2010 metro water District Plan implementation review

2010 Metro Water District Plan Implementation Review
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
December 2010

2010 Metro Water District Plan Implementation Review
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
December 2010

Contents
I. Background and Process A. District History and Reporting Requirements B. Questionnaire Process
II. Overview of Questionnaire Results A. Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan Implementation Highlights B. Wastewater Management Plan Implementation Highlights C. Watershed Management Plan Implementation Highlights
III. Full Questionnaire Results A. Water Supply and Water Conservation Results B. Wastewater Results C. Watershed Results
IV. Appendix A Additional Documents Submitted by Jurisdictions
V. Appendix B Sample 2010 Questionnaires

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Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District 2010 Plan Implementation Review
I. BACKGROUND AND PROCESS
A. District History and Reporting Requirements
The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (Metro Water District) was created by the Georgia General Assembly in 2001 in order to preserve and protect water resources in the 15-county metropolitan Atlanta area (Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale counties). The Metro Water District is charged with developing comprehensive regional and watershed specific water resources plans to be implemented by local governments. Three major plans to guide water resource management decisions were originally adopted in 2003 and updated in May 2009:
Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan Wastewater Management Plan Watershed Management Plan
These Plans provide local jurisdictions and state officials with recommendations for actions, policies and investments for water supply and water conservation management, wastewater treatment and watershed protection.
The Metro Water District is required to review the implementation of these Plans and report to the Director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) on an annual basis (O.C.G.A. 12-5-582(c), 12-5-583(c), 12-5-584(b)). As part of this reporting, the Metro Water District surveyed the plan implementation activities of local governments in 2010.
B. Questionnaire Process
The 2010 Plan Implementation Questionnaire (see Appendix B) was sent to all Metro Water District Jurisdictions responsible for implementing the Plans, including county and city governments and water and sewer authorities. The questionnaire focused on a variety of local government implementation activities from each of the three Metro Water District Plans.
Responses to the questionnaire were collected in July and August of 2010 and provided the Metro Water District with significant information about progress at the local level. Local government implementation is critical to the Metro Water District's goal of ensuring adequate supplies of drinking water, protecting water quality and minimizing the impacts of development on watersheds and downstream communities.
The Metro Water District Plans contain a number of local government implementation activities that are scheduled to occur during the planning horizon. This report provides an overview of the level of implementation of those activities, as well as the full responses from each jurisdiction.
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II. OVERVIEW OF QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS
A. Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan Implementation Highlights
The Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan includes a framework for water supply facilities and strategies for resource management. There was an 89 percent response rate to the questionnaire from the water suppliers in the Metro Water District. The 51 suppliers who responded serve approximately 98 percent of the Metro Water District's population.
Water Conservation The Metro Water District has led regional efforts to make water conservation a priority. Metro Atlanta is the only major metropolitan area in the country with more than 100 jurisdictions implementing a comprehensive water conservation program that is required and enforced. The Metro Water District surveyed water suppliers during 2010 to assess progress toward implementing the conservation measures identified in the Plan. The 2010 responses from water suppliers regarding water conservation are summarized below.
Summary of Metro Water District's Water Conservation Measures Implementation

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Conservation Pricing*

Toilet Rebate Program

Pre-Rinse Spray Valve
Education

Rain Sensor Shut-offs on
Checklist

Submeter Policy

* As reported in the 2010 Water and Wastewater Rate Survey

AWWA Water Audit

Percent of Population

Percent of Utilities

Leak Detection

Residential Water Audits

Retrofit Kits

Commercial Water Audits

Education

Toilet Rebate Program A total of 35 jurisdictions offer toilet rebates, either through individual programs or through the Metro Water District's regional program. Since the establishment of the programs through November 1, 2010, more than 43,900 old toilets have been replaced at a total cost of $9.2 million.
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Water Loss The Plan update requires water providers to establish a goal for reducing system water losses, and more than half have already set their water loss goals. Approximately 10,000 leaks were repaired in 2010. Over 30 percent of the utilities serving 73 percent of the population have used the AWWA Free Water Audit Software to assess their systems' water loss. The four most common priority areas that were recommended by the software for water systems to focus their improvement efforts are 1) Unauthorized Consumption, 2) Volume from Own Sources, 3) Billed Metered, and 4) Customer Metering Inaccuracies.
Metro Water District utilities reduce water loss through: procedures among departments for timely reports of standing water and potential leaks; meter calibration or replacement; proactive leak detection programs; prioritizing leak repairs for mains and smaller lines; and maintaining accurate billing records to minimize apparent water loss.
Water Supply Management As part of the 2010 survey of local suppliers, the Metro Water District assessed compliance with the required resource management strategies. Eighty-six percent of the water suppliers in the Metro Water District responded to the water supply portion of the questionnaire and these suppliers serve approximately 92 percent of the Metro Water District's population.
Local water management plans and emergency plans are needed to support proposed infrastructure and improvements. Eighty-one percent of the Metro Water District's population is served by a local jurisdiction that has developed local water supply plans that conform to the Metro Water District Plan. Eighty-five percent of the Metro Water District's population is served by a water supplier that has developed emergency water plans.

Local Water Master Plan (by percent of population)
NO 18.8%

Local Emergency Water Plan (by percent of population)
NO 15.0%

YES 81.2%

YES 85.0%

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B. Wastewater Management Plan Implementation Highlights
The Metro Water District's Wastewater Management Plan addresses the management and maintenance of 92 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants, 16,000 miles of sanitary sewer line, more than 450,000 manholes and over 500,000 on-site wastewater management (septic) systems in the Metro Water District. These requirements are critical in ensuring that local systems have enough capacity to meet future demands and that wastewater discharges do not damage the health of rivers, streams and lakes in the region. Eighty-five percent of the local jurisdictions in the Metro Water District who provide sanitary sewer service or are responsible for onsite-wastewater planning and management responded to the Plan Implementation Questionnaire.
Wastewater Collection System Inspection and Maintenance All local wastewater providers in the Metro Water District must establish or maintain a wastewater collection system inspection and maintenance program. At a minimum, these programs must include the elements identified in Section 7 of the Wastewater Management Plan. The program outlined in Section 7 is related to elements of a Capacity Management Operations and Maintenance (CMOM) Program. Local government wastewater maintenance programs are summarized in the following chart:

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Implemented Inspection and Maintenance Elements

System Map

System

Rehabilitation

Inspection and Program

Maintenance

Capacity Certification

Grease Management

Overflow Response

Staff Training

Percentage of jurisdictions responding "Yes"

Sources of Wastewater Collection System Spills
In order to provide more information on spills, the survey asked the respondents to identify the most common causes of spills. As illustrated in the following chart, the top three most commonly identified causes of sewer spills were grease, root penetration and structural defects of the system. Other causes of spills as reported by the respondents include: pump station failure, vandalism and third party construction damage. Of the 1069 reported sewer blockages that occurred in 2010, fifteen percent were a result of unknown causes.

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Identified Sources of System Overflows

Construction Damage, 3%
Vandalism 2%

Unknown 15%

Pump Station Failure, 4%

Structural Defect, 11%

Grease, 47%

Roots, 18%

Grease Roots Structural Defect Pump Station Failure Vandalism Third Party Construction Damage Unknown

Grease Management Practices
The discharge of grease into sewer systems contributes to serious clogging problems and costs the local wastewater providers substantial amounts of time and money in unclogging and cleaning the system. Major grease dischargers typically include industrial facilities, commercial facilities (such as restaurants), multi-family residential units, and schools. The cumulative effects of grease discharges from single-family residential units can also be considerable. As illustrated in the previous chart, grease was the number one identified cause of sewer system blockages and subsequent spills in the Metro Water District in 2010.
Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) management systems can ensure the longevity of sanitary sewer system capacity. The Wastewater Management Plan requires local wastewater providers to develop a grease management program. This program must consist of several minimum elements as provided in Action Item 7.7. Eighty-seven percent of the responding utilities have implemented one or more of the required grease management program elements. The degree to which each element has been implemented is illustrated in the following chart:

Implemented Grease Management Practices

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Grease discharge Enforcement Written prevention Facility inspection Overflow tracking System blockage Inspection and

regulatory authority program authority methods and

program

investigation permitting program

procedures

procedures for grease pumpers

Percentage of jurisdictions responding "Yes"

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Septic Systems and Decentralized Systems The Wastewater Management Plan provides management recommendations for on-site sewage management systems serving a single-family residence as well as recommendations to better manage the use of larger private decentralized systems that treat wastewater generated by more than one property or residence. The most common on-site sewage management systems within the Metro Water District are septic systems.
Approximately one-fifth of residential wastewater and one-tenth of all wastewater generated in the Metro Water District is treated by septic systems. The percentage of wastewater treated by septic systems is expected to decline as population density increases and more sanitary sewer service is made available.
Decentralized wastewater systems are a viable wastewater treatment option for some communities if the decentralized system is owned and operated by a Responsible Management Entity and incorporated into local wastewater master plans. A private decentralized system is defined as any privately owned wastewater collection, treatment or disposal system serving more than one residential lot or business, or which has a daily flow in excess of 2,000 gallons per day, or which transfers flows between more than one parcel or tract of land.
The Wastewater Management Plan provides for continued emphasis on planning, management and maintenance of on-site wastewater systems through requirements given in Sections 8 and 9. These requirements include: identification of future sewered and unsewered areas; identification of septic system critical areas where their use may not be appropriate; development of a plan for the disposal of septage collected by onsite systems; and adoption of a local ordinance to manage the use of private decentralized wastewater systems. The degree to which each requirement has been implemented is given in the following chart:

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

Onsite Wastewater Management

Identification of future sewered and unsewered
areas

Identification of septic system "critical areas"

Plan for septage disposal

Percentage of jurisdictions responding "Yes"

Private decentralized wastewater systems
ordinance

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C. Watershed Management Plan Implementation Highlights
The Metro Water District's Wastewater Management Plan provides the framework for regional water resources protection in the Metro Water District. The Plan prescribes strategies and recommendations for effective stormwater and watershed management through specific tasks and milestones for local jurisdictions, which are the primary entities responsible for watershed protection and surface water management in Georgia. In 2010, 88 of the 106 local jurisdictions within the Metro Water District responded to the Plan Implementation Questionnaire. Stormwater and Watershed Protection Model Ordinances The Watershed Management Plan requires local jurisdictions to adopt a suite of stormwater and watershed protection ordinances or equivalent regulations to address the impacts of stormwater runoff and human activities on Metro Water District watersheds. The figure below shows the status of ordinance adoption through the middle of 2010.
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Model Ordinance for Post-Development Stormwater Runoff for New Development and Redevelopment All of the jurisdictions surveyed in 2010 except for one have adopted the Model Ordinance for PostDevelopment Stormwater Runoff for New Development and Redevelopment or equivalent regulations which require all new development and redevelopment project to address their long-term (postconstruction) stormwater quality and quantity impacts. Seventy-eight percent of jurisdictions who responded have already incorporated these requirements into their development review process and have a set of procedures for long-term maintenance of stormwater facilities.
Implementation of Post-Development Stormwater Model Ordinance

77%

13%
9% 1%

Adopted ordinance / Incorporated requirements into review process / Have long-term maintenance procedures Adopted ordinance / Incorporated requirements into review process
Adopted ordinance only
Have not adopted ordinance

Model Floodplain Management / Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance All of the jurisdictions surveyed except for one have adopted the Model Floodplain Management / Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance or equivalent regulations. This ordinance is intended to minimize future flooding impacts and integrate floodplain management with stormwater management during the land development process. Ninety-two percent of jurisdictions who responded have incorporated the new floodplain management provisions into their development review process.
As part of the adoption of the model floodplain ordinances, local jurisdictions are required to delineate the future-conditions hydrology floodplains in their jurisdiction through modeling and mapping. Futureconditions flood studies are based on the best estimates of future land use conditions within a watershed. Local governments are responsible, at a minimum, for delineating future-conditions floodplains for all streams with a drainage area of one-square mile or greater.
Forty-three percent of communities that responded have already completed the mapping of futureconditions floodplains within their jurisdictions, while another 30 percent have partially completed mapping in their city or county. Seven percent of those surveyed currently have a RFP or contract in place for the mapping of future-conditions floodplain, and/or they have completed some preliminary technical work. Twenty percent have not initiated any efforts to map their future-conditions floodplain at the time of the questionnaire.
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Implementation of Floodplain Management Model Ordinance

92%

7%
1%

Adopted ordinance / Incorporated requirements into review process Adopted ordinance only
Have not adopted ordinance

Future-Conditions Floodplain Mapping

30%

40%

7% 20%

Have completed mapping of future-conditions floodplains (drainage areas of 1 square mile and greater) Partially completed mapping of future-conditions floodplains
Currently have RFP/contract for mapping and/or have completed preliminary technical work
Have not initiated any efforts to map futureconditions floodplains
no response

3%

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Model Illicit Discharge / Illegal Connection Ordinance All of the jurisdictions surveyed except for one have adopted the Model Illicit Discharge / Illegal Connection Ordinance. This ordinance provides local governments with the legal authority to address illicit (non-stormwater) discharges and illegal permanent connections to the stormwater drainage system to prevent water pollution. Eighty-three percent of jurisdictions who responded also have an active program for identifying and eliminating illicit discharges and illegal connections from their stormwater system.
Implementation of Illict Discharge / Illegal Connection Model Ordinance

83%

16%
1%

Adopted ordinance / Have active program for identifying and eliminating illicit discharges and illegal connections Adopted ordinance only
Have not adopted ordinance

Model Stream Buffer Protection Ordinance All of the jurisdictions surveyed except for one have adopted the Model Stream Buffer Protection Ordinance or alternative stream buffer requirements that are as effective. The Metro Water District's model buffer ordinance provides for an undisturbed 50-foot stream buffer with an additional 25-foot impervious surface setback. Seventeen percent of jurisdictions in the Metro Water District have even more protective stream buffer requirements that exceed the Metro Water District's requirements.
Implementation of Stream Buffer Protection Model Ordinance

81%

17%
1% 1%

Adopted stream buffer requirements consistent with model ordinance (50-ft undisturbed w/ 25-ft setback)
Adopted stream buffer requirements that exceed model ordinance
Adopted alternative stream buffer requirements
Have not adopted stream buffer requirements (other than 25-ft state-mandated buffers)

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Comprehensive Land Use Planning Coordination One of the new measures from the Watershed Management Plan update adopted in 2009 involves coordination between local staff responsible for stormwater and watershed management and local planning staff. This goal of this activity is to encourage the inclusion of land-use related watershed protection measures and sustainable growth policies into local planning efforts and decisions, as these directly impact watershed health. Eighty-eight percent of jurisdictions that responded have undertaken this coordination in the past year.
Comprehensive Land Use Planning Coordination in the Past Year

88%
10%
2%

Yes No no response

Sanitary Sewer and Septic System Coordination Another new measure from the 2009 update adopted in 2009 involves coordination between local staff responsible for stormwater and watershed management, local wastewater provider(s) and the County Board of Health on sanitary sewer and septic system issues that may impact watershed health and water quality. Of the jurisdictions that responded to the survey this year, 73 percent met this coordination requirement this past year.
Sanitary Sewer and Septic System Coordination in the Past Year

73%
25%

Yes No no response

2%
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Greenspace and Green Infrastructure Tools for Watershed Protection Under the 2009 Watershed Management Plan Update, local jurisdictions are required to implement one or more development and land use policies or practices which encourage the protection of greenspace and/or the use of green infrastructure with the community. This can include:
The adoption of an ordinance or other local mechanism to preserve open space and greenspace for watershed protection
Development and adoption of a greenspace or green infrastructure plan Development of a sustainable growth plan for the community Evaluation of local codes for green infrastructure practices Locally developed program for protecting watershed health through land use and/or growth
management mechanisms All of the jurisdictions that responded except for five have implemented at least one of the options listed above.
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2010 Plan Implementation Review lll. FULL QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS
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2010 Plan Implementation Review A. Water Supply and Water Conservation Results
Key to responses: = responded "yes" Blank = responded "no" NA = not applicable or no information available NR = no response No Survey = survey not returned
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Questions 1 & 2: Plan Action Items 9.1 and 9.2, Local Planning
Does your water system have a current long-range local water master plan? Does your water system have a current local emergency water plan?

Population serve d Long-range local water master plan? Local emergency water plan?

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System
Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Villa Rica Fayette County Water System Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming Fulton County Department of Public Works Atlanta Department of Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865 275,772 574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424 710,491 124,984 12,905 91,063 632 15,093 168,624 5,896 131,960 745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772 570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234 5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569









No Survey

No Survey





NR

NR





No Survey







No Survey

No Survey





No Survey



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Questions 3-5: Plan Action Item 9.3, Source Water Supply Watershed Protection
Have water supply watersheds and priority issues and areas for watershed protection actions been identified? Has the local government adopted Georgia's Environmental Planning Criteria for water supply watersheds? In the last year, has the water provider coordinated with the local government regarding water supply watershed protection issues and priorities?

Population serve d Identified water supply watersheds? Adopted Environmental Planning Criteria ? Coordination on watershed protection?

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System
Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Villa Rica Fayette County Water System Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming Fulton County Department of Public Works Atlanta Department of Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865 275,772 574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424 710,491 124,984 12,905 91,063 632 15,093 168,624 5,896 131,960 745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772 570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234 5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569













NA







No Survey

No Survey















NR



NA



NA

















NR

NA

NR

NA

No Survey







NR















NA

















NR



No Survey















NA

















NA







No Survey

NA















NA















NA





NA

NA



NA

































NR



No Survey





NA



NA









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Questions 6-8: Plan Action Item 9.4, Asset Management
Has a map of the water system's distribution system and assets been developed? Has a written asset management program to inspect, maintain and rehabilitate the water system been developed? If yes and applicable, does the asset program coordinate with the leak detection program?

Population serve d Map of water system ? Written asset management program? Coordinate with leak detection program?

Water System

Bartow County Water Department

70,902







Adairsville

3,419



NA

Cartersville

18,965



NA

Emerson

1,522





Kingston

680

No Survey

White

729

No Survey

Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority

166,268







Ball Ground

1,017



NA

Canton

23,073



NR

NR

Waleska

861





Woodstock

23,865



NA

Clayton County Water Authority

275,772







Cobb County Water System

574,011







Austell

7,058







Marietta Power and Water

66,953







Powder Springs

15,958

NR

Smyrna

50,712

No Survey

Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority

88,652







Grantville

2,728



NA

Newnan Utilities

31,587



NR

Senoia

3,720



Turin

424





NA

DeKalb County Water and Sewer

710,491



NA

Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority 124,984



NA

Villa Rica

12,905



Fayette County Water System

91,063

NA

Brooks

632

No Survey

Fayetteville

15,093



NA

Forsyth County Water and Sewer

168,624



NA

Cumming

5,896







Fulton County Department of Public Works

131,960







Atlanta Department of Watershed Management

745,524







College Park

20,562







East Point

43,441







Fairburn

11,335

No Survey

Hapeville

6,772



NA

Mountain Park

570



NA

Palmetto

5,157



NA

Roswell

87,719







Union City

17,499



NA

Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

730,234







Braselton

5,924





NA

Buford

12,387



NA

Lawrenceville

29,837



NA

Norcross

10,946



Suwanee

16,712







Flowery Branch

4,115







Gainesville

183,628







Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority

150,419







Hampton

5,355





NA

Locust Grove

4,989



NR

McDonough

19,928







Stockbridge

14,679

No Survey

Paulding County Public Works

123,692



NR

Dallas

10,861





NA

Hiram

2,102







Rockdale County Water Resources

84,569





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Questions 9-11: Overall Water Use
What is your average single-family per-account monthly winter use? Do you have a separate billing category for multi-family accounts? If so, how are your multi-family accounts defined?

