Last week, the Senate passed S. 601, the $12.2 billion Water Resources Development Act, by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 83 - 14. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee leaders Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Ranking Member David Vitter (R-LA) led the debate on the first WRDA bill to pass in six years. The legislation will fund U.S. Army Corps of Engineers port, drinking water, levees, dams and environmental restoration projects.
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May 21, 2013
The cities of Alma, Calhoun, Tybee Island, and the Polk County Water, Sewage & Solid Waste Authority, were recently awarded financing totaling $9,700,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA).
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March 27, 2013
Plato is attributed as saying that “the beginning is the most important part of the work.” Perhaps nowhere is this truer than in the context of addressing the time-consuming, complex and potentially high risk and costly realm of municipal water supply for decision-makers charged with ensuring that their communities will have access to clean, reliable and affordable water now and in the future.
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March 7, 2013
The summer of 2012 saw the most geographically extensive drought in the United States in 50 years. Here in Georgia, the effects of the drought can be seen in the steady drop in water levels in Lake Allatoona and Lake Lanier, the two principal water supply sources for Metropolitan Atlanta.
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February 7, 2013
Young Harris has become a bright example of how a city can use solar energy to save money and fuel growth.
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October 12, 2012
Faced with some expensive options – including spending $6-8 million on a new sewer treatment plant – the city of Royston opted to let nature do its thing, with a little help from some Blue Frogs.
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October 12, 2012
Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD), in an effort to improve the wastewater review process in its Watershed Protection Branch (WPB), will now require certification by a professional engineer on infrastructure plans and specifications submitted for WPB’s approval.
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September 27, 2012
A subcommittee of GMA’s Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee recently met to discuss the future of the Regional Water Planning Councils.
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September 13, 2012
The cities of Ashburn, Cuthbert, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Sylvester and Wadley were awarded financing totaling $5,752,573 for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) board of directors on August 28.
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August 29, 2012
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework to help local governments meet Clean Water Act water quality objectives and prioritize capital investments.
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June 19, 2012
On March 28, 2012, the US Senate introduced S.2245, a bill to prevent EPA and the Corps from moving forward with the “waters of the U.S.” guidance.
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April 16, 2012
This guide for town, city and county leaders outlines a new tool they can use to build the financial and political support needed to reclaim and redevelop the thousands of abandoned gas stations, auto body shops, and industrial facilities nationwide.
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March 14, 2012
Rural communities across America are working to strengthen their economies, provide better quality of life to residents, and build on assets such as traditional main streets, agricultural and working lands, and natural resources.
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January 11, 2012
Four cities in the Atlanta region are the latest jurisdictions to earn Green Communities certification for leadership in implementing policies and practices that contribute to efficient and sustainable use of resources in metro Atlanta.
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January 5, 2012
Gov. Nathan Deal has approved the final report of the Water Supply Task Force, which outlines water supply initiatives and recommendations for the Governor’s Water Supply Program.
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December 28, 2011