A Strategy for the Management of Urban Streams
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Mikalsen, Ted
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
As indicated in the Environmental Protection
Division's recent assessment of statewide water quality
(Water Quality in Georgia: 1992-1993), urban runoff and
storm sewers, municipal nonpoint sources, and industrial
nonpoint sources are major contributors to the impairment of
1687 of the 4025 miles of streams and rivers in the State
which do not or partially support their classified use. The
chemical, biological, and physical impacts which have caused
the use impairment of water resources in urban and
developing areas are the result of varied processes and land
activities which result in the generation, accumulation, and
more efficient delivery of contaminants to water bodies.
Land development also causes a corresponding physical
alteration of those water bodies.
This presentation will summarize past efforts to manage
the quality of urban streams, the Environmental Protection
Division's current program for the protection of the quality of
urban water resources, and recommendations for future
direction.
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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
1995-04
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