Population serve d Average
single family winter use Separate billing for multifamily? How are multi-family accounts defined?

Water System

Bartow County Water Department

70,902

4,868 gallons



As commercial accounts.

Adairsville Cartersville Emerson

3,419

5,000

NA

Sec. 24-61. - Meters required; rates. No water shall be furnished to any premises except through meters

18,965

5,146 gallons



and shall be charged at the established rates. Each premise or separate business must have a separate

water meter. When a building is subdivided, a separate water meter must be provided for each unit.

1,522

4,595 gallons

Kingston

680

No Survey

White

729

No Survey

Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority

166,268 4,410 gallons



If one meter serves multiple outlets (i.e. apartment complex) the account is considered multifamily.

Ball Ground

1,017

3,718

Canton

23,073

NR

NR

Waleska

861

7,900 gallons

NA

Woodstock Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System

23,865

4,153

275,772

4.43 k



Apartments, duplexes, or anything other than one distinct residential unit. Mobile home parks are classified separately.

574,011 5,300 gallons

Austell

7,058

9,428

Marietta Power and Water

66,953

4,240



Two or more residential units that are not individually metered.

Powder Springs

15,958

NA

NA

Smyrna

50,712

No Survey

Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority

88,652

4,589

Grantville

2,728

NA

Newnan Utilities

31,587

NA

NA

We do not have multifamily accounts.

Senoia

3,720

3,400 gallons

NA

Turin

424

NA

NA

DeKalb County Water and Sewer

710,491

NA



By master meter account application.

Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority

124,984

4,436



We use a class code of "A" for multi-family accounts (apartments)

Villa Rica

12,905

2,700



Duplexes, apartments, townhomes or non single family homes

Fayette County Water System

91,063

6,621



Apartments

Brooks

632

No Survey

Fayetteville

15,093

4,608

NA

Forsyth County Water and Sewer

168,624 4,600 gallons



Multi: apartments and townhomes; Private: privately maintained serving more than 1 house or unit

Cumming

5,896

200 gpd

Fulton County Department of Public Works

131,960 9,823 gallons

NA

Atlanta Department of Watershed Management

745,524 3,842 gallons



Residential structures with more than one dwelling unit.

College Park

20,562

NA



5 or more dwelling served by one master meter.

East Point

43,441

1,550



RM - Residential Multi-Unit

Fairburn

11,335

No Survey

Hapeville

6,772

4,300 gallons

NA

Mountain Park

570

NA

NA

Palmetto

5,157

4,405 gallons

NA

Roswell

87,719

8,597 gallons



They are identified as large commercial with special tiered rate structure.

Union City

17,499

6,000 gallons

NA

Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

730,234

5,300 gpd



We define them as a single meter feeding more than one residence.

Braselton

5,924

4,465 gallons

NA

NR

Buford

12,387

4,000 gallons



Specific Rate Code

Lawrenceville

29,837

NA

NA

Norcross

10,946

2,190 gallons

NA

Suwanee

16,712

4,000 gallons

No separate billing category (only one, 8-unit multifamily facility on the water system).

Flowery Branch

4,115

3,581 gallons

Gainesville

183,628 4,353 gallons



Residential that contains more than 2 units.

Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority

150,419

4,800



Multifamily

Hampton

5,355

5,700 gallons

Locust Grove

4,989

7,110

McDonough

19,928

3,881



By apartment complexes

Stockbridge

14,679

No Survey

Paulding County Public Works

123,692 4,351 gallons

Dallas

10,861

3,708



Apartments

Hiram

2,102

NA

Rockdale County Water Resources

84,569

NA

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Question 12: Reuse Projects
Please describe any water reuse projects in 1-2 paragraphs for each project.

Population serve d

Water System
Emerson Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority
Ball Ground
Clayton County Water Authority
Cobb County Water System Austell
Coweta County WSA DeKalb County Water and Sewer
Douglasville-Douglas County WSA
Villa Rica Forsyth County Water and Sewer Fulton County Dept. of Public Works
Atlanta Department of Watershed Management
Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources
Braselton Flowery Branch Hampton Locust Grove Paulding County Public Works Rockdale County Water Resources

1,522 166,268
1,017
275,772
574,011 7,058 88,652
710,491
124,984
12,905 168,624 131,960
745,524
730,234 5,924 4,115 5,355 4,989
123,692 84,569

Comments
Currently the City utilizes a water reuse system for the Henry Jordan Wastewater Treatment Facility. This process consists of water being pumped from the chlorine contact chamber back through the plant to reused for operations. The plant has separate potable water system. CCWSA Rose Creek WPCP reuse quality effluent is provided to the Towne Lake Hills Golf Course for their irrigation needs. Other reuse customers could be served with permission from EPD and providing that it is found to be economically feasible to make reuse water available.
The City of Ball Ground does not have a wastewater treatment plant, so reuse is not feasible at current time. The Clayton County Water Authority currently practices indirect potable reuse at two water reclamation facilities, W.B. Casey and Shoal Creek, which discharges high quality effluent into constructed treatment wetlands for natural treatment prior to discharge into CCWA drinking water supply watersheds. The W.B. Casey WRF facility provides advanced secondary level treatment for 24 MGD, of which 9.3 MGD of this treated effluent is currently pumped to the E.L. Huie Jr. constructed treatment wetlands. The Huie wetland discharges to the Pates Creek watershed containing both the Shamrock and Blalock reservoirs. CCWA is currently under construction of an additional 8.2 MGD of wetland cells will bring the total treatment capacity to 17.5 MGD. The Shoal Creek WRF provides advanced secondary treatment with UV disinfection to 4.4 MGD with an average of 1.7 MGD of treated effluent being pumped to the Panhandle constructed treatment wetlands. The Panhandle wetland discharges to the Shoal Creek watershed containing both the Shoal Creek and J.W. Smith reservoirs.
We provide reuse water to the Cobblestone Golf Course and the Acworth Sports Complex for maintenance of their landscapes. The reuse comes from The Northwest WRF.
Rainwater is captured for re-use when water plants in our local parks. We also have an old cistern that allows us to pull water from, too.
Piedmont Hospital is currently under construction & will be utilizing reuse water for irrigation and cooling towers from our treatment facility. The line (purple pipe) has already been installed to the facility.
Recently completed water reuse feasibility study resulting in several alternatives and phased approaches with cost estimates for each. (Magnason order is a driver in which alternative/phase we may have to implement.) The Authority has for years been using high quality reuse/recycled water at our waste water treatment facilities for the following: 1.Aeration system blower sealing water 2.Belt filter press wash water 3.Carrying water for dechlorination feed system 4.Chlorinator injector water 5.Fine Screen spray water 6.Washing down plant components 7.Foam control on clarifiers
High quality reuse/recycle water was also used during the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant (plant came on line September 2008) for testing the following new plant structures/treatment components: 1. Filling a new six million gallon equalization tank 2.Aeration basins with a capacity of nine million gallons 3.Secondary clarifiers 4.Tertiary clarifiers 5.Tertiary filters 6.Ultraviolet disinfection systems 7.Post aeration chamber and pump station
The Authority was also able to receive permission from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to use high quality reuse/recycle water for dust control at the new wastewater treatment plant while the facility was under construction and for landscape irrigation purposes.
A large water-consuming customer connected to the Authority's water system during 2007 while the Authority was being severely impacted by the drought. The majority of the customer's water consumption was being used for cooling tower make-up water. Given the drought's impact on the Authority's water supply reservoir and the cost of potable water, the customer and the Authority developed a cooperative agreement to construct a tertiary treatment facility to treat a side-stream of effluent at the Authority's existing 3.0 mgd Sweetwater Creek WPCP and pump the re-treated wastewater effluent to the customer for exclusive use as cooling tower make-up water.
Villa Rica does not currently have any reuse water projects but when our new WWRF goes on line in early 2011 we will have reuse water available.
A new County park (Fowler Park) is under construction and will be completed soon. The park will be entirely irrigated by reuse water from Fowler WRF. The park is adjacent to the Fowler WRF.
Fulton County has an active reuse program. The County provides up to 5 MGD of reuse quality water from it's Cauley Creek Plant which provides irrigation water to golf courses, large irrigation users and a few residential properties. Additionally, Fulton County now has up to 17 MGD of reuse quality water available from the Johns Creek Environmental Campus. However, no distribution system yet exists from this facility.
Trees Atlanta Partnership
City of Atlanta has partnered with the non-profit organization, Trees Atlanta, to recycle and reuse water that is routinely flushed from fire hydrants (water quality program) in order to maintain trees on public properties throughout the city. Utilizing 750 1,500 gallon tanks, Trees Atlanta captures 7,000 Gallons a day. Operating in this manner 3 days a week over the past two Years (2008-2009) we have saved 2.1 million gallons of water.
OWE nominated Trees Atlanta for a grant from the Georgia Water Wise Council. They received $2,000 which helped purchase additional water storage tanks and equipment used in the capture and re-use process.
Reuse line to Lake Lanier -- reclaimed water returned to Lake Lanier. About 30 mgd now.
Allowable projects considered for reclaimed water reuse are: Golf Courses, sports Arenas/Complexes, parks, commercial Facilities, schools LEED Buildings, and other consumptive uses that must have water (cooling towers).
Currently these use reclaimed water: Bears Best Golf Course, Bunten Road Park, Environmental Heritage Center, F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center, Pickneyville Park, The River Club Golf Course, McGinnis Ferry Crossing Mixed Use Development, Mall of Georgia irrigation, Gwinnett Braves Stadium irrigation and toilet flushing, truck loading facility at Hill Plant.
Limited industrial/residential reuse system for irrigation put on-line in 2010.
The City currently has a land applied spray field for the reuse water. The City's building code requires projects to install a separate water supply system for irrigation that will be attached to a pressurized reuse water system in the future.
New WPCP for the City of Hampton - Has a plant water reuse system, which on average has saved the City approx. 75,000 gallons per month.
We are currently evaluating using treated effluent to use as wash water for the belt press at Indian Creek WPCP.
We are presently in the construction phase of a reuse booster pump station and reuse transmission main in the service area of out Pumkinvine WRF. The transmission main will be used to supply reuse water for irrigation to residential area in the Cedarcrest Rd area within the Pumpkinvine basin. At final build out the transmission main could supply reuse water to many as 7000 residential costumers. The reuse booster pump station is located within the Pumpkinvine WRF.
Water reuse is in place at Quigg Branch WWTP.

2010 Implementation Review / 23

Questions 13 & 14: Plan Action Item 5.1, Conservation Pricing
Does your water system have a conservation pricing rate structure? Do your water bills provide customers with their current water use on the bills in gallons? Does your water bill provide customers with their historical water use on each bill?

Population serve d Conservation pricing * Current water use in gallons? Historical water use?

Water System

Bartow County Water Department

68,338



Adairsville

3,205

Cartersville

18,553



Emerson

1,372



Kingston

663



White

703

Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority

158,134



Ball Ground

931



Canton

21,464



Waleska

856



Woodstock

22,965



Clayton County Water Authority

270,454



Cobb County Water System

553,151



Austell

6,984



Marietta Power and Water

67,021



Powder Springs

15,380



Smyrna

49,534



Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority

83,341



Grantville

2,608



Newnan Utilities

28,857



Senoia

3,244



Turin

395



DeKalb County Water and Sewer

699,777



Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority 122,601



Villa Rica

12,375



Fayette County Water System

90,359



Brooks

659



Fayetteville

15,126



Forsyth County Water and Sewer

153,072



Cumming

5,842



Fulton County Department of Public Works

124,330



Atlanta Department of Watershed Management

717,902



College Park

20,113



East Point

42,940



Fairburn

10,786



Hapeville

5,971



Mountain Park

560



Palmetto

5,035



Roswell

87,312



Union City

16,771



Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

707,676



Braselton

3,072



Buford

11,532



Lawrenceville

28,969



Norcross

10,490



Suwanee

14,878



Flowery Branch

3,966



Gainesville

175,569



Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority

143,754



Hampton

5,206



Locust Grove

4,511



McDonough

18,443



Stockbridge

14,123



Paulding County Public Works

115,873



Dallas

10,045



Hiram

1,988



Rockdale County Water Resources

82,052



* Based on the 2010 Water and Wastewater Rates Survey









No Survey

No Survey





NR

NR



























No Survey

























No Survey



















No Survey

























































No Survey

















2010 Implementation Review / 24

Questions 15 & 16: Plan Action Item 5.2, Replacing Older, Inefficient Toilets
Does your water system have a program to replace older, inefficient toilets? If yes, please indicate how your water system replaces older, inefficient toilets.

Population serve d
Toilet rebate program? Metro Water District rebate program Local rebate program We require retrofit on reconnect or resal e Offer toilet distribution or direct instal l Other

Water System

Bartow County Water Department

70,902

Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston

3,419

18,965





1,522





680

White Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority
Ball Ground Canton

729

166,268





1,017





23,073

NR

Waleska Woodstock Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority Grantville

861

23,865





275,772





574,011





7,058





66,953





15,958





50,712

88,652





2,728

Newnan Utilities

31,587

Senoia

3,720

Turin

424

NR

DeKalb County Water and Sewer

710,491





Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority 124,984





Villa Rica

12,905

Fayette County Water System

91,063





Brooks

632

Fayetteville

15,093





Forsyth County Water and Sewer

168,624





Cumming

5,896





Fulton County Department of Public Works

131,960





Atlanta Department of Watershed Management

745,524





College Park

20,562





East Point

43,441





Fairburn

11,335





Hapeville

6,772





Mountain Park

570



Palmetto

5,157

Roswell

87,719





Union City

17,499

Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

730,234





Braselton

5,924





Buford

12,387





Lawrenceville

29,837





Norcross

10,946





Suwanee

16,712





Flowery Branch

4,115

Gainesville Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority
Hampton

183,628





150,419





5,355

NR

Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram

4,989

19,928





14,679

123,692





10,861





2,102

Rockdale County Water Resources

84,569

No Survey No Survey

No Survey 70% of our homes were built after 1994

No Survey



Install toilets for low income customers through Care & Conserve Program

No Survey

2010 Implementation Review / 25

Questions 17-20: Plan Action Item 5.2, Replacing Older, Inefficient Toilets
How many total toilets have you rebated since your program began? How many of those toilets rebated are WaterSense (1.28 gallons per flush) toilets? How many of those toilets rebated are 1.6 gallons per flush toilets? What is the total funding spent (rebate + staff + administrative)?

Population serve d
How many toilets rebated? How many ar e WaterSense? How many are 1.6 gal/flush? Total funding spent to date

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System
Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Villa Rica Fayette County Water System Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming Fulton County Department of Public Works Atlanta Department of Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865 275,772 574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424 710,491 124,984 12,905 91,063 632 15,093 168,624 5,896 131,960 745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772 570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234 5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569

NA 7 18
931 17
23 1,266 11,097
19 1,166
32
113
NA 12,816
950
1,239
47 154
5 1,939 8,701
5 103 20 13
1
276 NA 6,589 0 8 45 10 0
1,014 313
3
237 1

NA

NA

7

0

NA

NA

No Survey

No Survey

463

468

14

3

11

12

793

473

4,782

6,315

12

7

477

639

19

13

No Survey

64

49

NA 7,837 816

NA 4,979 134

731

508

No Survey

28

19

88

66

4

1

885

1,054

3,413

5,288

5

0

70

33

16

4

8

5

0

1

113 NA 3,986 0 5 33 6 0

163 NA 2,603 0 3 12 4 0

NA

NA

176

137

2

1

No Survey

NA

NA

1

0

2010 Implementation Review / 26

NA $388.40
$900
$79,010 $3,600
$1,930 $115,610 $834,679
$1,550 $81,524 $2,870
$9,980
NA $1,028,354
$90,500
$110,890
$4,220 $13,640
$550 $160,590 $593,260
$550 $9,680 $2,000 $1,180
$50
$22,210 NA
$594,620 $0
$700 $3,900 $500
$0
$60,000 $27,580
$280
$11,850 $110

Questions 21-24: Plan Action Item 5.3, Pre-Rinse Spray Valve Retrofit Education
Does your water system distribute Metro Water District's pre-rinse spray valve educational brochure to restaurants and other food service establishments? How many active food service establishments do you have? How many food service establishments have you provided pre-rinse spray valve education to? How many total low-flow 1.6 gallons per minute pre-rinse spray valves have been installed at your food service establishments?

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority
Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock Clayton County Water Authority
Cobb County Water System
Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Villa Rica Fayette County Water System Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming Fulton County Department of Public Works
Atlanta Department of Watershed Management
College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources
Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority Hampton
Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

Population served
70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268
1,017 23,073
861 23,865 275,772
574,011
7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720
424 710,491 124,984 12,905 91,063
632 15,093 168,624 5,896 131,960
745,524
20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772
570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234
5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569

Distribute pre-rinse spray valve brochures?



NR











How many active food
service establishments?
NA 20 NA 1
225
2 NR 2 102 835
NA
16 266 29
30 10 200 14 NA 2,250 274 60 73
69 240 80+ 4,000
1,998
45 67
67 0 11 NA 42 1,783
51 103 NA 26
0 5 295 NA 7 25 NA
197 26 50 NA

How many received pre-rinse spray valve education?
150 NA 35 1 No Survey No Survey
35
0
NR NA 50 835 All of them it is a part of our FOG Program. Also included in new restaurant info packets. 16 All 29 No Survey
30
0 90%
5 NA NA 274 NA NA No Survey 69 150 80+ 800
1,998
45 25 No Survey NA 0 0 750 0
1,783 0 - Plan to implement this program
this fiscal year. NA NA 26
N/A - No food service establishments on the water system. 5
150
NA NA Available to all. Brochures available outside water department. 0 No Survey 138 NA Approximately 20% each year. NR

How many low-flow pre-rinse spray valves installed?
NA NA NA 1
Tracking this information has begun, no information to report at this time.
0 - Both are small restaurants that wash dishes by hand. NR NA NA NA
NA
NA NA NA
All. Every restaurant was inspected and they all have the 1.6 gpm rinse valves. NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NR
NA NA NA NA We did a pilot distribution (free) of 35 spray valves. Most restaurants that we contacted had already installed 1.6 gpm spray valves. NA NA
0 0 NA NA NA We gave them the valves but do not know if they use them. 0
NA NA NA No food service establishments are on the water system. NA Study performed with 10 restaurants to determine effectiveness. NA NA
NA
Do not track
NA NA NA NA

2010 Implementation Review / 27

Question 25: Plan Action Item 5.4, Rain Sensor Shut-off Switches on New Irrigation Systems
Does your local jurisdiction's building inspection checklist include rain sensor shut-off switches on new irrigation systems?

