Water Quality Assessment of the Suwannee River Basin
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Calixte, Jean-Paul
Bramblett, Jimmy R.
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
The Suwannee River Basin has been the focus
of an interstate Cooperative River Basin Study [CRBS] for
the past two years. Federal, state, and local agencies along
with a number of private organizations have identified and
prioritized natural resource concerns, including the impact
of nonpoint source pollution on water quality. Many of
these concerns have been documented in a number of water
quality reports published for each of the Suwannee River's
six subbasins. The Natural Resources Conservation Service
used a Pollution Load Screening Model [PLSM], during the
CRBS, to estimate the annual loading of pollutants based on
potential runoff characteristics derived from different types
of land use, soil hydrologic groups, and rainfall distribution.
Integrated with a Geographic Information System [GIS], the
PLSM facilitated prioritization of watersheds in the
Suwannee River Basin based on relative pollution
potentials. A menu-driven user interface has also been
developed to allow natural resource planners to review and
analyze results from the PLSM as well as display maps of
existing land and water features in the basin. Content of
water quality reports, implementation of the PLSM, results
of the PLSM, and PLSM practical applications are
discussed. This model-based GIS application demonstrates
the effectiveness of modern technologies in evaluating
nonpoint source pollution data at a basin scale. It can be
used by decision makers as a planning tool to better focus
future efforts in the management of natural resources.
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Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of Technology
Date
1997-03
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