Gary Hawkins

  • In the March 2023 issue of the Municipal Sewer and Water magazine, Luke, the editor, has an editorial that is titled “Saving for a Sunny Day“. I have always thought that we need to find ways to store water when it rains so it is available when it is dry. Luke, discusses how some new…

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  • Roots and Septic Sewer Lines

    Trees and Plants have roots to provide them a means to get water and nutrients for growth. Septic and Sewer lines are good locations of a constant supply of water and nutrients. I have gotten a few calls about how close to septic or sewer lines trees, shrubs, and gardens should be planted. The general…

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  • Water Resources on Display

    This past week (30-31 March) we held the 2023 Georgia Water Resources Conference . The conference is a bi-annual conference that brings water professionals, students, consultants, and citizens together to discuss water resource issues. This years conference covered topics from Regional Water Plans, the Infrastructure Bill, Stormwater management, and wastewater monitoring to name a few.…

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  • Quote of the Week

    I would like to share a Quote from the January 2023 Municipal Water and Sewer magazine: “Young people need to be involved with water because this is our future, our planet. What inspires me is the fact that people are becoming more and more aware of water issues.” As an Extension Water Resource Specialist here…

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  • “Bridging the Gap’ with Water Management

    Managing water is a unique thing, in really wet times we have to figure out how to best capture what we need and then release the rest while trying to figure out how to keep too much water from resulting in floods. in really dry times, how do we manage the lack or water or…

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  • Water Conservation in Urban Areas

    Water conservation is something we do not always think about in that a drip here and a drip there does not seem like much, but in a city that can add up to potentially millions of gallons annually. In urban areas where the water comes from a water treatment plant, that means more water coming…

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  • BMPs and Water Conservation on Golf Courses

    One of the sessions this week at the Georgia Environmental Conference was titled “Golf Course BMPs”. The speakers were Chris Steigelman, President of the GA Chapter of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) at the Landings Club, Scott Griffith at the UGA Golf Course, Gary L. Hawkins, UGA Crop and Soil Sciences with…

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  • Water concerns in California and some fixes

    In the July issue of Fruit Growers News, there is an article that goes over some of the issues growers in California are having to get water and some of the practices they are using to capture water for reuse. Some of the practices being used are converting from flood irrigation to drip irrigation and…

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  • In the July 2022 issue of Municipal Sewer and Water magazine, the article On the Green presents information of how the Clear Lake City Water Authority converted a golf course that was up for sale into a community stormwater management system with additions of community green space. The Authority used the existing water hazards for…

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  • Using Green Infrastructure to help solve problems with stormwater and CSOs is one of the tools available for cities around the US. In the Municipal Sewer and Water Magazine, August 2021 issue, there is an article explaining how the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati is using stormwater management to aid in reducing stress on…

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