Population serve d
Rain sensor shut-off switches?

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System
Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Villa Rica Fayette County Water System Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming Fulton County Department of Public Works Atlanta Department of Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865 275,772 574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424 710,491 124,984 12,905 91,063 632 15,093 168,624 5,896 131,960 745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772 570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234 5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569



No Survey No Survey

NR


No Survey

No Survey


No Survey





No Survey


2010 Implementation Review / 28

Questions 26 & 27: Plan Action Item 5.5, Require Sub-meters in New Multi-Family Buildings
How does your water system require new multi-family buildings to sub-meter? How many new multi-family buildings have been built in your jurisdiction in the last 12 months and how many are sub-metered?

Population serve d Local
ordinance Water system policy
New MF not required to sub-meter No multi-
famil y zoning

Water System

Bartow County Water Department

70,902



Adairsville

3,419

Cartersville

18,965



Emerson

1,522



Kingston

680

White

729

Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority

166,268



Ball Ground

1,017



Canton

23,073

Waleska

861

Woodstock

23,865

Clayton County Water Authority

275,772

Cobb County Water System

574,011



Austell

7,058



Marietta Power and Water

66,953

Powder Springs

15,958



Smyrna

50,712

Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority

88,652

Grantville

2,728

Newnan Utilities

31,587

Senoia

3,720

Turin

424

DeKalb County Water and Sewer

710,491



Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority 124,984



Villa Rica

12,905



Fayette County Water System

91,063



Brooks

632

Fayetteville

15,093



Forsyth County Water and Sewer

168,624

Cumming

5,896



Fulton County Department of Public Works

131,960



Atlanta Department of Watershed Management

745,524



College Park

20,562



East Point

43,441



Fairburn

11,335

Hapeville

6,772

Mountain Park

570

Palmetto

5,157

Roswell

87,719



Union City

17,499



Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

730,234



Braselton

5,924



Buford

12,387

Lawrenceville

29,837

Norcross

10,946

Suwanee

16,712

Flowery Branch

4,115

Gainesville

183,628



Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority

150,419



Hampton

5,355



Locust Grove

4,989



McDonough

19,928

Stockbridge

14,679

Paulding County Public Works

123,692

Dallas

10,861



Hiram

2,102



Rockdale County Water Resources

84,569




No Survey No Survey


No Survey



No Survey

No Survey




No Survey


Number of MF buildings built in last
12 months

Number that are sub-metered

0

NR

0

8

0

NA

0

0

9

9

0

NA

NR

NR



NA

NA

0

0

0

Not many

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0



0



NA

NA

NA

NA

0

0

NA

None built

0

0

0

NA

NA

NA

NR

NR

NA

NA

NA

NA

1

NA



0

0

0

0

0

NA

NA



0

0

0

0

0

0

0

None

None

0

NA

NA

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

None

0

0

2010 Implementation Review / 29

Questions 28-31: Plan Action Item 5.6, Assess and Reduce Water System Leakage
Has your water system completed a water audit using the AWWA water audit software? If yes, what were the three priority areas for attention recommended by the software? What is your water system's water loss reduction goal(s)?

Population serve d

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority
Cobb County Water System Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin
DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority
Villa Rica Fayette County Water System
Brooks Fayetteville
Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming
Fulton County Department of Public Works
Atlanta Department of Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee
Flowery Branch
Gainesville Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority
Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865
275,772
574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424
710,491 124,984
12,905 91,063
632 15,093
168,624 5,896
131,960
745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772
570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234 5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712
4,115
183,628 150,419
5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569

AWWA Water Audit?

Three priority areas identified

Water loss reduction goal

<15%



1: Volume from own sources 2: Billed Metered 3: Water Exported

Limit losses to 10% or less Maintain an (ILI) of <= 5.0

25%

No Survey

No Survey



1: Water Imported 2: Water Exported 3: Unauthorized Consumption

<10% lost/unaccounted for water

NR

NR

NR

To be under 10% each and every month. Sometimes we are as low as 7%

NA



1: Unauthorized consumption 2: Customer retail unit costs 3: System data handling errors

Continue with comprehensive Leak Detection Program, meter replacement and expand
permanent Leak Detection Device Deployment.



1: Water imported 2: Unauthorized consumption 3: Systematic data handling errors

Below 10% real water loss

NA



1: Unauthorized consumption 2: Total annual cost of operating water system 3: Customer metering inaccuracies

Maintain non revenue water below 10%

8%

No Survey



1: Unauthorized consumption 2: Variable production cost 3: Master meter error adjustment

10%

NR

Currently less than 10% water lost

NA



1: Volume from own sources 2: Billed metered 3: Customer metering inaccuracies

NA NA NA
10% or less

Less than 10%

No Survey

< 10%



1: Volume from own sources 2: Unauthorized consumption 3: Total annual cost of operating water system

Eliminate all unaccounted for water loss.

10%



1: Customer retail unit cost (applied to Apparent Losses) 2: Billed metered 3: Unauthorized consumption

The system has consistently been below the industry standard of 10%. The goal of the system is to continue to reduce the

unaccounted figure to the minimum possible.



1: Volume from own sources 2: Billed metered 3: Total annual cost of operating water system

In the process of developing that goal.

15%

10% or less

No Survey



1: Systematic Data Handling Errors 2: Customer Metering Inaccuracies 3: Customer Unit Retail Cost (Apparent Losses)



1: Volume from own sources 2: Unbilled Metered 3: Unauthorized Consumption

NA NA NA To get below 10% real water losses NA 10% NA

NA

Less than 10%

NA



Software doesn't compute ILI for system our size (~342 connections)

NA



1: Billed metered 2: Volume from own sources 3: Customer metering inaccuracies

Reduce lost water quantities below 15% yearly average



Attached

To locate and repair 20 leaks and recover 17.5 million gallons



NR

NA

Less than 10%

Less than 10%

< 15%

No Survey



1: Water imported 2: Unauthorized consumption 3: Master meter error adjustment

< 10% NA NA

<15%

2010 Implementation Review / 30

Questions 32-34: Plan Action Item 5.6, Assess and Reduce Water System Leakage
Does your water system have an ongoing leak detection and repair program? If yes, how many leaks have been detected and repaired in the last year or 12 month period? If each of them leaked for 24 hours what is the total loss avoided in gallons per minute?

Population serve d

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System
Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County WSA Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin DeKalb County Water and Sewer
Douglasville-Douglas County WSA
Villa Rica Fayette County Water System
Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer
Cumming
Fulton County Dept. Public Works Atlanta Dept. Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City
Gwinnett County Dept. of Water Resources
Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

Leak detection & repair program?

How many leaks detected & repaired?

Total loss avoided in gallons per minute?

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865 275,772 574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424 710,491
124,984 12,905 91,063
632 15,093 168,624
5,896
131,960
745,524
20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772
570 5,157 87,719 17,499
730,234
5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569



Approximately 350



NA

NA



NR



878



73

NR

NR

NA NA NA NA No Survey No Survey NA NA NR



144



69 (July 2009-June 2010)



See spreadsheet



Main leak (about 15); small service leaks (about 100)



208

NA 340 Gallons Per Minute See spreadsheet NA NA

No Survey



41

NR

NR



About 25



At least 15

NA



Unknown since they are not tracked that way



55 service line leaks, 19 meter leaks, 21 main line leaks



Unknown



NR

No Survey



541 (56 mains; 485 service line repairs)



NR



418

8186 NR NA NA NA
125 gpm for service line leaks, 26 gpm for meter leaks, and 57 gpm for main line leaks NA NR
NA NA The question is too vague and cumbersome to calculate. NA



Do not yet have 12 months of data

NA



15

NA



340

3.07 gpm

No Survey



24

NA



12

138,000

NA

NA



92 service line repairs and 22 main breaks.



102

NA

Water main breaks = 178 water main cut by others = 54 water



main leaks = 340 service line leaks 2170 meter leak county side = 395 customer side = 418 fire hydrant repair = 868

NA

estimate 15% leaking



NA

NA

NA

NA



In excess of 300 leaks detected and repaired

NA



Information not complete



Information unavailable at this time.



12 leaks



45



Program will begin September 2010



74



90

No Survey



1,583



12



Four or five in the last twelve months.

NA NA 1,198,880 gallons 70 NR NA 270,000
NA NA NA

2010 Implementation Review / 31

Question 35: Plan Action Item 5.6, Assess and Reduce Water System Leakage
Please identify how your water system reduces leaks. Please check all that apply.

Population served Leak detection equipment and software On-going meter calibration and/or replacement program Current water distribution model System pressure management Work with other departments to inform utility of standing water and leaks Established a strategy for prioritizing leak repairs that include mains & small lines Address leaks or inefficiencies in the water treatment plant Maintain asset management tracking program Maintain accurate billing system records through staff communication

Other (please specify)

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock

70,902



3,419

18,965



1,522

680

729

166,268

1,017

23,073





861



23,865


No Survey No Survey



Clayton County Water Authority

275,772



Cobb County Water System Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County WSA Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin
DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County WSA
Villa Rica Fayette County Water System
Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming Fulton County Dept. Public Works Atlanta Dept. Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City Gwinnett County Dept. of Water Resources Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

574,011

7,058



66,953



15,958



50,712

88,652

2,728

31,587

3,720



424



710,491



124,984

12,905

91,063



632

15,093



168,624



5,896



131,960

745,524

20,562

43,441



11,335

6,772

570

5,157



87,719

17,499



730,234

5,924



12,387

29,837



10,946

16,712

4,115



183,628

150,419

5,355

4,989

19,928

14,679

123,692

10,861

2,102



84,569



No Survey



No Survey

No Survey



No Survey

















Leak detection equipment, replaced water meters











Currently implementing an Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)

program. All residential meters are being replaced with AMR's



that have an added benefit to help detect possible leaks on

the customer side of the water service. Currently there have

been 32,702 OF 47,030 meters replaced.









Investigate meter read exception reports for high or low reads








































































GIS program being developed Water audit of fire lines has resulted in many repaired leaks
Residents' reports
We respond to citizen service requests.

2010 Implementation Review / 32

Questions 36 & 37: Plan Action Item 5.7, Conduct Residential Water Audits
Does your water system provide residential water audits or make the "Do-It Yourself Household Water Assessment" available to customers? How many water audits have been conducted and / or how many "Do-It Yourself Household Water Assessment" have been provided to customers?

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County WSA
Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729
166,268
1,017 23,073
861 23,865

Clayton County Water Authority

275,772

Cobb County Water System Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County WSA Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin
DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County WSA
Villa Rica
Fayette County Water System
Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer
Cumming
Fulton County Dept. of Public Works Atlanta Dept. Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City
Gwinnett County Dept. of Water Resources Braselton
Buford
Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424
710,491 124,984 12,905
91,063
632 15,093 168,624
5,896
131,960 745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335
6,772 570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234 5,924
12,387
29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569

Population serve d

Residential water audits
or do-it yourself water audit?



NR










How many water audits have been conducted and/or how many "Do-It-Yourself Household Water Assessment" made
available to customers?
5000+ Do-It Yourself Assessments NA NA NA
No Survey No Survey The information is on our website and available in public places, it would be difficult to be accurate. 2 NR 1,500 Pamphlets are distributed at events (around 50 this year). The "Do-It Yourself Water Assessment" is available on the CCWA website and field personnel has handed out the information to customers. Total number is not known. 26,000 No audits have been requested. NA NA No Survey 2,500
NA
NA NA Approximately 40,600 NA Literature provided to residents at Water System office and Earth Day function and upon request.
No Survey NA NA Available on line continuously. Stock has been reduced by about 50 over the past year. 1200 water audits NA NA NA
No Survey NA NA NA One residential audit conducted and over 500 brochures distributed. NA NA NA Do it yourself information is available on city's website, therefore the number conducted is not known. Audit forms are available at City hall or upon request. NA Provided via a link on our web page. Over 500 58 15,000 NA 7 0
No Survey 200 NA The City has distributed approximately 15 brochures in the last 12 months. NA

2010 Implementation Review / 33

Questions 38-40: Plan Action Item 5.8, Distribute Low-Flow Retrofit Kits to Residential Users
Does your water system distribute low-flow retrofit kits? How many total low-flow retrofit kits have been distributed since your program began? What are the contents of the kits distributed? Please check all that apply.
Contents of kits

Population serve d
Distribute LowFlow Retrofit Kits ? Total kits distributed since program began? Showerheads Kitchen aerators Faucet aerators Toilet leak detection dye tabs Flow meter bag information not available

Other

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System
Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County WSA Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin DeKalb County Water and Sewer
Douglasville-Douglas County WSA
Villa Rica Fayette County Water System
Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming
Fulton County Dept. of Public Works
Atlanta Dept. of Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City
Gwinnett County Dept. of Water Resources
Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch
Gainesville
Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge
Paulding County Public Works Dallas
Hiram
Rockdale County Water Resources

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865 275,772 574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424 710,491
124,984
12,905 91,063
632 15,093 168,624 5,896
131,960
745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772
570 5,157 87,719 17,499
730,234
5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115
183,628
150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679
123,692 10,861
2,102
84,569



600+



NA





150







100



No Survey

No Survey



50





170





NA





0



11,500





7,000



NR

82





556



Toilet displacement device, diverter clip

No Survey



500



NA



NA

NA

NA





NA - Program began in 1987

Flow Restrictor



NA



682





No Survey



NA



NA

Not supplied



NA





200 full and ~300 partial kits









Shower timers



5,000



NA



NA



NA

No Survey



3





10





NA





1,500



0

NA



2009=18, 2010 to date=100





Rain gage



NA

Brochure



59





25





3



NA





12



120 through the

Plumbing Retrofit





program



1,500





NA





NA



No Survey



534





NA





~100 (1/3 of total customers)









2010 Implementation Review / 34

Questions 41-44: Plan Action Item 5.9, Conduct Commercial Water Audits
Does your water system provide commercial water audits? How many active commercial accounts do you have? How many commercial accounts have you marketed the program to? How many total commercial water audits have you conducted?

Population serve d
Commercial Water
Audits ?

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority
Cobb County Water System
Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County WSA Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County Water System Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming Fulton County Dept. of Public Works Atlanta Dept. of Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City Gwinnett County Dept. of Water Resources Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross
Suwanee
Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865 275,772
574,011
7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720
424 710,491 124,984 12,905 91,063
632 15,093 168,624 5,896 131,960 745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772
570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234 5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946
16,712
4,115 183,628 150,419
5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569

How many active
commercial accounts?

How many commercial accounts have you How many total commercial

marketed the program to?

water audits conducted?

250+

NA

NA

250+

NA

NA



1,799

NR

1 - Trial audit on City Hall



33

5

0

No survey

No survey



1,358

NA

NA

23

0

0

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

465

NA

0

5,377



6,030



450

NA All of them
NA

NA
10 - mostly schools excluding the County Government Buildings
No audits have been requested.



2,379

Not actively marketed

NA

NA

NA

NA

No survey



614

15

15

NR

NR

NR

~1,700

NR

NR

~100

0

0

NA

NA

NA

6,789

None

None

2,207

NA

NA



734

NA

NA



NA

NR

NR

No survey



677

677

4



3,000

NA

349

1,250

0

89



~2,528

All account holders via mailer and website

NA



12,500

NA

NA



481

NA

NA



1,090

NA

NA

No survey

258

NA

NA

0

0

0

149

NA

NA



1,200

Each year we market this to our top 25 highest users.

3

NR

NA

NA

11,300

0

0

280

0

0

620

NA

NA



1,000

NA

0

279

0

0

We do not have

a commercial

NA

NA

account class



58

58

0



3,450

All via internet and local government channel

0



1,300

NA

2

52

None

None



124

3

1

272

NA

NA

No survey



1,143

138

0

166

NA

NA

~5

None

None



NA

NA

NA

2010 Implementation Review / 35

Question 45: Plan Action Item 5.9, Conduct Commercial Water Audits
Please describe any successes, case studies or unique projects that you would like to share on implementation of commercial water audits.

Population serve d

Water System
Cobb County Water System
Forsyth County Water and Sewer
Fulton County Dept. of Public Works
Atlanta Department of Watershed Management
Roswell Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

574,011 168,624
131,960 745,524 87,719 730,234

Comments
We did audit and retrofit most of the county buildings.
FC conducted an audit of all fire lines that show regular usage. Working 1 on 1 with commercial owners to identify & repair leaks, FC has reduced the number of fire lines with regular usage from 145 to 69. Specific examples:
Forsyth County Schools: An audit of the fire lines on 18 schools identified leaks, check valve deficiencies, and at least one instance where an irrigation system was being fed (un-metered and un-billed) through a fire line. The leaks were repaired resulting in significant water savings.
Dick's Creek WRF: A leak was detected on the domestic line at this WRF. Prior to the repair the average monthly use was over 200,000 gallons; after the repair monthly average is now 2,000 gallons.
C.W. Matthews: Fire line usage of 93,588 gallons per month has been reduced to -0-.
Cousins Properties: Fire line usage of 10,213 gallons per month has been reduced to 150 gallons.
CVS Pharmacy: Fire line usage of 14,225 gallons per month has been reduced to -0-.
A unique project that we worked on was a landscape project that was conducted at the Fulton County North Annex. With the new water wise landscape that will be installed in the fall of 2010 we also conducted an irrigation audit on our existing system that was over 15 years old. With the audit we found that the system had several inefficacies. The old system was using approximately 192,000gpm. These numbers, are assuming that the irrigation system was running 15 times per month. The new design and incorporating drip irrigation and MP Rotator Heads/Nozzles, the new system will use approximately 89,100gpm. This is based on the system running15 times per month. This results in a reduction of 102,900 Gallons per month, or 54% less per month.
In 2006, the City of Atlanta partnered with P2AD on water assessments of city facilities (COA Correction Facility) and several of Atlanta's largest users;
Department of Watershed Management staff received commercial water audit training from P2AD in 2007;
Atlanta contracted with an engineering firm to provide free water audits to large water users of the Atlanta system. Assessments were preformed on Atlanta Public Schools (a typical elementary, middle & high school) in 2008;
Staff of the Office of Water Efficiency conducted water audits in 2009 focusing on six large, older multi-family complexes. This continues to be the focus of our water audit program and will be performed in conjunction with the implementation of the multi-family toilet rebate program.
Under 1 audit of a nursing home facility we were able to identify a leak that was causing high consumption. The customer made repairs to the leak and replaced old toilet fixtures and aerators with low flow fixtures which help to drastically reduce their water bill.
We also audited a child development center which had abnormally high water usage. We were able to identify several ways for this customer to use water more efficiently and they were able to reduce their consumption by almost 50%.
Gwinnett does not perform commercial water audits due to limited resources. However, we offer commercial water audit workshops to our high use customers to promote water conservation annually at the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Central Office. Additionally, we encourage our customers to develop water efficiency programs through our website where a Tracking Water Use Form, Water Efficiency Guide, Water Conservation Guide for Commercial and Industrial Users and Industrial Water Fact Sheet are available.

