Middle Chattahoochee - Georgia's State Water Plan

Executive Summarywhich better balances the multiple authorized purposes of the federally operatedreservoirs and addresses impacts on instream uses throughout the basin.Recommended Management PracticesSince gaps were identified, the Council identified and recommended three waterconservation, two returns management, six supply management, three instream usemanagement, and eight water quality management practices. The Council prioritizedthe management practice recommendations, with the following practices identified asthe highest priority.Recommended management practicesalso had benchmarks identified, whereappropriate, that would enable thedemonstration of compliance andprogress in the future.The Council also voiced a number ofrecommendations to the state. Theseincluded the following:o Support implementation of Tier 1 and Tier 2conservation activitiesoHigh Priority Management PracticesEncourage use of point source discharges forwastewater treatment effluent disposal formajor facilities (greater than one milliongallons per day)September 2011 asking the State to advocate forcouncil-recommended changes tothe USACOE Water ControlManual, improving water demandforecasting for energy andAlabama, documenting metroAtlanta returns, studying scientifically basedminimum flow targets, consideringadditionalgroundwaterdevelopment,developing increased storage, studying additional waterconservation measures,increasing funding for improvedresource assessments andimplementation of managementpractices, andconsidering creating local water management agencies.oooooStudy the development of new and/orenhancement of existing surface waterstorage reservoirsImplement new and/or enhance existingsurface water storage as necessaryUtilize and improve upon reservoir releasequantity and timing in the ChattahoocheeRiver to maintain and/or improve water qualityin the Chattahoochee River below theColumbus planning nodeAdvocate for changes to the US Army COEWater Control Manual for the ACF basinImproved water quality monitoring to providethe data for water quality improvements in thefuture (increased number of collection sites,increased monitoring frequency andparameters sampled)MIDDLE CHATTAHOOCHEEES-5