Gary Hawkins
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The weekly Drought Report has been released by the National Drought Monitor and there are no dry areas in Georgia. For the contiguous 48 states, the U.S. Drought Monitor showed 30.36 percent of the area in moderate drought or worse, compared with 29.72 percent a week earlier. Drought now affects 66,283,262 people,…
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I was looking through the latest issue of the On-Site Installer magazine and there was a story about medications and the septic tank. The article titled The Problem with Medications and Septic Systems discusses mainly chemo medications but also antibiotics and provides some recommendations on how to manage your septic system if there are medications used…
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Are you smarter than a freshman? See if you know how to calculate the flow of a stream in the Question provided.
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We are hearing about water shortages in all parts of the country from the droughts in Georgia to the droughts in California and the drawdown of aquifers across the country. In the January 2018 issue of the Onsite Installer magazine, there is a Rules and Regs update from across the U.S. written by David Steinkraus. …
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How do you deal with frozen pipes? Here is a story that provides some information on dealing with pipes after they freeze. Hopefully we will not have any or much more freezing temperatures, but just in case here is a story from Onsite Installer magazine.
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The Editor’s Blog from the Stormwater Magazine today discusses the freshwater in the Great Lakes and some facts about the lakes. In the post, Janice discusses the presence of algae blooms, carp and wetlands. I know there has been some discussion with UGA Extension Agents on algae blooms and harmful blooms. There is an effort…
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Many of my educational programs has a focus on water education. This can be from the Water Cycle with 4th graders to general water issues to various organizational and civic clubs. Overall, the education of and about water is the same but does change. I expect you have heard that the water drop you see…
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I was reading an article in the latest Water World Magazine and wanted to pass along to you. A group of engineers at the University of Arizona in conjunction with Apex Applied Technology converted an old School Bus into a Desalination Plant for an off-the grid school in the water-scarce Navajo community. The title of the article…
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Georgia like most of the Southeast is experiencing no drought conditions to Moderate Drought conditions. More information can be found at the Drought monitor website enclosed.
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The Water Cycle is all around us. See in this story how Drew becomes part of the Cycle.
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