2013. She further states that if you are experiencing conditions that you…
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Pam Knox re-posted a story from the Atlanta Journal concerning the Atlanta Flood of 2009. To read the story and the conditions that lead to the flood, click here.
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With the drought conditions continuing across Georgia, different groups have declared drought conditions in a number of counties. There is however, more than one drought declaration and they are for different purposes. The EPD declared a Level 1 drought in 53 counties across Georgia which triggers a set of strategies set by the Rules. Within…
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With 53 Georgia counties in a Level 1 drought condition currently, the main focus should be water conservation. Some of the things that can be done to conserve water are listed below: Indoors: One fact sheet from UGA is Every Drop Counts: Conserve Water at Home 1. Run water only when needed 2. If you…
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EPD declares Level 1 Drought for 53 counties in Georgia.
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This weeks fun fact comes from the Office of energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy website discussing the Marine and Hydrokinetic Technology Development and Testing. The fun fact is: Nearly 49% of the American population lives within 50 miles of the coast.
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Water can be used in many different ways. This post is both a story about water, but also about some of the funds being spent to try and find additional alternative energy sources. I work a little with solar power to move water for livestock watering and irrigation, but the use of waves to produce…
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