Transcript Water Resources Outreach - UGA Crop & Soil Sciences

Water Resources Outreach
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Issues
• Water quantity
– Irrigation for agricultural production
– Urban water use
• Golf courses
• Onsite and land application wastewater
management systems
• Residential
– Conservation and wastewater reuse
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Issues
• Water quality
– TMDL’s for lakes and streams
• Bacteria
• Sediment
• Nutrients
– Agricultural production
• Animal waste
– Urban
• Storm water runoff, wastewater management
systems, golf courses
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Clients
• Federal, state and local agencies
– USDA, USEPA
– DNR (EPD), DHR, Department of Agriculture,
Soil and Water Conservation Commission
– County planning and regulatory
• Industry
– Agricultural producers, golf course
superintendents, environmental consultants
• Public
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Water Quantity
• GIS-based agricultural water use inventory
and management system for EPD
• GIS database of more than 6,000 irrigation
wells and over 750,000 acres of irrigated
land
– Data for water policy and planning
discussions
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Water Quantity
• Development and implementation of
– Flint River Basin Water Development and
Conservation Plan
– Coast Zone Plan for prevention of Salt Water
Intrusion
• Revised criteria for agricultural water withdrawal permitting
• Required water conservation methods for new irrigation
systems
• White Paper on consumptive water use by
onsite and land application systems
– Statewide water planning efforts
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Water Conservation/Reuse
• BMPs for water conservation on golf courses
• Symposium on wastewater reuse for golf course
irrigation
• Continuing education sessions and seminars on
water conservation
• Web page, publications, and popular articles
• Online course
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Water Quality – TMDL’s
• TMDL Technical Assistance Group (TAG)
– Scientists and stakeholders
• 3 TMDL forums
• 2 white papers:
– "A Protocol for Establishing Sediment TMDLs"
– "Scientific Basis for Bacterial TMDLs in
Georgia“
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Water Quality - OSWM
• Management Measures for Onsite
Disposal Systems
– Coastal GA N-limited waters
• Public and continuing education
– Homeowner meetings
– Workshops for State, Federal, and local
agency personnel
– Contractor training sessions
• Regulation development and revision
– DHR and EPD
• Demonstration projects
– P removal technologies
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
The Challenge
• Getting the job done with limited human resources
– Cooperative programs with BAE and FANR
• 2 faculty with appreciable public service appointments
– Hard-funded turfgrass water use specialist
• Other responsibilities in addition to water
– Soft-funded Public Service Assistant
• Salary from fee-based continuing education sessions
• Emphasis on onsite system outreach
• Sustainable?
• Retirement of Extension water quality coordinator
– Position not refilled
– Title transferred to BAE extension specialist
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Questions?
University of Georgia
www.cropsoil.uga.edu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences • Department of Crop and Soil Sciences