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6. Addressing Water Needs andRegional GoalsSUMMARY: The Middle Chattahoochee Water Planning Council consideredcurrent (Section 3) and future (Section 5) conditions to identify recommendationsfor management practices. Selected management practices are used to meetregional goals (Section 1) and address gaps identified by the resourceassessments and the Council. This section presents the Middle ChattahoocheeWater Planning Council’s selected management practices.Section 6. Addressing Water Needs and RegionalGoals6.1. Identifying Water Management PracticesThe comparison of resource assessments and forecasted needs presented inSection 5 identifies the Middle Chattahoochee Region’s likely resource gaps anddemonstrates the need for water management practices. In the Chattahoochee RiverBasin, where council-defined gaps are present for instream uses and use of existingstorage, the management practices in this section have been selected to also meetthose needs. In selecting the actions needed, the Council considered practicesidentified in existing plans, as well as the Council’s vision and goals, andcoordination with local governments, water providers, and neighboring councils thatshare these water resources.The Council identified several uncertainties that could impact plan implementation,including:• Revision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water control manual for theApalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) basin (scheduled completion: June2012)• Consultation regarding the 2008 Biological Opinion provided to the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been reinitiatedpursuant to provisions of the Endangered Species Act as of September 20,2010. The consultation will continue ongoing depth distribution data collectionand analysis to determine if the minimum flow of 5,000 cubic feet per secondrequired under the RIOP needs to be increased in order to protect listedspecies.• EPA promulgation of final nutrient criteria for Florida’s lakes and flowingwaters and resulting requirements for Georgia permittees• Potential state regulatory changes (e.g., revisions to the state dissolvedoxygen standard)• Information needs to address water quality data gaps for water bodies in theregion• Information needs regarding impacts of identified gaps between resourcecapacities and demands• Information needs regarding baseline best management practicesimplementation in the regionMIDDLE CHATTAHOOCHEE05.02.2011Georgia State-wide Water Management Plan 6-1
6. Addressing Water Needs andRegional Goals• Alabama forecasted demands• Coordination needs with other councils, particularly the Upper Flint, LowerFlint-Ochlockonee, and the Metropolitan North Georgia Water PlanningDistrictDespite these uncertainties, the Council proceeded with plan development based onthe best information currently available. The Council recognizes that, per the StatewideWater Plan, the Regional Water Plan will be reviewed and revised every fiveyears allowing the Council to adapt the plan to any resolution and/or increasedknowledge of the uncertainties identified.6.1.1. Review of Existing Plans and PracticesThe Middle Chattahoochee Regional Water Planning Council conducted acomprehensive review of existing local and regional water management plans andrelevant related documents to frame the selection of management practices. Whenpossible, successful management practices already planned for and/or in use in theregion formed the basis for the water management practices selected by the Council.In addition, recommended actions were selected so as not to conflict with otherexisting state or regional plans. A summary of the local and regional plans reviewedis provided as the Existing Regulatory and Local Plan Summary supplementaldocument on the Middle Chattahoochee website. 16.2. Selected Water Management Practices for the MiddleChattahoochee RegionThe management practices selected by the Council are summarized in Table 6-1and categorized into water quantity, instream use, and water quality managementpractices. The Council selected the water quantity and water quality managementpractices to apply to the whole Middle Chattahoochee water planning region.Although the region’s boundaries cross multiple surface water and groundwaterresources, the Council believes that the management practices will be beneficial toall of these resources and that within the region, issues across different waterresources are similar enough that the selected practices are appropriate to beapplied across the whole region.MIDDLE CHATTAHOOCHEEA discussion of the management practices follows the table. Further detailsregarding the process of management practice selection are provided in theManagement Practice Selection Technical Memorandum supplemental document onthe Middle Chattahoochee website. 11 http://www.middlechattahoochee.org/pages/our_plan/index.php6-2Georgia State-wide Water Management Plan05.02.2011
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