General Water Issues
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Poultry Powers Up the Farm… The 4th in a series of portions of an overall article looking at how Agriculture is helping protect water quality.
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The third in a series of how Agriculture is helping protect water quality.
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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.
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The agricultural community helps protect water quality through many different ways. This is the first in a series of excerpts from an article published in SOIL Magazine from Forester Magazine.
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Landfills are used to hold the waste materials w throw out everyday. The garbage that arrives at landfills and is added to the pile contains putrescible waste that is also a food source for seagulls and other animals. Landfill permits require daily cover to be placed on the new waste material to control the presence…
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I realize that a Solar Eclipse has very little to nothing to do with water, but I thought this was something interesting that only happens every so often. Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist at UGA, posted information about the 2017 Solar Eclipse and where will be the best spots to observe the past (hard to do…
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Water is one of the things we need everyday and keeping clean water flowing to most residents even in 1000 year floods takes management and dedicated employees. Read how the Columbia, SC waterworks department kept water flowing and in compliance during the 1000 year flood in October 2017.
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Last Monday (May 8, 2017), 25 Environmental Scientist with the Department of Public Health and from across Georgia arrived at the UGA CAES J. Phil Campbell REC to learn about Soils, Hydrology and On-Site Wastewater Treatment. During the week long class, they learned about Soils and Water Movement, as well as Soil Morphology and Classification…
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The following is copy from the latest release from the National Drought Mitigation Center: Within the announcement, there are a few links that will provide additional information. These include: Crops in Drought U.S. Drought Monitor statistics Narrative of Drought ** *** *** *** *** *** ***…
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The Draft Regional Water Plans for Georgia have been finalized and are available for public comment. The Draft Plans can be found on the Draft Regional Water Plan website. On the site you will be able to click on the Regional Water Council you are interested in reviewing and the website looks like: On…