Water at UGA

Provided by the UGA/CAES Water Resources Team

Flow Rate Calculation in a Small Stream

May 19, 2018 | Written by Gary Hawkins

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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Regulations in California concerning Toilet-to-Tap Wastewater Recycling

Jan 29, 2018 | Written by Gary Hawkins

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…
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Mitchell County’s 4-H2O Day Camp

Aug 11, 2017 | Written by Gary Hawkins

4-H fun learning about water, solar, crops and animals.
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Agricultural Solutions for runoff, nutrients and water quality

Jul 27, 2017 | Written by Gary Hawkins

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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Farmers using conservation tillage to reduce erosion, increase water storage and protecting the environment

Feb 1, 2017 | Written by Gary Hawkins

Pam Knox, UGA and CAES Agricultural Climatologist, referenced an article in the New York Times in her Blog Post on January 31, 2017. As I write this I am getting ready to resume a two-day conference focused on Conservation Production Systems. The article in the New York Times discusses no-till farming…
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Storing water in California by Flooding

Jan 17, 2017 | Written by Gary Hawkins

The Growing Georgia Newsletter, January 17, 2017 edition, has a story of how some farmers in California are storing water in the aquifers by flooding their fields in the wet season. Read the entire story on Creating Floods to Refill Aquifers.
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Water Conservation is the key

Sep 12, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

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…
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Level 1 Drought declared

Sep 12, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

EPD declares Level 1 Drought for 53 counties in Georgia.
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Kids and Water Education at 4-H2O camp in Camilla

Aug 3, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

4-H leaders in Southwest Georgia are sneaky. They get kids to come to 4-H2O camp for a couple of days and while they are at camp they educate them about the importance of water in the southwest portion of Georgia. To read more about how these 4-H leaders teach students about water resources read the full story.
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Dry Conditions for Georgia

Jul 19, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

As drought conditions continue to increase in the SE, finding ways to save water can be beneficial. In this post, I provide a very short list of things that can be done.
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