2010 Implementation Review / 36

Questions 46 & 47: Plan Action Item 5.10, Implement Education and Public Awareness Plan
Does your jurisdiction and/or water system have a water conservation education and public awareness program? Does your jurisdiction and/or water system conduct water conservation education at schools? If so please indicate which levels are addressed:

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System
Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Villa Rica Fayette County Water System Brooks Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming Fulton County Department of Public Works Atlanta Department of Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram Rockdale County Water Resources

Population serve d

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865 275,772 574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424 710,491 124,984 12,905 91,063 632 15,093 168,624 5,896 131,960 745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772 570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234 5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861 2,102 84,569

Conservation education and
public awareness program?



NR











Elementary

Middle









No Survey

No Survey





NR

NR













No Survey
















No Survey



















No Survey































No Survey















High

NR






2010 Implementation Review / 37

Questions 48 & 49: Plan Action Item 5.10, Implement Education and Public Awareness Plan
How many education/outreach activities have you done this year? How many public participation/involvement activities have you done this year?

Population serve d

Water System
Bartow County Water Department Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Kingston White
Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority Ball Ground Canton Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority
Cobb County Water System Austell Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority Grantville Newnan Utilities Senoia Turin
DeKalb County Water and Sewer
Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Villa Rica
Fayette County Water System Brooks Fayetteville
Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming
Fulton County Department of Public Works Atlanta Department of Watershed Management College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Union City
Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville
Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge
Paulding County Public Works Dallas
Hiram
Rockdale County Water Resources

70,902 3,419 18,965 1,522 680 729 166,268 1,017 23,073 861 23,865
275,772
574,011 7,058 66,953 15,958 50,712 88,652 2,728 31,587 3,720 424
710,491
124,984 12,905 91,063
632 15,093 168,624 5,896 131,960 745,524 20,562 43,441 11,335 6,772
570 5,157 87,719 17,499 730,234 5,924 12,387 29,837 10,946 16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 5,355 4,989 19,928 14,679 123,692 10,861
2,102
84,569

How many education/ outreach activities?

How many participation/ involvement
activities?

4

4

NA

NA

1

5

0

0

No Survey

No Survey

4

11

0

0

NR

NR

NR

NR

3

2

** Refer to Appendix A for additional
information submitted

** Refer to Appendix A for additional
information submitted

More than 50

More than 30

1

1

7 events / 1123 contacts 4 events / 330 contacts

0

0

No Survey

4

10

NR

NR

4

1

1

0

NA
4 activities impacting 475 individuals
12

NA
10 activities impacting 992 individuals
5

NA

NA

NR

NR

No Survey

3

NR

100+

19

3

2

6

19

144

333

1

1

3

3

No Survey

5

2

4

NR

2

1

11

19

0

0

4

4

0

0

3

2

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

1

40

45

NR

NR

1 Rivers Alive

NR

None so far

None

4

2

No Survey

3

3

2
At least 10 events in 09/10
3

2
At least 3 events in 09/10
NR

2010 Implementation Review / 38

Question 50: Plan Action Item 5.10, Implement Education and Public Awareness Plan
Please describe all education/outreach activities.

Population serve d

Water System
Bartow County Water Department
Cartersville
Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority
Waleska Woodstock Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System Austell Marietta Power and Water Coweta County WSA Senoia DeKalb County Water and Sewer Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Fayetteville Forsyth County Water and Sewer Cumming
Fulton County Dept. of Public Works
Atlanta Department of Watershed Management
East Point Hapeville Mountain Park

70,902
18,965
166,268
861 23,865 275,772 574,011 7,058 66,953 88,652 3,720 710,491 124,984 15,093 168,624 5,896 131,960
745,524
43,441 6,772 570

Comments
Brochures At Public Facilities Speakers Bureau Website Conservation Information Environmental Management System Programs School Classroom Education Retrofit Kit Distribution Essay Contest Technical Training EMS Program for Public Participation
Education / Outreach: Local Government Expo: This event is held annually during Georgia Cities Week (middle of April). Each department of the City and County government spends a half day available to the public to discuss the service they provide and address customer/citizen issues. The Water Department has participated each year. We provide educational material (conservation, backflow, grease trap, etc), lessons on how to read a meter and address any water or sewer related issues.
Public Participation / Involvement - Tours: Home-school group 9/4/2009: Emily Green and a group of roughly 55 kids ranging from 5-10 years of age and 28 adults toured at 10am. 3rd graders from Mission Road Elementary 10/22/2009:Carrie Mullinax: Plant tour / 2 groups / one at 9:00 and the next at 10:15am. Each group will have about 50 kids (3rd graders).
Employers committee 4/13/2010: We hosted Bartow Employer's Committee at Water Treatment Plant. Approximately 25 adult business leaders. We provided lunch and toured the WTP facility.
Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) meet the requirements for education and outreach activities and public participation and involvement activity for June 2009 - May 2010 through numerous efforts. CCWSA has the "Do it yourself Household Water Assessment" brochures available at the main office and online to all our customers. Water conservation is always mentioned in the Water Quality Report that goes out to all customers and is available on-line. We support the toilet rebate program through our web site. Additionally a press release went out to support the students who won the art contest drawing pictures that embraced the water conservation/water quality theme. We had one water treatment facility tour by a high school group in March. CCWSA partners with the Upper Etowah River Alliance (UERA) on household water conservation workshops. We purchased $500 in rain barrel parts and sink aerators to use in conjunction with the supplies purchased by UERA. At the rain barrel workshops the participants make the rain barrels and receive the literature on indoor and outdoor water conservation along with a sink aerator. The rain garden has been established for seven years and is our ongoing best management practice demonstration that helps keep excess storm water out of the Etowah River. We sponsored a drawing contest for all 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students in Cherokee County. The students had a draw a picture that embraced water quality/conservation. We picked a winner from each grade and gave them $25 and a t-shirts with their drawing on it. We printed up 150 T-shirts for distribution throughout the county at events. Supporting the Cherokee County Science and Engineering Fair is a newer addition to our education program. In January we gave out $500 in savings bonds to students that excelled in the science and engineering field. Career Day is an important part of our education program because we get to speak to so many students. We spoke to approximately 740 students from six different schools about working in the watershed and water conservation.
Brochures and pamphlets are available.
The City's Environmental Manager conducted two activities at area libraries educating the participants about the importance of clean water and water conservation. The Environmental Manager publishes articles in the Towne Hall News quarterly. This newsletter is distributed in the water bills to all water customers. The City's Environmental Manager held a curb drain marking event and a River's Alive Clean up event.
** Refer to Appendix A for additional information submitted
There are too many. Entire staff is Project WET Certified we conducted water festivals at several schools, we do classroom programs. We speak at civic groups, garden clubs, professional organizations, etc. We have held conservation education events, attended green fairs at colleges and senior centers. Participated in County festivals. ** Refer to Appendix A for additional information submitted
Provided information on water conservation practices and distributed 25 low-flow retrofit kits. In addition, we publicize the toilet rebate program on our website.
Conservation Kit Coordination & Delivery- 158 units Earth Day Girl Scout Expo 100 scouts Cool Waters Teachers Workshop- 30 teachers (3 days) Career Day @ Dunleith Elementary- 500 students Water 101- Fire Dept Recruits- 20 students Children's Water Festival- 300 students GAWP Fall Conference H2Opportunity- 40 attendees Water Use & Conservation for 1st graders- 105 students SPSU Career Fair- 200 students
The Coweta County Water Education team sponsors a water conservation workshop one a year for the 4th grade teachers.
Brochures available in city hall and 1 day in the local elementary school.
** Refer to Appendix A for additional information submitted
** Refer to Appendix A for additional information submitted
We have agreement with the Local Extension Service in that we provide them with materials for the classes they teach through their outreach program.
Forsyth County conducts education and outreach primarily through the Keep Forsyth County Beautiful organization, a Department of the Forsyth County government. Activities include:
Adopt-A-Stream workshops, Enviroscape watershed/run-off demonstrations, Healthy Water - Healthy People curriculum presentations, Rain-Barrel workshops.
Bill-Stuffers / Brochures at City Hall / Promote Toilet Rebate Program / Website / Water Treatment Facility Tours / School Classroom Education We have participated in: Green Plumbers 2009 Leadership Academy Burdett Stream Planting 2009 Career Days 2009 and 2010 4th NACO event at the Mills Senior Center Water Wise Landscaping and a Rain Barrel Demo Water Conservation Talk with Garden Club at Atlanta Fulton County Water Resource Commission U Fix It Workshop at Mills Senior Center 2009 Autrey Mill Water Day (Chattahochee Nature Center, Whole Foods Store, Fulton Green Day and Federal Reserve) Children's Water Festival 2009, 2010 Best Management Practices for Municipal Workers (landscaping) (2010) Tours at Johns Creek Environmental Campus and Atlanta Fulton County Water Resource Commission Library and summer camp programs (2009, 2010) 2010 Fix A Leak Week (set up several tables with literature, dye tabs, audits) Continued participation in the Toilet Rebate Program with $100,000.00 in 2010 Town Hall Day on "Being Water Smart" Fulton County Public Works Website has water conservation information and resources
EPA Fix A Leak Week activities (toilet leak repair demonstrations) WaterSmart Workshops Club H2O (school program utilizing Project WET materials) Be Water Wise Atlanta (school program in partnership with the National Environmental Education Foundation) Rain Barrel Workshops Care & Conserve Program National Drinking Water Week activities Earth Day (month) activities Watershed Ambassadors (attending Neighborhood Planning Unit mtgs) Trees Atlanta partnership AMPS (Atlanta Mentorship Program for Sustainability) community-based water efficiency retrofit program in conjunction with Atlanta Workforce Development Agency Water Saver Kit distribution events WaterSense Partnership Town Hall Mtgs Sales Tax holiday/WaterSense promotion Workshops & demonstrations at Senior Centers Health Fairs Youth/Camp activities Bill Inserts (12 monthly inserts w/ variety of conservation messages) Videos (purchased DVDs as well as created several in-house) Brochures (some purchased, some created in-house)
1) Water Festival 2) Town Hall Expo 3) Water Resources Workshop
The City provides occasional bill stuffers and newsletters, brochures at municipal facilities, website with water conservation information, historical water use on water bills, and promotes the toilet rebate program. The City has conducted retrofit kit distribution and technical training to target audiences.
We provide a quarterly water conservation tip on the newsletter that accompanies our utility bills.

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Question 50: Plan Action Item 5.10, Implement Education and Public Awareness Plan
Please describe all education/outreach activities.

Palmetto
Roswell
Union City
Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources
Buford
Suwanee Flowery Branch Gainesville Henry County WSA McDonough Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram

5,157
87,719
17,499
730,234
12,387
16,712 4,115 183,628 150,419 19,928 123,692 10,861 2,102

Brochures - The City maintains brochures at City Hall from the Clean Water Campaign such as "Household Solutions for Preventing Water Pollution from Hazardous Wastes" and Do It Yourself Household Water Assessment", and the District's "Pre-Rinse Spray Valve Brochure.
Website - The City maintains useful links on its website to P2AD, the Clean Water Campaign, and Georgia DNR.
Retrofit Kit - The City distributes Low-Flow Retrofit Kits containing the District's recommended contents.
July 2009: Earth Balloon at STAR House Simple Solutions Garden
August 2009: Habitat for Humanity Greening Your Home Simple Solutions Pets Adopt-A-Stream Workshop (2)
September 2009: Roswell North PTA Green Committee Simple Solutions Holidays EverGreen School Meeting Rivers Alive Festival and Cleanup Drippy Dropperson Coloring Book Launch Adopt-A-Stream Workshop
October 2009: Drippy Dropperson Coloring Book Contest Earth Balloon at Chattahoochee Nature Center
November 2009: Drippy Dropperson Coloring Book Contest EverGreen Schools Meeting
December 2009: Simple Solutions- Green Cleaning Drippy Dropperson Coloring Book Contest
** Refer to Appendix A for additional information submitted
The City provides occasional bill stuffers and newsletters, brochures at municipal facilities, website with water conservation information, historical water use on water bills, and promotes the toilet rebate program. The City has conducted retrofit kit distribution and technical training to target audiences.
In 2009 Gwinnett County education and outreach activities have included distribution of bill stuffers to over 250,000 customers, placement of brochures and water conservation display at county offices, updating county website with water education information and participation in a water conservation and reused TV program of Gwinnett TV.
In 2009 Gwinnett County participation/involvement activities have included many tours of the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center and the Lanier and Shoal Creek Water Treatment Plants. We had Clean Water Family Day at the Shoal Creek Treatment Plant. Participation in EPD Fix a Leak Week, classroom education held at the Gwinnett County Environmental and Heritage Center adn visits to over 100 Gwinnett County schools and providing education at teacher workshops, PTA meetings, and classroom presentation through Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful.
Bill Stuffers - The City includes educational material from the Clean Water Campaign with utility bills at least once each quarter.
Brochures - The City maintains brochures at City Hall from the Clean Water Campaign such as "Household Solutions for Preventing Water Pollution from Hazardous Wastes" and "Do It yourself Household Water Assessment", and the District's "Pre-Rinse Spray Valve Brochure".
Website - The City maintains useful links on it's website to P2AD, the Clean Water Campaign, and Georgia DNR, as well as educational links to websites tailored to students and teachers.
Toilet Rebate Program - The City implemented a Toilet Rebate Program in February of 2009. This program was deemed ineffective due to lack of public interest and was discontinued in December of 2009.
Retrofit Kit - The City distributes Low-Flow Retrofit Kits containing the District's recommended contents.
Brochures at municipal facilities WebSite with water conservation information Water System Rate Study/Revision and Revised Water Policies Meetings Public participation at two City Public Informational Meetings and one Public Hearing portion of one City Council Meeting to set new water rates and implement new policies for the water system.
Education programs are presented thru Elachee Nature Center programs and thru class room visits if requested. The Better Hometown Society held a stream walk and clean-up day during the Fall.
The City also distributes water conservation education material at City Hall, the Wastewater Treatment Plant and to owners/operators of businesses during business inspections and on other occasions.
From school presentations, adopt-a-stream participation, Captain Conservation deputizing "conservation crusaders", water assessments and workshops, Gainesville has many forms of outreach and public involvement.
Fix-a-Leak activity at Lowes of McDonough Open House at Tussahaw Reservoir Cubihatcha Kids Outdoor Education Day
We send out fliers, pamphlets at City Hall, Open houses, and web site
Paulding staff attended a local farmer's market to give out water saver kits Paulding staff in conjunction with the county extension agent put on an annual Natural Resource Festival at a local elementary school County extension agent organized a river clean up in October.
The City partners with Keep Paulding Beautiful to host educational and cleanup events such as recycling, water conservation, Illicit Discharge throughout the year as well as a River's Alive Stream cleanup.
Hiram partners with Keep Paulding Beautiful (KPB) to host numerous educational and cleanup events throughout the year. Recycling and water conservation programs were held at several area elementary and high schools, Chattahoochee Tech, Sams Club, Cub Scouts, Taylor Farm, West Cobb Mothers Club, the Villa's Retirement Community, etc. in 2008, 2009 and in 2010. An Adopt-a-Stream Program was initiated in 2008 and continues today. The Mayor and City Council participate in an annual Water Resources (water, waste and stormwater) Management Program review at a regular scheduled meeting at which citizens and local businesses owners may pose questions and receive assistance on specific issues. Additional education and public participation/involvement activities are planned for the remainder of 2010.

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Questions 51 & 52: Other Conservation Measures
Are you implementing any other water conservation measures or programs in your jurisdiction? If yes, please describe.

Population serve d
Additional conservation measures?

Please describe any additional water conservation measures you are implementing

Water System
Adairsville
Cartersville
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County Water System Marietta Power and Water Powder Springs
Coweta County WSA
Newnan Utilities DeKalb County Water and Sewer Villa Rica Forsyth County Water and Sewer

3,419 18,965 275,772 574,011 66,953 15,958
88,652
31,587 710,491 12,905
168,624

Fulton County Dept. of Public Works

131,960

Atlanta Department of Watershed Management
Mountain Park

745,524 570

Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

730,234

Flowery Branch Gainesville Paulding County Public Works Dallas Hiram

4,115 183,628 123,692 10,861
2,102



We have "use water wisely" brochures in lobby

Conservation rates: Tier 1 = base ($1.20) Tier 2 = base + 214% ($2.57) Tier 3 = base + 388% ($4.66) Tier 4 = base + 542% ($6.50).



Tier 1 = 0-10 CCF, Tier 2 = 11-14 CCF, Tier 3 = 15-19 CCF, Tier 4 = 20+ CCF. Has easily been the most effective conservation

measure taken.



** Refer to Appendix A for additional information submitted



We have an irrigation education program "Give them an Inch...Grow a Yard, Fix a Leak Week Program. We distribute outdoor kits and at home irrigation system audits.



Conservation information provided to customers through web site, bill stuffers and newsletters.



Three Tier Water Usage Rate Structure implemented by City

Coweta County Water & Sewerage Authority has teamed up with local industries as well as Stormwater Management



Department, the Extension Office and the Coweta County School System to form the Coweta County Water Education Team.

Together we promote water education with the public.



Reviewing rates



Annual art contest for elementary students of which the winners art is turned in to a calendar and distributed to the community after Board of Commissioner recognition.



Monthly water saving tips on water bills.

FCDWS has an ongoing audit of all commercial sewer. The Forsyth County school system has a strong water conservation



program. FCDWS sends a letter to the top residential water consumers on a quarterly basis, requesting that those customers

examine their water use and encouraging them to adopt conservation measures.

We have offered several rain barrel workshops throughout the year. To date, over 500 rain barrels have been distributed. When



we offer our workshops we always cover conservation inside the home and outside the home and also current rules and restrictions that effect our customers. The workshop is kept very inexpensive so that it is available to everyone and we always

use barrels as giveaways.

Multi-family toilet rebate - Fall 2010 implementation pending. Atlanta's large concentration (108,402 units) of 1993 apartment



dwellings will soon be able to take advantage of the toilet rebate program. Atlanta will provide a $100 rebate for each

WaterSense toilet replaced; recycling of the old toilets will be required as a part of the program.



We are implementing a system-wide wi-fi enabled remote meter reading and shutoff system. It will enable residents to see their usage in 4 hr increments and allow for automatic communication to residents of suspected leaks and remote shutoff if necessary.

