Gary Hawkins
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Today Laurel Loftin with the Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department provides us some ways to protect your septic system by conserving water. Laurel provides some good information to help us so we Don’t Strain the Drain! Tomorrow we will discuss Shielding the Field! See you then.
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Your septic tank collects all of the things that is flushed down the commode and put down the drain. Some of the material that is flushed can be and is degraded by the microbes in the septic tank. However, some things do not and over time builds up in the septic tank. Gary Hawkins provides…
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Do you have a trashcan next to or near the commode? If so, today we are discussing to use the trashcan for everything expect the 3 Ps — toilet Paper, Poop, and Pee Pee. Gary Hawkins provides us today with a look at things that should be done and things not to put in the…
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Today we will discuss the concept of Think at the Sink. Mr. Stephen Brown representing the Georgia On-Site Wasterwater Association (GOWA) provides us with some information in this video to consider as we Think at the Sink! Tomorrow we will discuss — Don’t Overload the Commode!
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Today starts SepticSmart Week 2021 and I hope you join us daily for more information on the things we can do to make sure your septic system works as designed. Today there is an Introduction Video by Gary Hawkins and a video showing how to Protect It and Inspect It! by Brooklyne Wassel of UGA…
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Conserving water is something we can all do. In this post, there is a story about how Southeast farmers are using technology to help manage the water they use to produce food and fiber for us.
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On April 1, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their ruling 9-0 in favor of Georgia over Florida in the Water Rights case that began in 2013. The entire opinion can be found HERE (Page 1 of the document is a summary of the decision): In a press release, Mark Masters, President of the Georgia…
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Today March 22, 2021 is World Water Day. For more information see the website https://www.worldwaterday.org/.
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The Georgia Water Resources Conference is taking place online March 22 and 23, 2021. For more information on specific talks, papers, and posters, please see the Georgia Water Resources Conference website at: https://rivercenter.uga.edu/georgia-water-resources-conference/
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Today as we close out National Groundwater Awareness Week, we wanted to discuss a little about the geology of the aquifers we have been discussing this week. We hope you learned a little this week during National Groundwater Awareness Week. If you would like to learn more about water issues, please subscribe to the UGA…