{"id":488,"date":"2018-03-20T12:16:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T16:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/?page_id=488"},"modified":"2023-04-20T13:49:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T17:49:03","slug":"general-water","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Water at UGA&nbsp;<\/strong>site is provided by the UGA CAES Water Resource Management Specialist, Dr. Gary L. Hawkins, and the UGA CAES Water Resources Team. The Water Resources Team is comprised of County Extension Agents representing the three different programs areas (Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4-H and Family and Consumer Sciences) within UGA Extension. The Team members are: Terri Black, Helen Carter, Chesley Davis,&nbsp; Katie Hammond, Brenda Jackson, Sonya Jones, Kevin Livingston, Dana Lynch, Wanda McLockin, Jennifer Miller, Steven Patrick, Jake Price, Chris Tyson, Jessica Warren, Trish West, Suzanne Williams, Tripp Williams and Wade Parker. The blog is designed to provide information on water issues in Georgia spanning an area from the Coast to the Mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Posts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1503 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fun-fact category-general-water-issues tag-ugaextension tag-ugawater\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-74e17371 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/2025\/11\/fun-fact-friday-water-footprint\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fun Fact Friday &#8212; Water Footprint<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-28T09:09:01-05:00\">November 28, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1498 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fun-fact category-general-water-issues tag-ugaextension tag-ugawater\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-74e17371 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/2025\/11\/fun-fact-friday-designing-a-onsite-wastewater-system-for-holidays\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fun Fact Friday &#8212; Designing a Onsite Wastewater System &#8211; for Holidays<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-21T05:33:40-05:00\">November 21, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1490 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fun-fact category-general-water-issues tag-ugaextension tag-ugawater\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-74e17371 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/2025\/10\/fun-fact-friday-water\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fun Fact Friday &#8212; Water<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-31T06:01:00-04:00\">October 31, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1493 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fun-fact category-general-water-issues tag-ugaextension tag-ugawater\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-74e17371 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/2025\/10\/bonus-water-fun-fact-halloween-edition\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bonus Water Fun Fact &#8211; Halloween Edition<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-31T05:36:59-04:00\">October 31, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1486 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-fun-fact category-general-water-issues tag-ugaextension tag-ugawater\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-normal-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-74e17371 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/2025\/10\/fun-fact-friday-october-24-2025-lake-erie\/\" target=\"_self\" >Fun Fact Friday &#8211; October 24, 2025 &#8211; Lake Erie<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-23T21:23:30-04:00\">October 23, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/science\/mission-areas\/water-resources?qt-mission_areas_l2_landing_page_ta=0#qt-mission_areas_l2_landing_page_ta\">USGS Water Resource Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/centers\/sa-water\">USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center&#8217;s (SAWSC) Website<\/a>. This resource provides water information for Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/40gallonchallenge.org\/\"><em>40 Gallon Challenge<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;is a call for residents and businesses to reduce our region&#8217;s water use on average by 40 gallons per person, per day. The challenge began in 2011 as a voluntary campaign to increase water conservation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Water at UGA&nbsp;site is provided by the UGA CAES Water Resource Management Specialist, Dr. Gary L. Hawkins, and the UGA CAES Water Resources Team. The Water Resources Team is comprised of County Extension Agents representing the three different programs areas (Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4-H and Family and Consumer Sciences) within UGA Extension. 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