Georgia River Basin Management Planning
Georgia uses a river basin planning approach to watershed
protection. This approach provides the framework for identifying,
assessing, and prioritizing water resource issues, developing implementation
strategies, and providing opportunities for targeted, cooperative
actions to reduce pollution, enhance aquatic habitat, and provide
a dependable water supply.
River Basin Management Plans are prepared in accordance
with legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly that calls
for the Environmental Protection Division to prepare plans for each
major river basin in Georgia. The Chattahoochee, Flint, Coosa, Oconee,
and Tallapoosa River Basin Management Plans have been completed.
The remaining plans will be completed in the next few years.
The plans are developed in cooperation with the public
and agency partners including the Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia
Soil and Water Conservation Commission, the DNR Wildlife Resources
Division, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, the U. S
Geological Survey, and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
*Note: Total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) established
under the Clean Water Act for stream segments within these basins
are included in the River Basin Plans and are incorporated by
reference therein. Those stream segments are identified with a
“3” in the 303(d) column in the tables in Appendix E
of the plans. The TMDLs for the river basins are too voluminous
to be attached to each plan, but copies of any or all of the TMDLs
adopted by reference may be obtained from EPD by either the TMDL Section of Technical Gudiance or by sending a request
to the Watershed Protection Branch at 4220 International Parkway,
Suite 101, Atlanta, Georgia 30354.
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