Gwinnett has taken a variety of steps to find additional ways to conserve its water resources, from its rates to special studies to

find leaks in the system to implementing LEED Certification. The County's conservation measures include: Conservation Pricing,



Non-revenue water reduction, Leak Detection, Requirement of sub-unit meters in new multi-family buildings, Promoting of residential water audits, Distribution of low-flow retrofit kits to residential users, Promoting of commercial water audits,

Implementation of a Public Education and Awareness Plan, Reclaimed Water Program, Project Saving Water Saving Money and

LEED Certification for County facilities.



Outdoor watering restrictions that meet state restrictions.





Conservation Rate billing system.



Under drought conditions, the City mandates that all customers adhere to the state's water restrictions.



Under drought conditions, the City mandates that all customers adhere to the state's water restrictions.

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Question 53: Other Conservation Measures
Please describe any successes, case studies and unique projects that you would like to share on implementation of any water conservation measures.

Population serve d

Water System
Clayton County Water Authority Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority
Forsyth County Water and Sewer
Atlanta Department of Watershed Management
Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

275,772 88,652 168,624
745,524 730,234

Comments
** Refer to Appendix A for additional information submitted
The Coweta County Water Education team has implemented water conservation into the 4th grade curriculum.
The Coweta County Water Education team sponsors a field trip to the Water Plant for all 4th grade classes at the school which conserved the most water throughout the year.
FCDWS has conducted a sewer capacity audit of all commercial accounts that are served by sanitary sewer. Through leak repairs and other conservation measures, many accounts have been able to reduce their water consumption to get below their sewer capacity allotment.
All Forsyth County school rest rooms have been converted to water-less urinals; all new schools are built with water-less urinals. Also, the school system has tied five school campuses onto the reuse system; the reuse water is used for landscape irrigation. Additionally, the five County high schools each have artificial turf on their football fields, eliminating the need for irrigation altogether on those fields.
Care & Conserve Program - assisting Atlanta's low-income citizens with leak repairs, low-flow fixture retrofits, line replacements and payment assistance since 1994 - a separate attachment describes this program.
Be Water Wise Atlanta - an environmental education program in Atlanta Public Schools implemented in conjunction with the National Environmental Education Foundation and multiple other partners, focuses on water conservation activities - a separate attachment describes this program.
** Refer to Appendix A for additional information submitted
Constructed treatment and recycling of backwash water at water treatment plants.
Leak Detection Survey
Greater Gwinnett Environmental Sustainability Program which states all new large county buildings will be LEED Certified.
Reclaimed water program has 10 customers. Gwinnett Braves stadium saves about 100 million gallons of potable water per season.

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2010 Plan Implementation Review B. Wastewater Results
Key to responses: = responded "yes" Blank = responded "no" NA = not applicable or no information available NR = no response
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Questions 1 & 2: Plan Action Item 7.1, Sewer System Inventory and Mapping
Does your jurisdiction have a map of the entire sewer system? If yes, which of the following best describes your sewer system map?

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek

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Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

























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Questions 3 & 4: Plan Action Items 7.3 and 7.4, Sewer System Inspection and Maintenance Program
Does your jurisdiction have a sewer system inspection and maintenance program? Please identify which program elements have been implemented under your sewer system inspection and maintenance program. Check all that apply.

Inspection and Maintenance
Program Schedules and procedures for preventive and
routine maintenance Inspection of sewers and manholes Inspection of sewer right-ofways and stream crossings Inspection of stream banks adjacent to sewers and force mains Periodic cleaning of sewers and associated appurtenances

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Emerson







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Smyrna

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Grantville Newnan Senoia





















Sharpsburg

DeKalb County (unincorporated)











Douglasville-Douglas County WSA













Villa Rica













Fayette County (unincorporated)

Fayetteville











Peachtree City











Brooks

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Forsyth County (unincorporated)













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Fulton County (unincorporated)













Atlanta











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Union City









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Question 5: Plan Action Item 7.5, Sewer System Rehabilitation Program
Does your jurisdiction have a sewer system rehabilitation program?

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

Yes

No



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Question 6: Plan Action Item 7.6, Capacity Certification Program
Does your jurisdiction have a wastewater collection and treatment capacity certification program?

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

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No



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Questions 7 & 8: Plan Action Item 7.7, Grease Management Program
Does your jurisdiction have a grease management program? Please identify which practices have been implemented as part of your grease management program. Check all that apply.

Legal authority regulating discharge of grease from industrial and commercial facilities Legal authority for enforcement program Written methods and procedures preventing/controlling discharges of grease from industrial and commercial facilities Inspection program to ensure routine inspections of grease trap s Tracking of sewer system blockages and overflows associated with grease Process to investigate and identify sources causing blockages in sewer system Inspection and permitting program for trucks used in pumping of grease traps or contract with a private vendor for inspection services

Grease management
program

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

















































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Question 9: Plan Action Item 7.8, Sewer System Overflows
Over the past year, how many sewer spills have you identified that occurred due to grease blockages, tree roots/vegetation encroachment, vandalism, third party construction damage or other causes?

Grease blockages Tree roots /vegetation encroachment Vandalism Third party construction damage Structural Defect Pump Station Failure Unknown

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

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Questions 10 & 11: Plan Action Item 7.8, Sewer System Overflow Emergency Response Program
Does your jurisdiction have a sewer system overflow emergency response program? Annual number of sanitary sewer overflows reaching "Waters of the State"

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA
Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated)
Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

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Question 12: Plan Action Item 7.9, Sewer System Inspection and Maintenance Training
Does your jurisdiction have an employee training program as part of your sewer system inspection and maintenance program?

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

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No


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Question 13: Plan Action Item 8.1, Septic System Planning
Has your jurisdiction developed a plan that identifies where and under what conditions septic systems are appropriate considering long-term water quality and quantity concerns?

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

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Questions 14 & 15: Plan Action Item 8.2, Septic System Critical Area Management
Has your jurisdiction identified septic system "critical areas"? Please describe the factors considered when identifying your septic system "critical areas." Check all that apply.

Small drinking water supply watershed Septic systems found around lakes and other water features Areas with high failure rates Areas with limited soil conditions, rock, steep slopes, or high groundwater levels Problems identified by local county environmental health or local jurisdiction

Identified septic system critical areas

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Villa Rica

Fayette County (unincorporated)

Fayetteville



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Atlanta

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Questions 16-19: Plan Action Item 8.4, Septic Tank Septage Disposal
Has your jurisdiction developed a plan for the disposal of septage at local wastewater treatment plants or alternative disposal locations? If septage is accepted at local wastewater treatment facilities, are septage manifests collected at the time of the delivery? If septage is accepted, which facilities accept it in your jurisdiction? What is the cost to the hauler for disposal at each facility?

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville
Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA
Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated)
Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek
Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch
Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

Plan for septage disposal






Septage manifests collected


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Facilities accepting septage

Cost to hauler

City of Cartersville WWTP North Treatment Plant
Cartersville Wastewater facility NA Survey not returned
Cherokee County Water & Sewerage AuthorityRose Creek WPCP Survey not returned NA NR
WB Casey WRF accepts CCWA permitted haulers South Cobb Water Reclamation Facility NA NA NA Survey not returned
Shenandoah Wastewater Treatment Plant NA
Note: The City of Newnan, planning ordinance does not allow septic tanks in the city. NA NA
Snapfinger Wastewater Treatment Plant Sweetwater Creek WPCP NA Peachtree City WSA NA
Rockaway Wastewater Treatment Plant Survey not returned
Peachtree City WSA City of Cumming WRF Bethelview Road AWRF Camp Creek Water Reclamation Facility
RM Clayton WRC

NA $50 per load $37.50/500 gal inside county
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$.15 per gallon
NA NR $160 per 1000 gallons $100 per 1000 gallons NA NA NA
$90 per 1000 gallons NA
NA NA NA 500-$60; 650-$80; 950-$110; 1500-$185; 3500$435; 3800-$475; 4000-$500 4500-$560; 4800-$600; 7000-$880 and IPT surcharge for strength. $0.10 per gallon @ 1,000 gallon increments NA NR NA $50.00 administrative fee plus $0.06 per gallon
$150 for a full load Unknown
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Flat Creek Water Reclamation Facility

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City of Gainesville

32 PG

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NA $125/1000 gallons

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Question 20: Plan Action Item 8.5, Private Decentralized Wastewater Systems Ordinance
Has your local government adopted a private decentralized wastewater systems ordinance?

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

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Question 21: Plan Action Item 8.6, Septic System Coordination
Does your jurisdiction have written procedures to involve the County Board of Health in initial site plan review of new developments and annual water quality discussions?

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

Yes

No


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Questions 22 & 23: Plan Action Item 9.1, Develop Local Wastewater Master Plans
Does your jurisdiction have a current local wastewater master plan that is consistent with the Wastewater Management Plan? If your jurisdiction has developed a local wastewater master plan, does it identify future sewered and unsewered areas of the jurisdiction?

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

Consistent local wastewater master plan


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Questions 24 & 25: Plan Action Item 9.2, Establish Policies for Connection to Public Sewer
Has your jurisdiction established policies for connections to public sanitary sewer? Please check the program elements addressed by your jurisdiction's sewer connection policy.

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)

Policies for connection to public sewer





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Question 26: Wastewater Education/Outreach
Does your jurisdiction have an education/outreach program to ensure that the community understands the importance of the following: (Check all that apply.)

Reducing/elimina ting grease
discharges into the sewer system
Properly disposing of pharmaceuticals and household
chemicals Properly maintaining residential septic systems

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson White
Cherokee County WSA Ball Ground Canton Woodstock
Clayton County Water Authority Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg DeKalb County (unincorporated) Douglasville-Douglas County WSA Villa Rica Fayette County (unincorporated) Fayetteville Peachtree City Brooks Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Mountain Park Palmetto Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Buford Lawrenceville Norcross Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Gainesville Lula Oakwood Henry County WSA Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Rockdale County (unincorporated)















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Question 27: Water Resource Considerations - Reuse Projects
Please describe any new (2009 to present) water reuse projects in your jurisdiction. Skip if this is not applicable to your jurisdiction.

Jurisdiction
Cartersville Cherokee County WSA
Clayton County Water Authority
Cobb County (unincorporated) Coweta County (unincorporated) DeKalb County (unincorporated) Forsyth County (unincorporated) Fulton County (unincorporated)
Gwinnett County (unincorporated)
Braselton Hampton Locust Grove Paulding County (unincorporated)

Comments
Recycle 0.5 mgd of treated wastewater for use in plant to wash down and use in process.
No new reuse projects. CCWSA continues with reuse activities shown in the 2009 Compliance Survey.
The Clayton County Water Authority currently practices indirect potable reuse at two water reclamation facilities, W.B. Casey and Shoal Creek, which discharges high quality effluent into constructed treatment wetlands for natural treatment prior to discharge into CCWA drinking water supply watersheds. The W.B. Casey WRF facility provides advanced secondary level treatment for 24 MGD, of which 9.3 MGD of this treated effluent is currently pumped to the E.L. Huie Jr. constructed treatment wetlands. The Huie wetland discharges to the Pates Creek watershed containing both the Shamrock and Blalock reservoirs. CCWA is currently under construction of an additional 8.2 MGD of wetland cells will bring the total treatment capacity to 17.5 MGD. The Shoal Creek WRF provides advanced secondary treatment with UV disinfection to 4.4 MGD with an average of 1.7 MGD of treated effluent being pumped to the Panhandle constructed treatment wetlands. The Panhandle wetland discharges to the Shoal Creek watershed containing both the Shoal Creek and J.W. Smith reservoirs.
We have not had any new water reuse projects. Currently we supply reclaimed water to the Cobblestone Golf Course and the City of Acworth ball fields from our Northwest Cobb Water Reclamation facility. We have the capability of supplying additional reclaimed water from our Northwest WRF if any new projects come forward.
Piedmont Hospital will be using reuse water from the Shenandoah Treatment Facility for irrigation and cooling towers. Purple pipe has already been installed to the facility.
Recently completed water reuse feasibility study resulting in several alternatives and phased approaches with cost estimates for each. (Magnason order is a driver in which alternative/phase we may have to implement.)
A new County park (Fowler Park) is under construction and will be completed soon. The park will be entirely irrigated by reuse water from Fowler WRF. The park is adjacent to the Fowler WRF.
Fulton County has an active reuse program. The County provides up to 5 MGD of reuse quality water from it's Cauley Creek Plant which provides irrigation water to golf courses, large irrigation users and a few residential properties. Additionally, Fulton County now has up to 15 MGD of reuse quality water available from the Johns Creek Environmental Campus. However, no distribution system yet exists from this facility.
The reuse line to Lake Lanier was completed in April 2010. It is returning about 30 mgd to Lake Lanier daily.
We supply reuse (reclaimed) water to the following facilities: golf courses, sports arenas/complexes, parks, commercial facilities, schools LEED buildings, and other projects that are consumptive such as cooling towers.
Current customers of reuse water: Bear's Best Golf Course, Bunten Road Park, Environmental Heritage Center, F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center, PIckneyville Park, The River Club, McGinnis Ferry Crossing Mixed Use Development, Mall of Georgia, and Gwinnett Braves Stadium.
Reuse water may be trucked from F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center.
Water is returned to Lake Lanier
Limited industrial/residential reuse system for irrigation put on line in 2010.
Re-use capabilities at the wastewater treatment plant. Used for belt press operation and clean up.
We are currently evaluating using treated effluent to use as wash water for belt press at Indian Creek WPCP.
We are presently in the construction phase of a reuse booster pump station and reuse transmission main in the service area of out Pumkinvine WRF. The transmission main will be used to supply reuse water for irrigation to residential area in the Cedarcrest Rd area within the Pumpkinvine basin. At final build out the transmission main could supply reuse water to many as 7000 residential customers. The reuse booster pump station is located within the Pumpkinvine WRF.

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2010 Implementation Review / 62

2010 Plan Implementation Review C. Watershed Results
Key to responses: = responded "yes" Blank = responded "no" NA = not applicable or no information available NR = no response
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2010 Implementation Review / 64

Question 1: Model Ordinance for Post-Development Stormwater Runoff for New Development and Redevelopment. Choose one of the following:
A. We have adopted the model ordinances or equivalent ordinance/regulations, and have incorporated requirements into the development review process, and have a set of procedures in place for long-term maintenance of new stormwater facilities
B. We have adopted the model ordinances or equivalent ordinance/regulations, and have incorporated requirements into the development review process
C. We have adopted the model ordinances or equivalent ordinance/regulations D. We have not adopted the model ordinances or equivalent ordinance/regulations

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

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B

C

D




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Peachtree City Tyrone Woolsey Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Alpharetta Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Milton Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Auburn Berkeley Lake Braselton Buford Dacula Duluth Grayson Lawrenceville Lilburn Norcross Rest Haven Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Hall County (unincorporated) Clermont Flowery Branch Gainesville Gillsville Lula Oakwood Henry County (unincorporated) Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Hiram Rockdale County (unincorporated) Conyers

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Question 2: Model Floodplain Management / Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Choose one of the following:
A. We have adopted the model ordinances or equivalent ordinance/regulations, and have incorporated requirements into the development review process
B. We have adopted the model ordinances or equivalent ordinance/regulations C. We have not adopted the model ordinances or equivalent ordinance/regulations

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

A

B

C



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Peachtree City Tyrone Woolsey Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Alpharetta Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Milton Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Auburn Berkeley Lake Braselton Buford Dacula Duluth Grayson Lawrenceville Lilburn Norcross Rest Haven Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Hall County (unincorporated) Clermont Flowery Branch Gainesville Gillsville Lula Oakwood Henry County (unincorporated) Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Hiram Rockdale County (unincorporated) Conyers

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Question 3: Model Floodplain Management / Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance Choose one of the following:
A. We have completed mapping of the future-conditions floodplains (drainage areas of 1 square mile or greater) within our jurisdiction B. We have partially completed mapping of the future-conditions floodplains within our jurisdiction C. We currently have a RFP or contract for mapping of the future-conditions floodplains and/or have completed preliminary technical work D. We have not initiated any efforts to map future-conditions floodplains

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

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B

C

D





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Peachtree City Tyrone Woolsey Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Alpharetta Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Milton Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Auburn Berkeley Lake Braselton Buford Dacula Duluth Grayson Lawrenceville Lilburn Norcross Rest Haven Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Hall County (unincorporated) Clermont Flowery Branch Gainesville Gillsville Lula Oakwood Henry County (unincorporated) Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Hiram Rockdale County (unincorporated) Conyers

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Question 4: Model Illicit Discharge / Illegal Connection Ordinance Choose one of the following:
A. We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent ordinance/regulations, and have an active program for identifying and eliminating illicit discharges and illegal connection (IDDE program)
B. We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent ordinance/regulations C. We have not adopted the model ordinance or equivalent ordinance/regulations

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

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B

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Peachtree City Tyrone Woolsey Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Alpharetta Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Milton Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Auburn Berkeley Lake Braselton Buford Dacula Duluth Grayson Lawrenceville Lilburn Norcross Rest Haven Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Hall County (unincorporated) Clermont Flowery Branch Gainesville Gillsville Lula Oakwood Henry County (unincorporated) Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Hiram Rockdale County (unincorporated) Conyers

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Question 5: Model Stream Buffer Protection Ordinance Choose one of the following:
A. We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent ordinance/regulations B. We have adopted a stream buffer ordinance/regulations with stream buffer widths that exceed those in the model ordinance C. We have adopted a stream buffer ordinance/regulations with alternative stream buffer requirements from those in the model
ordinance D. We have not adopted the model ordinance or equivalent ordinance/regulations, or any stream buffer regulations other than those
required under the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act (25-foot state buffers)

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

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B

C

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Peachtree City Tyrone Woolsey Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Alpharetta Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Milton Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Auburn Berkeley Lake Braselton Buford Dacula Duluth Grayson Lawrenceville Lilburn Norcross Rest Haven Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Hall County (unincorporated) Clermont Flowery Branch Gainesville Gillsville Lula Oakwood Henry County (unincorporated) Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Hiram Rockdale County (unincorporated) Conyers

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Question 6: Comprehensive Land Use Planning Coordination: We have had coordination this past year between local staff responsible for stormwater & watershed management and local planning staff on land use planning and policy issues related to watershed management and protection.

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

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Peachtree City Tyrone Woolsey Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Alpharetta Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Milton Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Auburn Berkeley Lake Braselton Buford Dacula Duluth Grayson Lawrenceville Lilburn Norcross Rest Haven Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Hall County (unincorporated) Clermont Flowery Branch Gainesville Gillsville Lula Oakwood Henry County (unincorporated) Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Hiram Rockdale County (unincorporated) Conyers

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Question 7: Sanitary Sewer and Septic System Coordination: We have had coordination this past year between the local staff responsible for stormwater & watershed management, local wastewater provider(s) and the County Board of Health staff on wastewater (sanitary sewer and septic system) issues that may impact watershed health.

