Water

Overview

This site is designed to enhance the understanding of issues related to water. Users will find information on programs that are being offered through the Southern Regional Water Program, and news about EPA's Region 4 wetlands, pesticides, groundwater, surface water, drinking water, nonpoint source, and air quality programs.

Publications

Commercial and Professional Publications

• Environmental Policy Statements: Explaining What You Do, How You Do It, and Where You Want To Go
• Irrigating Tobacco
• Irrigation Scheduling Methods
• Greenhouse*A*Syst: Water Source Use and Expansion Assessment
• Water Meters as a Water Management Tool on Georgia Farms
• Georgia Farm*A*Syst: Management of Irrigation Systems
• Water Quality Series: Watershed Assessment in Georgia
• Georgia's Water Quality Standards
• Landscape and Turf Irrigation Auditing: A Mobile Laboratory Approach for Small Communities
• Factors to Consider in Selecting a Farm Irrigation System
• UGA EASY Pan Irrigation Scheduler
• Drip Irrigation in Pecans
• Water Quality Series: On-Site Wastewater Management Systems and Their Environmental Impact
• Water Quality Series: Urban Storm Water Management in Georgia
• Water Quality Series: Bacterial Source Tracking (BST)
• Greenhouse*A*Syst: Irrigation and Technology Assessment
• Greenhouse*A*Syst: Water Management Assessment
• Greenhouse*A*Syst: Water Quality Assessment
• Greenhouse*A*Syst: Water Recycling and Water Reuse Assessment
• Greenhouse*A*Syst: Water Use Regulation, Legislative Awareness and Company Water Policy Assessment

General Publications

• Water Quality Series: Drinking Water Protection in Georgia
• Your Household Water Quality: Odors in Your Water
• Developing a WaterSmart Landscape
• Water Quality Series: Total Maximum Daily Loads in Georgia
• Tips for Saving Water in the Landscape
• Water Quality and Common Treatments for Private Drinking Water Systems
• Make Every Drop Count! Efficient Landscape Irrigation Systems
• Understanding Wastewater Treatment Systems
• Make Every Drop Count: Water Saving Tips when Planning a New Landscape
• Best Management Practices for Landscape Water Conservation
• Rain Gardens
• Developing a Water Smart Landscape
• Removal of Arsenic From Household Water
• The 2010 Georgia Water Stewardship Act
• Your Household Water Quality: Arsenic in Your Water
• Your Household Water Quality: Uranium in Your Water
• Turfgrass Water Management
• Rainwater Harvesting for Homeowners
• Rain Gardens in Home Landscapes
• GEORGIA FARM*A*SYST: Improving Household Wastewater Treatment

To see other publications, go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• Shading helps south Georgia pepper farmers beat the heat
• Tactics to improve this summer's tomato harvest
• April 2012 was warmer and dryer than normal
• CAES Agronomist studying vertical farming concepts
• Goats and sheep are great for clearing out unwanted brush
• Young Lyons farmer wins 2012 Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award
• Plan now for lush, green turfgrass this summer
• UGA streamlines high-tech irrigation system
• Weather dampens Sunbelt Expo
• Georgia 4-H takes learning outside the classroom

Websites

UGA-affiliated sites

• Every Drop Counts
  Water conservation tips, posted daily, are designed to help the UGA community and others use water more efficiently.
• Georgia Drought
  Summary of the current status of drought in Georgia. This site also features statewide outdoor water use schedules in addition to links to climatological data, outlooks, a news archive, and other related topics.
• Impact Statements: Water
  Descriptions of Extension efforts to improve knowledge & practices related to water.
• Water and Drought
  Resource of information covering water and droughts, which includes related impact statements and reports, and relevant articles from the UGA FACES site.
• Water Resources
  Information on teaching, research, and outreach to show how to wisely use our limited water resources. Site includes directories, publications, an image gallery, courses, upcoming events, and related links.

External sites

• National Water Program
  creates and disseminates knowledge that insures a safe and reliable source of water of the appropriate quality throughout the United States and its territories. Site includes information about research, education, and extension programs.
• Southern Regional Water Program
  Site that applies knowledge to improve water quality in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina. It features program areas, reports and resources, success stories, regional links, contacts, partners, youth programs and information, and related links.

Training

Cooperative Extension offers training within local communities on a wide array of topics. To see if there are training events in your area, please visit our calendar.

• UF Water Conservation Webinar Series
  Presents extension programs that focus on residential water conservation and water quality issues. Extension specialists and agents in different southern states will discuss successes and challenges facing extension programs that target homeowner practices.