'A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS - IEE RAS'
Abstract
Proceedings of the 2001 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 26 and 27, 2001, Athens, Georgia.The Big Creek Water Quality
Management Plan has been a cooperative effort of
Cherokee, Forsyth and Fulton Counties, as well as the
Cities of Alpharetta, Cumming and Roswell to develop
a mutually agreeable water quality protection Plan for
the Big Creek Watershed. The Big Creek Watershed
straddles the rapidly growing Georgia 400 Corridor in
the northern part of Metropolitan Atlanta. It is a water
supply for the City of Roswell and has an area of
about 99 square miles at the Roswell water intake. The
project purposes included: achieving and maintaining
a high quality water supply; minimizing flooding,
property damage and stream impacts; protecting
wetlands and establish greenways; meeting minimum
Georgia DNR water supply watershed criteria or
developing acceptable alternatives; understanding the
impacts of urbanization; and considering options for
and developing multi jurisdictional cooperation. The
study encompassed watershed characterization,
assessment of water quality and quantity issues,
assessment of habitat and social issues and the
selection of best management practices (BMP's) to
meet water quality, water quantity, habitat and social
goals. Study tasks included forecasting future land use
and impervious areas, assessing current and future
impacts and evaluating alternate management and
protection scenarios.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 TechnologyThis 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