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

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Peachtree City Tyrone Woolsey Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) Alpharetta Atlanta Chattahoochee Hills College Park East Point Fairburn Hapeville Johns Creek Milton Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Sandy Springs Union City Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Auburn Berkeley Lake Braselton Buford Dacula Duluth Grayson Lawrenceville Lilburn Norcross Rest Haven Snellville Sugar Hill Suwanee Hall County (unincorporated) Clermont Flowery Branch Gainesville Gillsville Lula Oakwood Henry County (unincorporated) Hampton Locust Grove McDonough Stockbridge Paulding County (unincorporated) Braswell Dallas Hiram Rockdale County (unincorporated) Conyers

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Question 8: Greenspace and Green Infrastructure Tools Choose all that apply:
A. We have a conservation subdivision ordinance or other local mechanism or process to preserve open space and greenspace while accommodating development
B. We have a greenspace or green infrastructure plan for greenspace protection C. We have a sustainable growth plan for our jurisdiction D. We have undertaken a process to evaluate our local building codes, ordinances, and other regulations and provisions to identify
impediments and barriers to the use of green infrastructure and greener approaches to growth E. We have a locally developed program for protecting watershed health through land use and/or growth management mechanisms

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Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

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Question 8: Greenspace and Green Infrastructure Tools Please describe your locally developed program for protecting watershed health through land use and/or growth management mechanisms.

Adairsville

Local Zoning Ordinance

Cherokee County (unincorporated) Doraville

The last 2 items have been considered in various planning meetings but no formal processes or programs have been instituted. The City of Doraville has a land use plan and is part of the DeKalb County plan for looking at water quality on an overall watershed basis.

Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville

Dog River Watershed has zoning restrictions on commercial development and a prohibition on gas stations. Also residential developments must have minimum 3 acre lot. No property may be developed beyond 18% impervious cover. All septic systems in watershed must be pumped every 5 years or face water service termination. This basin has 200 ft undisturbed stream buffer requirement.
Bear Creek Watershed has less stringent zoning requirements. However, all developments may have no more than 25% impervious cover. Streams in this basin have 100 ft undisturbed stream buffer with additional set back of 50 ft for impervious cover.

Forsyth County (unincorporated)
Hapeville Palmetto
Sandy Springs
Suwanee Oakwood Hampton

Currently, we are completing the Community Assessment portion of the Comprehensive Plan major updates. This assessment has inventoried water resources including watershed information with a focus on how the County meets federal, regional and state requirements for water conservation and water quality protection. This information will be used as a future development map. The County also complies with Georgia's Environmental Planning Criteria (Part V Criteria) as well as MRPA and local regulations pertaining to riparian buffers (Model Stream Buffer Protection Ordinance) and floodplain (Floodplain Management/Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance).
The City of Hapeville is currently at near build-out conditions, therefore any new construction is primarily redevelopment and results in little effect on land use and existing greenspace.
The City has adopted a local tree protection ordinance.
Comprehensive Plan uses land use to identify and protect sensitive resources such as stream buffers.
The City has developed and implemented economic incentives for conservative water use, identified as the "City of Sandy Springs Water Conservation Permit Incentive Program". A copy of the Water Conservation Ordinance can be found at http://library.municode.com/ordinances/14385/Ordinance%20No.%202010-02-03.pdf. The Water Conservation Incentive Program is on the City's Water Conservation Web site: http://sandyspringsga.org/City-Departments/Community-Development/Water-Conservation.aspx. This program includes several items which are stormwater management best management practices that reduce runoff and improve water quality. A few of the items are soil improvement techniques, infiltration basins, preserving natural areas, mulching, vegetative swales, dry wells, pervious surfaces, and rain gardens. The Conservation Program received a CREATE Community Award from the ARC: http://www.atlantaregional.com/about-us/newspress/press-releases/arc-rewards-local-governments-for-innovation.
Through zoning, city resolution and ordinances, policies, plan review, inspections, etc.
The City has implemented a stormwater management program that includes business and pond inspections, stormwater facilities inspections and land use regulation through comprehensive zoning and code enforcement program.
Covered under our land use plan

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Question 9: Stormwater Asset Management Choose all that apply:
A. We have completed or are undertaking a stormwater system inventory B. We have a written extent and level of service policy for stormwater maintenance activities C. We are undertaking inspection and maintenance activities for stormwater system components for which we have responsibility D. We have developed a capital improvement plan to address stormwater infrastructure needs

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Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

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Question 10: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Choose all that apply:
A. We have a municipal good housekeeping program for local government facilities and operations B. We inspect commercial and industrial facilities to encourage or require pollution prevention and good housekeeping practices

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Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
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Question 11: Education and Public Awareness Choose all that apply:
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Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
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Question 12: Education and Public Awareness Please describe any other education and public awareness activities undertaken in your community

Jurisdiction
Cartersville Cherokee County (unincorporated)
Holly Springs Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated)
Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Kennesaw Coweta County (unincorporated) Newnan DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Doraville Dunwoody Pine Lake Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville
Fayette County (unincorporated)
Tyrone Forsyth County (unincorporated) Cumming
Fulton County (unincorporated)
Alpharetta Atlanta Hapeville Johns Creek

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Weekly article on stormwater/watershed protection in local newspaper and speaking to local civic groups.
Educational activities for kids in the public library's summer reading program Presentations to middle school students (8th graders) on Career Day Presentations to groups such as Master Gardeners, Rotary Club, Chamber of Commerce, horse/pasture owners, landscaping industry, etc. Annual Etowah River Clean-Up County Stormwater website http://stormwater.cherokeega.com
Team up with the Upper Etowah River Alliance to provide: Series of educational activities in elementary schools Rain Barrelworkshops Adopt-a-Stream Training
The City's quarterly newsletter publishes at least two articles a year that cover stormwater issues such as the status of the City's stormwater management program and illicit discharges.
We do a River's Alive clean up every year and we have an Earth Day celebration which brings environmentally friendly vendors to the City.
To name a few, CCWA holds an Annual Rivers Alive event to clean a local waterway in our jurisdiction. We also have a Household Hazardous Waste Amnesty Day in which citizens can bring in old paint, batteries, aerosols, other chemical compounds and various hazardous items for proper disposal. Our Annual Wetlands and Watershed Festival educates our citizens on our wetlands, our watershed and the role of people within the watershed each April. CCWA staff also participates with the local schools by serving as a judge at science fairs, provide water related career guidance on career days, and assist on many science projects. Pamphlets, brochures and educational materials are also placed in each public library and sent quarterly in our billing cycle.
Anything that adversely affects the environment can be detrimental to our efforts at preserving water quality. Therefore, these type of events and activities guide and inform our citizens of the importance of their role in aiding with our watershed management goals.
CCWA has a diverse public education and outreach program which targets citizens in Forest Park; ranging from water, wastewater, wetlands and watershed education programs.
CCWA has a diverse public education and outreach program which targets citizens in Jonesboro; ranging from water, wastewater, wetlands and watershed education programs.
CCWA has a diverse public education and outreach program which targets citizens in Lake City; ranging from water, wastewater, wetlands and watershed education programs.
CCWA has a diverse public education and outreach program which targets citizens in Lovejoy; ranging from water, wastewater, wetlands and watershed education programs.
CCWA has a diverse public education and outreach program which targets citizens in Morrow; ranging from water, wastewater, wetlands and watershed education programs.
CCWA has a diverse public education and outreach program which targets citizens in Riverdale; ranging from water, wastewater, wetlands and watershed education programs.
Rain barrel instructional classes Periodic, in house brown-bag lunch seminars held on water quality initiatives Pet waste stations set up "Keep Cobb Beautiful" periodically holds volunteer cleanup programs and a volunteer tree planting program.
Adopt-A-Stream Creeks and Lake Clean Up activities Clean Water Campaign link on City Webb Site
We demo. the EnviorScape at the schools in Cobb County which leads to a field trip about what happens when it rains.
The stormwater management division, Extension office, Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority, School system, Newnan Utilities, and several local businesses have partnered to form the Coweta County Water Education Team. We work together to provide water-related educational events to school groups, teacher education workshops, and other community events. We are funded through grants and donations.
We submit information for articles printed in the daily newspaper, as often as weekly. We discuss the Clean Water Campaign and other storm water issues annually at a Newnan Citizens Academy program.
Community events School Education Initiated an adopt a stream program Radio spots Movie theater spots
The following links are on our web site (avondaleestates.org): Clean Water Campaign, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Georgia Soil And Water, Conservation Commission, Dekalb Clean and Beautiful, Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District.
The City of Avondale Estates has an Intergovernmental Agreement with Dekalb County to provide additional education and public awareness activities for the residents of Avondale Estates
Working with DeKalb County, will be holding an Adopt-A-Stream clean up in the City this fall.
The City is currently initiating these activities and will submit community information in the year end report.
We have conducted a townhall meeting that included discussion of illicit discharge and illegal connections. We have educated people as to how to properly dispose of paints and solvents. We are currently building constructed wetlands that will treat stormwater runoff and have held public meetings discussing future biorentention features. We are also organizing volunteer efforts to plant our constructed wetlands.
The utility provides funding for a full-time teacher in each elementary school and middle school who is part of the science department and who incorporates stormwater management and stewardship principles into curriculum for students in 1st thru 7th grades.
Present two educational programs per year to each class of 5th grade school children within the Fayette County public school system. Residential Septic Tank Maintenance Provide one training class on landscape management, turf fertilization, and IPM programs, or similar topic(s), per year. Perform soil tests each year, upon request of County residents. Present applicable stormwater management concepts during the County Master Gardner and Junior Master Gardner courses provided each year. Conduct one septic tank workshop each year. Distribute informational packets to 80 percent of the new homes built within the unincorporated County, as tracked by Certificate-of-Occupancy permits. Conduct one public meeting per year on stormwater Management. Conduct a minimum of two advisory panel meetings per year. Conduct at least one Community Clean-Up and Improvement activity each year. (Earth Day/Rivers Alive) Provide educational material when requested through our stormwater hotline and internet site.
Stormwater education presentation at a Senior Luncheon event at the Town Recreation Center Stormwater education presentation at a Town Department Head Meeting Earth Day Clean Up event held in April of 2010
Working through Keep Forsyth Beautiful's Education Coordinator, presentations are given to local community groups, such as Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and area schools, demonstrating the importance of pollution prevention and protection of our water resources. He is the County's Adopt a Stream coordinator and leads stream walks on a regular basis. He also conducts water conservation workshops, identifying opportunities an average citizen has to conserve water.
Rivers Alive Cleanup # 1 June 2010 - Sawnee Creek Rivers Alive Cleanup # 2 September 2010 - Kelly Mill Branch
As part of our public participation and involvement activities, we actively work with Fulton County schools, communities, HOAs, businesses, civic organizations and other agencies to offer presentations, tours of our drinking and waste water faculties, group projects on storm drain marking, creek and river clean-ups, watershed education and stream restoration projects. Through our Adopt-a-Stream, Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG), and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) programs, we encourage our citizens to get actively involved in the protection of their watershed. The program uses the Fulton County website, brochures, library displays, festivals, and various promotional items to reach different audiences.
We have held Rivers Alive clean ups, rain barrel workshops, and a Water Conservation Day/ Festival. Additionally we have held recycling events and bulky trash collection days.
The City of Atlanta has an extensive public education and outreach campaign including (but not limited to) the Clean Water Atlanta, NPU Ambassadors Program, bill inserts, website updates, and an Adopt-A-Stream program.
The City encourages clean-up, recycling, and debris disposal through annual festivals including "Clean Sweep" held in April.
The City of Johns Creek participates in the Rivers Alive and Keep John Creek Beautiful Programs. These events educate the public about stormwater issues and include active participation in removing trash from streams and the river as well as from rights of way. The City's website also serves to disseminate educational material as well as inform the public of upcoming stormwater related events.

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Question 12: Education and Public Awareness Please describe any other education and public awareness activities undertaken in your community

Jurisdiction
Mountain Park Palmetto Roswell Sandy Springs
Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Berkeley Lake Braselton Buford
Lilburn Norcross Snellville Hall County (unincorporated) Flowery Branch Lula
Oakwood
Henry County (unincorporated) Hampton

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Annual Earth Day event: bird walk, plant identification, kids corner, local energy grant rollout, environmental vendor fair
The City hosts a Tire Reduction Project in conjunction with Fulton County Health & Wellness, typically on an annual basis. The Project was not held in 2009 due to Fulton County funding issues but is being held July 1-30, 2010. The City hosts free limb pickup and disposal events on average of two times each year.
Rivers Alive and many school activities with our full time educator.
An event which was a lot of fun for us was to partner with the First Montessori School of Atlanta and participate in the World Water Monitoring Day. The students sampled the water in a stream running through one of our parks, John Ripley Forbes Big Trees Forest Preserve. We discussed water quality, non-point source pollution, and how they can help keep the stream clean. The students did four tests of water quality, (temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity) and we talked about why these test were important.
Utility bill inserts CountyLine Articles Pet Sign Program in County Parks Stormwater Program Website Videos & DVDs Adopt-A-Stream Government Access TV23 Partnership with Business Licensing Partnership with Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Partnership with Gwinnett County Cooperative Extension Service
We include information regarding septic system maintenance, water conservation measures and stormwater pollution prevention on our website.
Riverwalk clean-up
The City continues to distribute the 8-series Housekeeping BMP Handbook that was modeled after the successful Community Partners for Clean Streams program initiated by Washtenaw, Michigan. These Handbooks are distributed to owners and developers whenever the opportunity arises for education on the maintenance of stormwater management facilities.
Utility bill inserts CountyLine Articles Pet Sign Program in County Parks Stormwater Program Website Videos & DVDs Adopt-A-Stream Government Access TV23 Partnership with Business Licensing Partnership with Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center Partnership with Gwinnett County Cooperative Extension Service
Rain barrel Installation Class
Articles in periodic City Broschure and bi-weekly newletter. Stormwater information on City Website, www.snellville.org
We hire Elachee Nature Center to educate students throughout Hall County. They teach over 1000 students each year about endangered species, wetlands and plants and animals that live in them, etc.
Watershed protection and water conservation program taught through Elachee Nature Center on an ongoing basis.
We maintain information at City Hall on display
In 2009, Cable Channel 18 aired "After the Storm" co-produced by EPA and the weather channel at lease once each month (usually on a Saturday or Sunday) throughout the year. The potential viewing audience is approximately 100,000 (includes all residents of Hall County in addition to the City of Oakwood). This program is continuing in 2010. In addition, Elachee Nature Center put on a variety of programs in 2009 to educate some 1,690 students from Hall County (including Oakwood Elementary School). Most of the programs took place at the 1,500 acre Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve; others at a floating classroom on Lake Lanier. Elachee also conducted Adopta-Stream Workshops on assessment and monitoring of stream health for 45 adults. This program is continuing in 2010 and has been enhanced by a contractual agreement between Elachee and Oakwood for the specific education of students at Oakwood Elementary School. The City of Oakwood partnered with the City of Gainesville and Keep Hall Beautiful to conduct a Stream and Roadside Cleanup event on May 22, 2010. Over 25 volunteers removed and properly disposed of many pounds of trash from local roads and streams. Corporate support was provided by Chic-fil-A and Wayne Farms, LLC by serving breakfast and lunch for all volunteers/participants. Two new items added to this year's program included electronic recycling and document shredding.
Host a Rivers Alive volunteer stream clean-up annually; Host GA Adopt A Stream volunteer workshops; participate in multiple "career day" events at local schools; participate in the "Cubihatcha Kids" outdoor education event annually (every 5th grader in Henry County attends)
Participate in annual Rivers Alive Campaign. Distribute brochures in public locations such as City Hall, Public Library, etc.

Paulding County (unincorporated) Additional education classes at various public schools. And have participated at various fairs and farmers markets.

Hiram
Rockdale County (unincorporated) Conyers

Hiram partners with Keep Paulding Beautiful (KPB) to host numerous educational and cleanup events throughout the year. Recycling and water conservation programs were held at several area elementary and high schools, Chattahoochee Tech, Sams Club, Cub Scouts, Taylor Farm, West Cobb Mothers Club, the Villa's Retirement Community, etc. in 2008, 2009 and in 2010. An Adopt-a-Stream Program was initiated in 2008 and continues today. The Mayor and City Council participate in an annual Water Resources (water, waste and stormwater) Management Program review at a regular scheduled meeting at which citizens and local businesses owners may pose questions and receive assistance on specific issues. Additional education and public participation/involvement activities are planned for the remainder of 2010.
24-hour environmental hotline available Stormwater website available Community cleanup events twice per year
Our storm water department gives power point presentation to local community children explaining how important it is not to pollute streams by dumping chemicals on the ground to be wash away into catch basins, drop inlets, curb an gutter and ditches. We also have community children participate with stenciling manholes, catch basin, and drop inlets within the city limits.

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Question 13: Stormwater Program Funding How do you fund your stormwater activities and program? Choose one of the following:
A. General Fund B. Stormwater Utility C. Combination of general fund and stormwater utility D. Other (please specify)

Jurisdiction
Bartow County (unincorporated) Adairsville Cartersville Emerson Euharlee Kingston Taylorsville White
Cherokee County (unincorporated) Ball Ground Canton Holly Springs Nelson Waleska Woodstock
Clayton County (unincorporated) Forest Park Jonesboro Lake City Lovejoy Morrow Riverdale
Cobb County (unincorporated) Acworth Austell Kennesaw Marietta Powder Springs Smyrna
Coweta County (unincorporated) Grantville Haralson Moreland Newnan Senoia Sharpsburg Turin
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Avondale Estates Chamblee Clarkston Decatur Doraville Dunwoody Lithonia Pine Lake Stone Mountain
Douglas County (unincorporated) Douglasville Villa Rica
Fayette County (unincorporated) Brooks Fayetteville

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Question 13: Stormwater Program Funding How do you fund your stormwater activities and program?
D. Other (please specify)

Jurisdiction
Euharlee Cobb County (unincorporated)
Austell
DeKalb County (unincorporated) Lithonia Cumming Fulton County (unincorporated) East Point Hapeville Gwinnett County (unincorporated) Braselton Duluth Grayson Lilburn Hall County (unincorporated)

Comments
SPLOST Funding Water and Waste Water System Revenues collected by the Cobb County Water System Our new SWU will be approved July 12, 2010 to become effective October 1 and will be self supported from the SWU fund. Combination of SWU and water/sewer fees Stormwater Fund Water and Sewer Revenue General Fund and Water Services Revenue Fund RFP has been issued for Stormwater Utility Water and Sewer Fund Stormwater Utility Fees and Water & Sewer Fees Combination of General Fund and Water/Sewer Enterprise Fund NOTE: We are currently in the process of implementing a utility. Partnership with Gwinnett County Stormwater Utility in addition to general funds. Stormwater Utility Fees and Water & Sewer Fees $25.00 per lot as part of a special taxing district on any new construction since 6/25/2001 and General Fund.

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2010 Plan Implementation Review IV. APPENDIX A ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS
SUBMITTED BY JURISDICTIONS
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Be Water Wise: A National Environmental Education Week Signature Event The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), a congressionally chartered organization, provides objective environmental information to enable Americans to take steps to protect the environment in their daily lives. We reach the public through a powerful network of trusted professionals land managers, health care providers, teachers, weathercasters, and business leaders--who work in fields that influence public opinion. We leverage public private partnerships to provide resources to these trusted professionals, and we support innovation through grants and awards.

