Water Conservation
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The Upper Oconee Regional Water Planning Council will conduct its next meeting on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 Registration: 9:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M Meeting: 9:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M The meeting will be held at: The Club at Lake Sinclair 3700 Sinclair Dam Road NE Milledgeville, GA 31061 For more information and to read the […]
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The Middle Ocmulgee Regional Water Planning Council will hold its next meeting on Friday, November 2, 2018 Registration: 9:30 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Meeting: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. The meeting will be conducted at the: Middle Georgia Regional Commission, 175 Emery Hwy, Suite C, Macon, GA […]
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The Altamaha and Suwanee-Satilla Water Councils will hold a joint meeting on September 20, 2018 in Fitzgerald, Georgia at the Ben Hill Ag Pavilion located at 162 Paulk Park Road, Fitzgerald, GA 31750. For more information on the meeting please see the Georgia Water Planning website under events. Or the announcement for this joint meeting can be found […]
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The US Geological Service states in a recent report that water use across the US is down to levels not seen since 1970. The largest decline seems to be from Thermoelectric plants using more efficient methods to produce power and therefore lower water usage. Read the News release from USGS here.
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Today is Weed Your Garden Day! Why should we think about weeding a garden on a water website? Weeds use water that would otherwise be used by your wanted plants. “Weeds can inhibit garden plants from growing, as they compete with them for sunlight, nutrients, and water. A weed can be defined as anything that […]
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Did you know that June 5th is World Environment Day? “While it isn’t a public holiday, it is an environmental awareness day, run by the United Nations. It is sometimes also unofficially called Eco Day or Environment Day. The aim of the Day is to raise awareness of the environment and specific environmental issues.” This […]
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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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4-H fun learning about water, solar, crops and animals.
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The second ina seies of sections from teh ForesterMagazines SOIL magazine article titled Agricultural Solutions: The connection between nutrients, runoff and water quality.