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Chattahoochee River w Blue HeronThe name alone is awesome.  Songs written about it are famous, and although it's water quantity and quality are constantly challenged, it's ongoing value to the millions of people who depend on it is a direct result of environmental laws that have helped to make it into one of the most popular trout fishing destinations east of the Mississippi. 

 

DID YOU KNOW?

- Metro Atlanta's sewage treatment plants release approximately 250 million gallons of treated wastewater into Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River every day.

 

- The upper Chattahoochee River Basin supplies more than 70% of metro Atlanta's water for drinking and other needs--an annual average of about 450 million gallons per day.

 

-The headwaters of the Chattahoochee River drains into Lake Lanier above Atlanta and comprises the smallest  drainage area, which provides a major portion of water supply for any metropolitan area in the country.

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NPDES PERMITS FOR LOGGING ROADS

Stormwater Discharges from Logging Roads Require Clean Water Act Permits, Ninth Circuit Holds.
  
Logging Roads and NPDESThe Ninth Circuit this week affirmed an earlier decision that will effectively require many timberland owners and logging companies to obtain permits for stormwater runoff from logging roads in the western U.S. The case, Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC) v. Brown, involved two Oregon logging roads where stormwater runoff is collected in systems of ditches, channels, and culverts, and then discharged into adjacent rivers.
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Anionic Polyers for Water ClarificationAs the USEPA slams the lid down on mud filled discharges from construction sites, now more than ever land developers must focus on erosion control and stormwater treatment with an enviornmentally safe product called anionic polyacrylamide.

 

APS 700 Series Floc Log is a group of soil specific tailored blocks that contains blends of water treatment components and polyacrylamide co-polymer for water clarification and erosion control.  It reduces and prevents erosion of fine particles and colloidal clays from water.  There are more than 60 types of Floc Logs designed for varying soil and water conditions.  Test your soils before you choose which type to use.  APS has a great website with a ton of valuable information.

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EPA NPDESThe NEW PROPOSED NPDES GENERAL PERMIT for Construction
  
May 18, 2011 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing for public comment a draft permit that will help improve our nation's waterways by regulating the discharge of stormwater from construction sites. Stormwater discharges during construction activities can contain sediment and pollutants that harm aquatic ecosystems, increase drinking water treatment costs and pollute waters that people use for fishing, swimming and other recreational activities.

The proposed Construction General Permit (CGP) includes a number of enhanced protections, including enhanced provisions to protect impaired and sensitive waters.

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Keeping Raw Sewage and Contaminated Stormwater Out of Our Nation's Waters National Enforcement Initiative (FY 2011 - 2013)


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To reduce water impairments from stormwater, EPA developed the Clean Water Act: Stormwater Strategy Summary of 2008 - 2010 (PDF).  The EPA focused on Clean Water Act violations from stormwater runoff from the following industries: homebuilding construction, big box store construction, and ready mix concrete, sand, and gravel operations. 

 

For FY2011-2013, because of widespread support for continuing EPA's work on reducing pollution, the EPA is going after discharges of raw sewage and contaminated stormwater.  The FY2011-2013 plan is to focus on reducing discharges from combined sewer overflows ("CSOs"), sanitary sewer overflows ("SSOs"), and municipal separate storm sewer systems ("MS4s") by requiring cities' to implement timely, affordable solutions to these problems, including increased use of green infrastructure and other innovative approaches.

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This Newsletter is intended to be a useful tool for all individuals involved stormwater management.  There is a lot happening now with water regulations that affects a diverse community of public and private entities!  If you have areas of interest you or areas of concern you would like included in this newsletter, please contact us at 678-469-5120. 
 

 

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T. Luke Owen, PG
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