National Environmental Education Week (EE Week), the nation's largest environmental education event and a program of the National Environmental Education Foundation, aims to connect educators with environmental resources to promote K12 students' understanding of the environment. In early 2010, EE Week launched its second annual city-wide signature event: Be Water Wise Atlanta.

Be Water Wise Atlanta is a collaborative public-private partnership which involves K-12 students in a comprehensive water conservation exercise, empowering students to improve conservation in their schools, homes and the community
and to explore the connections between water and energy use.

A Public-Private Partnership Supporting Atlanta's Schools By engaging local partners from the public and private sectors, Be Water Wise Atlanta supports participating schools by connecting them with resources on local water issues, providing technical expertise on water conservation technologies,
and introducing them to existing water education programs in the Atlanta area. NEEF has assembled an impressive group
of partner organizations, each bringing a unique perspective and resources to the program. Be Water Wise Atlanta partners include Johnson Controls, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, the City of Atlanta Office of
Sustainability, the Georgia Aquarium, and the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing
(CEISMC) at Georgia Tech.

Providing Educators with Resources and Empowering Students to Become Water Conservation Leaders Be Water Wise Atlanta kicked off in February 2010 when selected schools delegated teachers and school custodians to attend a training workshop on February 27. At the workshop, participating educators were trained on conducting
assessments of school water consumption with their students using the Be Water Wise School Water Measurement Activity. Teachers also received training on the Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) program and supplemental
Be Water Wise materials correlated to the Georgia Performance Standards that enable them to integrate water conservation education into their curricula and explore the link between water and energy with their students. Teachers
and custodians received stipends for their participation in Be Water Wise Atlanta, and teachers will be eligible to receive one Professional Learning Unit (PLU) for completion of the workshop. In the state of Georgia, educators must earn ten
PLUs every five years in order to renew their teaching certificates.

Following the training workshop, students used the School Water Measurement Activity to assess current water consumption levels at their schools. The activity requires students to inspect each water-using device in the building to check for leaks and measure flow rates. Students from each school are working to compile and analyze their results and come up with ideas for how they may save water in their schools. Students will also quantify water use at home and throughout the community, reflecting on ways to conserve. As part of the program, teachers integrate activities on water into math, science, social studies and language arts lessons, covering topics such as local water sources and scarcity issues and the vast energy requirements to treat, transport and heat water.

Be Water Wise Atlanta Schools
A. Philip Randolph Elementary School Burgess-Peterson Academy Dunwoody Elementary School E. Rivers Elementary School G.A. Towns Elementary School Bunche Middle School B.E.S.T. Academy Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy Samuel M. Inman Middle School Kennedy Middle School Carver High School for Health Sciences and Research Frederick Douglass High School South Paulding High School Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School

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A Lesson in Civic Involvement and Service On April 14, a Be Water Wise Atlanta launch event took place at Burgess-Peterson Academy, one of the fourteen participating schools. This event included a press conference at which local officials addressed the students and the press regarding the current status of Atlanta's water and the role students can play in developing solutions. Speakers included Atlanta City Council Member Natalyn Archibong, Executive Director of Math and Science for Atlanta Public Schools Dr. Dottie Whitlow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 Acting Administrator Stan Meiburg, and Commissioner for the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management Robert Hunter. Following the press conference, a group of BurgessPeterson Academy 3rd, 4th and 5th graders demonstrated the School Water Measurement Activity for these local officials.

Students participating in Be Water Wise measure the flow rate of a water fountain in their school

On May 17, following their investigations into water and energy use in the schools, students will have an opportunity to present their findings and conservation plans to the Atlanta City Council at an event at City Hall. This event will feature multimedia presentations, posters, art, skits, and other student works showcasing what they have learned about water use and how they plan to conserve water in their schools. The City Council will receive the students' reports and speak with students about the city's current efforts and future plans to improve water conservation in Atlanta. By providing these opportunities to interact with local decision makers, Be Water Wise encourages students to think about how their own actions are part of a much larger effort to protect and conserve Atlanta's water.

Supporting Schools with Water Conservation Grants and Professional Development In May 2010, the schools participating in Be Water Wise Atlanta will submit reports to NEEF on their water and energy conservation assessments and educational activities to date. At this time, schools will also apply for grant funds to
implement water conservation projects in their facilities and on school grounds. Funded projects may include rain barrel
installation, the placement of aerators on faucets throughout the school building, planting of native landscaping,
awareness campaigns and other efforts to engage students in improving water conservation on the campuses. The Be Water Wise Atlanta grants will be disbursed in fall 2010, and projects will be implemented in the 2010-2011 school year. Pending funding, additional professional development opportunities on water and energy conservation will be offered to
participating teachers, and schools will be offered opportunities for student field trips to water treatment facilities.

A National Model Program Be Water Wise Atlanta is the second annual signature event for EE Week. In 2009, NEEF piloted the Be Water Wise program in Miami, a collaborative effort with the City of Miami, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Fairchild Tropical
Botanic Garden, Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department, the South Florida Water Management District, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Johnson Controls and HydroPoint Data Systems. Be Water Wise Miami was featured in the local media and was regarded as a great success by all participating organizations. The key components
of Be Water Wise public-private partnerships, teacher and custodian training, the School Water Measurement Activity, standards-based curricular materials, the engagement of local officials and water conservation grants are similar in
Atlanta and Miami, but are tailored to the needs of the individual school districts and to the unique water issues facing
each city.

Cities throughout the United States and around the world are facing increased stress on their water supplies due to
population growth, climate change and drought conditions. Be Water Wise provides an opportunity to spotlight the efforts of one city while inspiring others to follow suit. NEEF expects the Be Water Wise programs to inspire other cities to develop strong partnerships with the school systems and work to "find the leaks," raise awareness of water conservation
issues and implement changes to save water and dollars. The materials developed for this partnership will serve as a model for other school systems wishing to investigate water use.

With Be Water Wise, students and community members have reported increased awareness of water conservation issues and opportunities to save money and conserve water. Students experience a powerful lesson in identifying a problem in the community and bringing it to the attention of city officials. Students also learn about the environmental ramifications of wasteful water use, including understanding the relationship between water use and energy conservation. Some students are drawn to the problem-solving aspects of the project and the opportunity to identify solutions, while others are interested to learn about career options in water conservation technology or facility maintenance. By engaging city officials, students witness their findings being translated into action, adding a valuable lesson in civic engagement to the experience. In addition, students investigate the budgeting process that occurs at school, county and city levels when they determine how much money can be saved by investing in water conservation technologies. This interdisciplinary approach lies at the core of environmental education: real-world problem solving.

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Office of Water Efficiency
Care & Conserve Program First established in 1995, the Care and Conserve Programs assists lowincome water & sewer customer/families with payment of their water & sewer bills and with water conservation efforts designed to help the customer get their water bill to a manageable level. Leak repairs and plumbing retrofits are an important part of this program. Home water use audits are performed and conservation counseling is provided.

2010 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES

Family Size

Annual Income

Monthly Income

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Each Additional Member

$21,660.00 $29,140.00 $36,620.00 $44,100.00 $51,580.00 $59,060.00 $66,540.00 $74,020.00 $7,480.00

$1,805.00 $2,428.33 $3,051.67 $3,675.00 $4,298.33 $4,921.67 $5,545.00 $6,168.33 $623.33

Current Fiscal Year Funding for Care & Conserve Program(s)

Care & Conserve Community Development Block Grant CD-541 $250,000

SEA Residential Drain & Sewer Repair CDBG 795

$600,000

Trust Fund

FC-6005007948

$225,000

TOTAL

$1,075,000

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CLAYTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
How many education/outreach activities: Annual Wetlands & Watershed Festival
CCWA's largest public education event is our annual Wetlands & Watershed Festival, which was held at the Newman Wetlands Center on October 3, 2009. We had 636 visitors enjoy the free environmental education festival. Participants were involved in a day of wetlands and watershed education through exhibits, learning & activity stations, resource materials, wetlands exploration hikes, nature craft-making and other children's activities within a festival atmosphere. Environmental Exhibitors included: Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, Clayton County Extension Service & Master Gardeners, Georgia Wildlife Federation, Department of Natural Resources -Wildlife Resources and other environmental education centers.
Newman Wetlands Center The CCWA's Wetlands Center is the focal point of the Authority's community education efforts. Now in its 15th year of operation, the programs, exhibits and educational information from this facility and its staff provide effective and innovative resources for the public and school systems of Clayton and neighboring counties. The Newman Wetlands Center is also utilized as a conference facility, free of charge, for agencies and organizations who demonstrate a role in environmental conservation, education and natural resource management. The Wetlands Center hosted 14,979 visitors during the past year and conducted or participated in 70 programs involving 1,764 students, teachers, seniors, scouts, birders, agency staffs and other groups. While not all visitors to the NWC were involved in educational programs or special activities, all had exposure, both indoors and outdoors, to interpretive displays, signage and staff naturalist information. The Wetlands Center also hosts the River of Words Exhibit every January and the West Georgia Regional High School Envirothon competition every March. Scouts visit this facility throughout the year, either as an independent troop outing, or to work on a merit badge or patch with our staff naturalists. Having codeveloped (with the Georgia Wildlife Federation) a statewide Wetlands Patch for the Girl Scout Council, this site is often utilized by troop leaders seeking guidance or this particular environment for their projects.
Facility Tours CCWA water reclamation and water production staff enjoys every opportunity to explain our processes to interested citizens and students. The Terry R. Hicks Water Production Facility staff hosted 15 tours with 299 visitors, and the W.B. Casey Water Reclamation Facility staff hosted 26 tours with 340 visitors.
School Presentations Employees from various CCWA departments participated in presentations at Clayton County's local elementary, middle and high schools, speaking to 2,765 students on various topics including using water wisely; backflow prevention; proper disposal of
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fats, oils and greases; preventing stormwater pollution; water quality; leak detection and water industry careers.
Residential Toilet Rebate Program CCWA partners with The Metro North Georgia Water Planning District on its Residential Toilet Rebate Program. This program is advertised on our web site home page, through our customer newsletter, bill inserts, our local government access channel and at public outreach events. In the fiscal year ending 4-30-10, we participated in 474 rebates.
Wild Azalea Festival In April, we participated in Reynolds Nature Preserve's first annual Wild Azalea Festival. We provided educational materials on using water wisely, preventing storm water pollution, proper disposal of fats, oils and greases, and the proper disposal of unused or expired medications to approximately 150 visitors. We also provided visitors with an Enviroscape demonstration to show the damaging effects of storm water pollution.
East Clayton County Community Day Every June, we participate in the East Clayton County Community Day. We distributed materials to approximately 500 residents on using water wisely, storm water pollution prevention, septic tank maintenance, toilet rebate program, the proper disposal of fats, oils and greases, plus activity books and pencils for students.
Clayton County Grand Jury Informational Tours Every quarter, approximately 20 members of the Clayton County Grand Jury spend an afternoon touring our W.B. Casey Water Reclamation Facility, the Terry R. Hicks Water Production Complex and the E.L. Huie Constructed Wetlands to learn more about their local water system and our facilities. This gives them a better understanding of the processes used to produce drinking water and clean up wastewater, and our innovative use of constructed wetlands.
Science Around Clayton County A group of 25 30 Clayton County Public School Science Teachers spend two days in June learning about the processes involved in producing drinking water, cleaning up wastewater and our innovative use of constructed wetlands to recharge our raw water reservoirs. They tour our W.B. Casey Water Reclamation Facility, the E.L. Huie Jr. Constructed Wetlands, the Terry R. Hicks Water Production Complex and the Newman Wetlands Center. This is also a great opportunity for teachers to talk to our staff members and learn about the local resources we have to offer them and their students through facility tours and classroom presentations.
How many public participation/involvement activities: CCWA hosts two major public participation/involvement activities every year.
Rivers Alive Stream Cleanup
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A Rivers Alive Stream Cleanup is held the third Saturday in October. After holding our Rivers Alive Stream Cleanup in the same location for many years, we now move to a new location each year. This allows us to clean up creeks and streams through Clayton County and garner participation from volunteers who are interested in a project in their area. At our 2009 cleanup, 118 volunteers collected 2,000 lbs. of trash out Hurricane Creek and the area around it. This was a record number of volunteers! We had a large group of volunteers from Clayton State University, along with other students from two local high schools, scouts, families and AT&T Pioneers. We also distributed materials on using water wisely, preventing storm water pollution, septic tank maintenance and the proper disposal of fats, oils and grease. We partner with Keep Clayton County Beautiful for this event. Georgia Rivers Alive recognized our 2009 cleanup event by awarding us the `Keep Georgia Beautiful Award' in the spring of 2010.
Household Hazardous Waste Amnesty Day Our annual Amnesty Day is held the third Saturday in April at our W.B. Casey Water Reclamation Facility. We were able to collect 66,000 lbs. of household hazardous waste from more than 300 vehicles during the four hour event. This was the first year that we partnered with Southern Regional Medical Center and the Clayton County Police Department to collected prescription and over-the-counter medications and narcotics. We collected 120 lbs. of pharmaceuticals. Lovejoy High School Air Force Junior ROTC cadets did a great job again this year checking in vehicles and distributing information on the proper disposal of fats, oils and greases, disposing of pharmaceuticals, preventing storm water pollution and safely disposing of household products. We also had volunteers from Grassroots Leadership, plus the Forest Park and Jonesboro Kiwanis Clubs.
Other Conservation Efforts Ongoing:
Implementing a new Conservation/Base Rate Structure on September 1, 2010
State's Outdoor Watering Schedule CCWA Leak Detection Program Distribution of free, low-flow kits Meter replacement program Tips on conservation/using water wisely and finding/repairing leaks
are found on CCWA's web site, Clayton County's local government access channel, a lobby monitor at our Headquarters Complex seen by all walk-in customers and are also included in quarterly customer newsletters. New customer information packets include Every Drop Counts brochure and a How to Check for Leaks handout.
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Cobb County Water System
12. Education and Public Awareness
Water Quality Section
GIU- Quarterly education at the Green Industry Update (GIU) about stormwater pollution prevention and detention ponds for landscapers, contractors, homeowners, and the community.
Sustainable Landscape Class- The WQS is working in conjunction with Community Development to develop a class for landscape workers to help them conserve water and prevent stormwater pollution.
Public Education- Homeowners Association and citizen awareness upon request to educate on stormwater pollution prevention and detention pond awareness. The WQS also distributes door hangers in areas where violation and environmental concerns are found to educate the entire neighborhood.
Volunteer Opportunities
Adopt-A-Stream Chemical Monitoring- Chemical monitoring consists of taking water samples and testing for pH, levels of dissolved oxygen, temperature, and conductivity. These chemical tests gather information about the aquatic habitat and its ability to sustain life. Participants are required to attend a certification workshop and adopt their site for monthly monitoring.
Adopt-A-Stream Biological Monitoring- Participants monitor the population and diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates, aquatic insects and mollusks that act as bioindicators of water quality. By studying the diversity of organisms at a site, we can get a general picture of water quality. Individuals interested in biological monitoring are required to attend a certification workshop, adopt their waterway site, and commit to monitoring once per quarter.
Adopt-A-Stream Bacterial Monitoring- Volunteers learn how to monitor E. coli levels in their streams. E. coli is an indicator organism that is often used to assess the water quality. Monitoring levels of E. coli can help identify possible sources of pollution. This workshop focuses on proper collection of a water sample, processing samples for incubation, and interpretation of results. Volunteers must attend a certification workshop and adopt their site for monthly monitoring.
Anuran Monitoring- Cobb County residents are learning to identify frog and toad vocalizations and recording their observations to collect data on local amphibian populations. After attending training and identifying a monitoring route, participants take an evening walk and complete a frog call survey once a week.
Waterway Clean-ups- Cobb County asks residents to help clean up local waters and raise awareness about waterway health. Scout groups, church groups, schools, and homeowners associations across the county are provided with gloves, bags, and planning assistance throughout the year to encourage trash removal efforts.
Storm Drain Marking (Residential)- Rain water runs off the landscape from roads, driveways, lawns, rooftops and parking lots and carries pollution into our water. In addition, any litter on our roads will wash into our streams through the
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storm drain system. To emphasize the connection between runoff and water pollution, volunteers are helping mark storm drains around Cobb County. Participants are provided with marking kits including aluminum markers, adhesive glue, gloves, garbage bags, and education materials.
Watershed Stewardship Fair- The Watershed Stewardship Fair is a data sharing event that showcases volunteer stream projects. Volunteer groups are invited to create a display and share their initiatives during the event. Participants are given a chance to tour the Water Quality Laboratory. Awards are presented for the School of the Year. Adopt-A-Stream Volunteer of the Year, Anuran Monitoring Volunteer of the Year, and Storm Drain Marking Volunteer of the Year.
River Rendezvous- The Sierra Club Cobb Centennial Group partners with the Water Quality Laboratory each year to monitor 30 sites along Rottenwood Creek. Parameters include dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, temperature, biological oxygen demand, E. coli, turbidity, and nutrients. This provides a comprehensive look at the Rottenwood Creek Watershed.
Community Ecology Programs
Rain Barrel Make & Takes- Urban runoff is one of the hardest sources of stream pollution to control. It can cause bank erosion, siltation and contamination of the water. Harvesting rain water from the roof of buildings is an initiative to help curb the problem. In this workshop, participants build their own 55-gallon barrel (donated by Coca-Cola Bottling), using power tools and provided supplies. The water collected from the gutters can then be used to water plants while preventing non-point source pollution and saving potable water.
Household Hazardous Waste Reduction- Several efforts have been developed to educate Cobb residents on hazards in the home. HHW workshop participants learn about chemical labels and less harmful alternative cleaners. A residential FOG education campaign was launched before the holiday season in fall 2009 to encourage proper disposal of food wastes. Components include presentations, webpage and FAQ, fact sheet, and youth activities. A Residential Mercury Collection event was organized by the Water Quality Laboratory to remove mercury-containing thermostats and thermometers from local homes. Pharmaceutical Disposal Events were organized by Keep Cobb Beautiful to remove these hazards from the home and educate about the problems associated with flushing these products into the sewer system.
Library Programs- As in previous years, the WSP partnered with Cobb libraries for their Summer Reading Program. During the summer of 2009, WSP staff presented the Brooke & Branch Puppet Show at 7 libraries. In addition to the show, children were encouraged to share their own experiences with nature and water, as well as express their creativity by making their own puppets. We also presented a bird program at 2 libraries, which consisted of a story time, animal artifacts, and a craft.
Parks Programs- WSP partners with Cobb County Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Affairs to offer summer outreach programs. Presentations included the Brooke & Branch Puppet Show and wildlife programs about snakes, dragonflies, and butterflies for local summer camps. Presentations also focused on biology related careers. We assisted with their Earth Day Festival at Ward Recreation Center, educating about non-point source pollution, runoff, and watersheds using an Enviroscape, a tabletop watershed demonstration model.
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Smith-Gilbert Gardens Programs- Smith-Gilbert Gardens in Kennesaw invited our Program to offer presentations for their summer children's series. Topics included frogs, snakes, birds, and butterflies. Programs involved looking at each animal's life history, characteristics, artifacts, and live specimens.
Scout Programs- Girl Scout and Boy Scout groups often participate in WSP led activities to earn badges and obtain service hours. In addition to the scout groups that participate in Adopt-A-Stream monitoring, storm drain marking, and waterway cleanups, we also participate in special events, such as the April 2010 Earth Day Festival.
Conference/Professional Presentations- Staff routinely present at conferences and during professional development seminars. During the 2009-2010 reporting year, we presented at the Georgia PTA Conference, Environmental Education Alliance of Georgia's Annual Conference, the Adopt-A-Stream Annual Conference, and for various Cobb County School System's teachers development meetings and community organization meetings including Keep Cobb Beautiful.
Special Topics Bats- In 2009, we learned that one of our AAS volunteers is a bat expert, (who has published extensive research on bat diets), and shared her concerns about impaired water quality impacting bat populations. We invited her to share her knowledge with the Cobb community. She developed a two-part workshop that, due to inclement weather, turned into a three-part learning opportunity. It began with an in-class presentation discussing bat biology, taxonomy, diversity, distribution, and their challenges and connection to healthy streams. Part-two was held in a stream channel demonstrating how scientists study bats including using mist nets to capture and collect data on individuals. Part-three was a great success with many people coming and several specimens captured, processed, and released. Participants learned about this important and largely unknown connection between bats, stream corridors, and aquatic insect populations.
Program staff visited local schools routinely, offering free waterrelated education programs to K-12 students in Cobb County, Marietta City, and private schools. In the 2009-2010 school year, our programs reached 47 schools, serving 180 classrooms. We estimate the value of this service to be nearly $30,000.
Ecoregions of Georgia- Georgia is ranked 6th in the nation in overall species diversity, partially due to our five distinctive ecoregions! Learn how these very distinctive regions were formed and natural history facts about the state we live in. This program explores how our geographical topography contributes to our biological diversity.
What is a Watershed?- During this lesson on watersheds and sources of pollution, students learn about local water quality issues. Using an interactive watershed model, participants demonstrate pollution impacts on streams and lakes. This activity reveals to students how every day activities can affect our drinking water.
Slithery Snake Study- Take a closer look at one of nature's most misunderstood animals. How do they move with no arms or legs? Is it true that the only good snake
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is a dead snake? Which species in Georgia are venomous and how can you tell? And most importantly, how do they benefit our ecosystem? River to River - A Water Story- Where does our drinking water come from? What happens to our water after we use it? After you flush, it doesn't just go away. Using a tabletop model, this program takes students through the process of drinking water treatment and wastewater treatment to understand the steps taken to clean our water. Follow this program with a trip to the wastewater treatment plant.
Wild in the Watershed- Why is a bird a bird, and how are reptiles different from amphibians? Are there mammals that lay eggs? Learn about animal groups and classification by examining animal artifacts, such as skins and bones.
Water Molecules in Motion- What makes water... well, water? How do you know if a clear liquid is water? Learn about the physical properties of our most precious resource through a series of activities and demonstrations.
Macroinvertebrate Lab- You can assess water quality and stream habitat by surveying the life in a stream. Macroinvertebrates (stream bugs) are excellent indicators of water quality. Learn to identify and categorize aquatic insects by pollution tolerance levels to determine stream health. Introduce your students to these fascinating water bugs before taking a water monitoring field trip to a local pond or stream. Data collected from monitoring groups will be entered into the Georgia Adopt-A-Stream statewide database.
Erosion & The Hydrologic Cycle- Study the causes and effects of erosion through visual models and activities. How have erosion and deposition helped to construct Earth's various landforms? How have humans impacted this natural process, and what can we do to mitigate the consequences? This class can be extended into a two part session, with the second session focusing on how water moves through the earth to reach the aquifers under the surface.
Water Chemistry Study- Learn to collect water samples and perform water quality experiments including dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, and conductivity. This hands on chemistry experiment not only demonstrates how we monitor our water, but can also incorporate the scientific method and data collection protocol. This program is highly recommended as a pre-activity to a water monitoring field trip. Data collected from monitoring groups will be entered into the Georgia Adopt-AStream statewide database.
Water Cycle- Learn about the natural water cycle and how water moves across the globe in different forms including the human components of the water cycle, such as drinking water and recreation.
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Dekalb County - 2009 School and Community Education Events

