Middle Chattahoochee - Georgia's State Water Plan

MIDDL E OCMULGEEIV-2Georgi a State-wi de W at er Man age ment PlanD R A F TDAYMONTH YEAR8. Monitoring and Reporting ProgressTable 8-1: Benchmarks for Water Management PracticesAction Needed (ManagementPractice) Benchmark Measurement Tools Time PeriodWQ-5: Improved water qualitymonitoring to provide the data forwater quality improvements in thefutureWQ-6 through WQ-8Observedimprovements in waterquality monitoringresultsFundingEPD Online WaterQuality Database 1Identify any new data,reports or otherliterature publishedAnnualData to begathered andcompiled at the5 year updateto this plan8.2 Plan UpdatesMeeting current and future water needs will require periodic review and revision ofRegional Water Plans. The State Water Plan and associated rules provide that eachRegional Water Plan will be subject to review by the appropriate Regional WaterPlanning Council every five years and in accordance with this guidance provided bythe Director, unless otherwise required by the Director for earlier review. Thesereviews and updates will allow an opportunity to adapt the Regional Water Planbased on changed circumstances and new information arising in the five years afterEPD’s adoption of these plans. These benchmarks will guide EPD in the review ofthe Regional Water Plan.8.3 Plan Extension RequestThe Middle Chattahoochee Water Council requested an extension in the timeallocated for completion of this plan from the Georgia EPD and Georgia Statelegislators to allow for the proper completion of this planning document. While thecompletion schedule was extended by approximately three months, there was muchinformation that was still not available for the completion of this plan, including theMaster Water Control Manual update by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.MIDDLE CHATTAHOOCHEE8.4 Plan AmendmentsThe Middle Chattahoochee Council requests that amendments to this plan prior tothe five-year update schedule as required by the State-wide Water Plan be expresslypermitted. Plan amendments would need to be considered and approved by theMiddle Chattahoochee Council in a similar manner as the development of this WaterDevelopment and Conservation Plan. All Council members would be allowed topropose an amendment, with any amendment approval requiring considerationduring at least two called council meetings open to the public.1 http://www.gaepd.org/Documents/EPDOnlineWaterQualityData.html8-4September 2011