Title:
Modeling and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Restoration Alternatives for the Lakefield Watershed
Modeling and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Restoration Alternatives for the Lakefield Watershed
| dc.contributor.author | Tillery, Joel A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Jones, Victor | |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | CH2M HILL (Firm) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-22T14:55:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-06-22T14:55:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-03 | |
| dc.description | Proceedings of the 2007 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 27-29, 2007, Athens, Georgia. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The Lakefield Watershed is one of the densest urban areas in all of Rockdale County. Large volumes of runoff and heavy pollutant loads from the landscape have degraded water quality, stream channels, and overall habitat conditions in downstream watersheds. Within the Lakefield Watershed, there are a limited number of best management practices (BMPs) that treat stormwater runoff; many of these are undersized or improperly designed. At the downstream terminus of the watershed, a small lake (approximately 4 acres) provides water quality benefits and some peak flow attenuation through regional detention. However, the lake is impounded by a Category I dam (probable loss of life and property upon failure) that is not in compliance with the rules of the Georgia Safe Dams Act. A study was initiated to determine whether rehabilitating the existing dam and retrofitting the existing lake or retrofitting existing upland BMPs combined with new BMPs or low impact development techniques was the most cost-effective means to achieve water quality and channel protection for the watershed. There were significant drivers for rehabilitating the dam including life and safety issues, economic development in the region, and transportation improvements through construction of a bypass road across the dam. The results of the study showed that due to the built-out nature of the watershed and the insufficiency of existing BMPs, that rehabilitating the existing dam was the most cost effective means to meet the stated objectives. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | This book was published by the Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2202. The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397) or the other conference sponsors. | |
| dc.embargo.terms | null | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47943 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | GWRI2007. Stormwater | en_US |
| dc.subject | Water resources management | en_US |
| dc.subject | Lakefield watershed | en_US |
| dc.subject | Water runoff | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pollutant loads | en_US |
| dc.subject | Category I dam | en_US |
| dc.title | Modeling and Cost-Benefit Analysis of Restoration Alternatives for the Lakefield Watershed | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Proceedings | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | Georgia Water Resources Institute | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | College of Engineering | |
| local.relation.ispartofseries | Georgia Water Resources Conference | |
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