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Implementation of a natural resources conservation service watershed dam program – Gwinnett County, Georgia
Implementation of a natural resources conservation service watershed dam program – Gwinnett County, Georgia
Author(s)
Fleming, Sam
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Editor(s)
Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
The Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention Conservation Program constructed more than
11,000 flood control dams in 47 states since 1948. Three
hundred fifty-seven (357) of those dams were
constructed in the State of Georgia. Fourteen (14) of
these dams were constructed in Gwinnett County
between 1965 and 1980. Gwinnett County’s watershed
flood control dams provide valuable resources such as
flood protection in downstream floodplains, protect roads
and bridges, increase property values, provide
recreational opportunities, provide fish and wildlife
habitats, improve water quality, and protect public utility
infrastructure. However, development downstream of
the dams has resulted in twelve (12) of the fourteen (14)
NRCS dams in the County to be classified as high hazard
Category I Dams. Gwinnett County recognizes that the
flood control dams are a vital part of our Storm Water
Management Program and have initiated a program to
bring them into compliance with Georgia Safe Dams
Program standards for Category I dams. Implementation
of that program has helped Gwinnett County to
understand that keys to making it successful are
operation and maintenance procedures, understanding the
problems and consequences, selecting qualified
consultants, long range planning and budgeting,
obtaining the support of elected officials, and working
closely with the NRCS and cooperating agencies.
Sponsor
Sponsored by:
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute
The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty
Date Issued
2005-04
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