School/Event

Type of Staff Involved Meeting/Event

TOPIC

Date of Visit or Event

Gresham Avenue Community

Meeting

Alicia

CEO's Budget Town Hall Meeting

Alicia

Community Community

Gresham Ave. sewer rehab
Water Conservation/General Department Info.

1/7/09 2/17/09

# of Persons Impacted
10
75

# of Hours
2.5

Cedar Grove Elementary

Alicia & Monique School

Career Day

3/24/09

100

4

Browns Mill Elementary

Alicia

School

Career Day

3/26/09

100

6.5

Brockett Elementary

Alicia

Oakhurst Earth Day Festival

Alicia, Milton McCarthney, JoAnn Macrina

School Community

Career Day

4/3/09

75

4

FOG/Septic Tank

Maintenance/Stormwater

Pollution/Water

Conservation

4/18/09

250

4

DeKalb Family Fun Day

Compliance staff Community

Water

5/2/09

200

4

GA Children's Water Festival Monique, Alicia School

Water

5/5/09

200

6

Green Commission Kick-off Compliance staff Community

Display @ Stonecrest Mall Alicia
Open House for Snapfinger & Polebridge Plant Expansion Alicia

Community Community

Water

5/9/09

150

4

FOG, new watering rules,

conservation

6/23/09

75

4

Wastewater

8/15/09

45

2.5

Lou Walker Senior Center

Alicia

Community

FOG

8/18/09

125

2

Green Commission

Alicia

Open House for Snapfinger & Polebridge Plant Expansion Alicia

Community Community

Conservation & FOG

9/19/09

50

2.5

Wastewater

10/3/09

12

3.5

Total Number of Students or Citizens Impacted & Hours

1457

47

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Douglasville/Douglas County WSA Attachment to MNGWPD's 2010 Implementation Survey Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan
Implement Education and Public Awareness Plan Answer #50. Please describe all activities.
Education and Outreach Activities
The current watering restrictions, and some water saving tips are always included in WSA's quarterly newsletter, The Water Line.
The current watering restrictions are sent to City Hall and the Courthouse for posting on their bulletin boards.
The local newspaper frequently runs a story on the watering restrictions and includes water saving tips. WSA's website displays the current watering restrictions, a Household Water-Use Assessment form,
101 water saving tips, and links to other pertinent websites. A WSA Deputy Director made a presentation to the American Water Works Association titled "Options
for Meeting Water Supply and Treatment Challenges during Extreme Drought Conditions" which focused on planning, experience and response during the 2007 flood. The Executive Director made a presentation to the local Master Gardeners. The Executive Director was the main guest on the local City TV station. His topic was WSA's continued water conservation efforts such as the toilet replacement rebate program and the enlarged water treatment plant and reservoir. The Executive Director was interviewed by the County Commission Chairman on the County TV station regarding the status of conservation efforts, reservoir levels, and flood damage repairs. One middle school presentation was made. Six WSA employees participated in the Dow Live Earth Run for Water 6K. Historical water use appears on all water bills. WSA began its Toilet Replacement Rebate Program on October 15, 2009. Advertisements for it appear on the local TV station; bill inserts, letters and information are mailed to customers; local newspapers periodically publish a story on the program; and WSA's website and bulletin board provide notices as do the City Hall, Chamber of Commerce, and the Courthouse.
Public Participation/Involvement
Teachers are stressing water conservation in the classrooms. For the sixth year, WSA manned a booth at the local Business to Community Expo. All types of water
conservation information were distributed and many questions were answered. Approximately 500 people attended. WSA's lobby continuously displays some type of water conservation information. Approximately 600 Household Water-Use Assessment forms were distributed. In October, WSA once again participated in the annual Rivers Alive clean-up event. Each year, WSA begins the event with a message about the importance of water conservation and pollution prevention.
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City of Roswell 2009-2010 Public Outreach

July 2009:
Earth Balloon at STAR House Simple Solutions- Garden August 2009:
Habitat for Humanity- Greening Your Home Simple Solutions- Pets Adopt-A-Stream Workshop (2) September 2009:
Roswell North PTA Green Committee Simple Solutions- Holidays EverGreen School Meeting Rivers Alive Festival and Cleanup Drippy Dropperson Coloring Book Launch Adopt-A-Stream Workshop October 2009:
Drippy Dropperson Coloring Book Contest Earth Balloon at Chattahoochee Nature Center November 2009:
Drippy Dropperson Coloring Book Contest EverGreen Schools Meeting December 2009:
Simple Solutions- Green Cleaning Drippy Dropperson Coloring Book Contest January 2010: EverGreen Schools Meeting Simple Solutions- Garage Earth Balloon- Swift School February 2010:
Worm Bin Teacher Training- River Eves Elem. Adopt-A-Stream Workshop Simple Solutions- Office Water Presentation to Leadership N. Fulton March 2010:
Big Creek Wetlands Workday Drippy Dropperson Winners EverGreen Schools Meeting Fix-A-Leak Week Workshop Green Cleaning Class at Harry's Farmers Market Adopt-A-Stream Workshop

April 2010: Earth Balloon- Mt. Park Elementary Water Conservation Kit Giveaway CFL Light bulb Giveaway Chattahoochee Nature Center Earth Day Kids Fest Simple Solutions- Outdoors Earth Balloon- Esther Jackson Elementary Earth Balloon- Centennial High School May 2010: Drinking Water Week- Water Plant Open House and Festival EverGreen Schools Meeting Children's Water Festival Simple Solutions- Babies Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale June 2010: Cool Waters Teacher Workshop Adopt-A-Stream Workshop (2)
Ongoing: -Water Conservation Kits -Toilet Rebate Program -Bi-monthly water bill inserts -Residential and commercial water audits

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2010 Plan Implementation Review IV. APPENDIX B Sample 2010 Questionnaires
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Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
2010 Implementation Survey WATER SUPPLY AND WATER CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
Name: Jurisdiction:
Email: Phone:
WATER SUPPLY
Local Planning
1. Does your water system have a current long-range local water master plan? Yes No
2. Does your water system have a current local emergency water plan? Yes No
Source Water Supply Watershed Protection 3. Have water supply watersheds and priority issues and areas for watershed protection actions been
identified? Yes No
4. Has the local government adopted Georgia's Environmental Planning Criteria for water supply watersheds? (This is only required by jurisdictions within water supply watersheds) Yes No Not Applicable
5. In the last year, has the water provider coordinated with the local government regarding water supply watershed protection issues and priorities? Yes No
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2010 Implementation Survey Water Supply & Water Conservation Management Plan
Asset Management 6. Has a map of the water system's distribution system and assets been developed?
Yes No
7. Has a written asset management program to inspect, maintain and rehabilitate the water system been developed? Yes No
8. If yes and applicable, does the asset program coordinate with the leak detection program? Yes No Not Applicable
Overall Water Use *The Metro Water District staff will collect readily available data from EPD on water withdrawn and/or produced, peaking factors, etc. and develop per capita use data. 9. What is your average single-family per-account monthly winter use? Use the months of December 2009,
January 2010 and February 2010 to estimate winter average. ________________________________________________________________________________
Information not available
10. Do you have a separate billing category for multi-family accounts? Yes No Not Applicable
11. If so, how are your multi-family accounts defined? ________________________________________________________________________________
Information not available
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2010 Implementation Survey Water Supply & Water Conservation Management Plan
Reuse Projects 12. Please describe any water reuse projects in 1 2 paragraphs for each project. (Please attach additional
pages as needed.)
WATER CONSERVATION Conservation Pricing *The Metro Water District completed a detailed comprehensive rate survey this year and data on conservation pricing will be based on the 2010 Water and Wastewater Rates Survey. 13. Do your water bills provide customers with their current water use on the bills in gallons?
Yes No 14. Does your water bill provide customers with their historical water use on each bill? Yes No
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2010 Implementation Survey Water Supply & Water Conservation Management Plan

Replacing Older, Inefficient Toilets
*If you participate in the District's Regional Toilet Rebate Program the District staff will fill in the questions in this category and you may skip down to Question 21.
15. Does your water system have a program to replace older, inefficient toilets? Yes No

16. If yes, please identify how your water system replaces older, inefficient toilets? Please check all that apply. We participate in the Metro Water District Toilet Rebate Program (If you checked this box, skip to Question 21.) We have a local toilet rebate program We require retrofit on reconnect or resale We offer toilet distribution or direct installation program Other (please specify)

17. How many total toilets have you rebated since your program began? __________________________________________________
Information not available

18. How many of those toilets rebated are WaterSense (1.28 gallons per flush) toilets? __________________________________________________
Information not available

19. How many of those toilets rebated are 1.6 gallons per flush toilets? __________________________________________________
Information not available

20. What is the total funding spent (rebate + staff + administrative)?

Funding Category

Amount of Funding Spent

Rebates (either checks or credits)

Administrative Costs (salaries, overhead, etc.)

TOTAL:

Information not available

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Pre-Rinse Spray Valve Retrofit Education
21. Does your water system distribute Metro Water District's pre-rinse spray valve educational brochure to restaurants and other food service establishments? Yes No
22. How many active food service establishments do you have? __________________________________________________
Information not available
23. How many food service establishments have you provided pre-rinse spray valve education to? __________________________________________________
Information not available
24. How many total low-flow 1.6 gallons per minute pre-rinse spray valves have been installed at your food service establishments? __________________________________________________ Information not available Comments: ___________________________________________________________________
Rain Sensor Shut-off Switches on New Irrigation Systems
25. Does your local jurisdiction's building inspection checklist include rain sensors shut-off switches on new irrigation systems? Yes No
Require Sub-meters in New Multi-Family Buildings
26. How does your water system require new multi-family buildings to sub-meter? Local ordinance Water system policy New multi-family buildings are not required to sub-meter We do not have any multi-family zoning in our jurisdiction
27. How many new multi-family buildings have been built in your jurisdiction in the last 12 months and how many are sub-metered? Number of multi-family buildings built in the last 12 months: ________________________ Number that are sub-metered: _________________________________________________ Information not available
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Assess and Reduce Water System Leakage 28. Has your water system completed a water audit using the AWWA water audit software? The software can
be downloaded at http://www.awwa.org/Resources/WaterLossControl.cfm?ItemNumber=47846&navItemNumber=48155
Yes No 29. If yes, please submit the completed AWWA water audit software. 30. What were the three priority areas for attention recommended by the software? 1. __________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________ 31. What is your water system's water loss reduction goal(s)? _____________________________________________________________________________ Information not available 32. Does your water system have an ongoing leak detection and repair program? Yes No 33. If yes, how many leaks have been detected and repaired in the last year or 12 month period that you have data available. Leaks detected and repaired: ________________________________________________ 34. If each of them leaked for 24 hours what is the total loss avoided in gallons per minute. (Please attach additional pages as needed.)
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35. Please identify how your water system reduces leaks. Please check all that apply. We use leak detection equipment and software to identify leaks We have an on-going meter calibration and/or replacement program We maintain an understanding of the system though a current water distribution model. Actively manage system pressure by establishing different pressure zones for the system or by reducing pressures across the system. Work with intergovernmental departments (fire and police staff) to routinely inform the utility of standing water areas and potential leaks. Established a strategy for prioritizing leak repairs that include mains and smaller lines. Address leaks or inefficiencies in the water treatment plant. We maintain an asset management program to track aging pipes and meters with a schedule for planned replacement. We maintain accurate billing system records through communication between meter reading, distribution maintenance and customer service staff. Other (please specify): __________________________________________________________
Conduct Residential Water Audits 36. Does your water system provide residential water audits or make the "Do-It Yourself Household Water
Assessment" available to customers? Yes No
37. How many water audits have been conducted and / or how many "Do-It Yourself Household Water Assessment" have been provided to customers?
Information not available
Distribute Low-Flow Retrofit Kits to Residential Users 38. Does your water system distribute low-flow retrofit kits?
Yes No
39. How many total low-flow retrofit kits have been distributed since your program began? __________________________________________________
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40. What are the contents of the kits distributed? Please check all that apply. Showerheads Kitchen aerators Faucet aerators Toilet leak detection dye tabs Flow meter bag Other (please specify): __________________________________________________ Information not available
Conduct Commercial Water Audits 41. Does your water system provide commercial water audits?
Yes No 42. How many active commercial accounts do you have?
__________________________________________________ Information not available 43. How many commercial accounts have you marketed the program to?
__________________________________________________ Information not available 44. How many total commercial water audits have you conducted?
__________________________________________________ Information not available 45. Please describe any successes, case studies or unique projects that you would like to share on implementation of commercial water audits. (Please attach additional pages as needed.)
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Implement Education and Public Awareness Plan 46. Does your jurisdiction and/or water system have a water conservation education and public awareness
program? Yes No
47. Does your jurisdiction and/or water system conduct water conservation education at schools? If so please indicate which of the following levels are addressed: Elementary Middle High
48. How many education/outreach activities have you done this year? Refer to pages 12-8 and 12-9 f in the Metro Water District's Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan for definition and examples of education/outreach activities. ________________________________________________
49. How many public participation/involvement activities have you done this year? Refer to pages 12-8 and 12-9 in the Metro Water District's Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan for definition and examples of participation/public involvement activities. __________________________
50. Please describe all activities. (Please attach additional pages as needed.)
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Other Conservation 51. Are you implementing any other water conservation measures or programs in your jurisdiction?
Yes No 52. If yes, please describe.
53. Please describe any successes, case studies and unique projects that you would like to share on implementation of any water conservation measures. (Please attach additional pages as needed.)
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2010 Implementation Survey WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN
Name: Jurisdiction:
Email:
Phone:
Wastewater Collection System Inspection and Maintenance
1. Does your jurisdiction have a map of the entire sewer system? Yes No
2. If yes, which of the following best describes your sewer system map: Paper GIS Digital
3. Does your jurisdiction have a sewer system inspection and maintenance program? Yes No
4. Please identify which program elements have been implemented under your sewer system inspection and maintenance program. Check all that apply. Schedules and procedures for preventive and routine maintenance Inspection of sewers and manholes Inspection of sewer right-of-ways and stream crossings Inspection of stream banks adjacent to sewers and force mains Periodic cleaning of sewers and associated appurtenances
5. Does your jurisdiction have a sewer system rehabilitation program? Yes No
6. Does your jurisdiction have a wastewater collection and treatment capacity certification program? Yes No
7. Does your jurisdiction have a grease management program? Yes No
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8. Please identify which practices have been implemented as part of your grease management program. Check all that apply. Legal authority regulating the discharge of grease from industrial and commercial facilities Legal authority for an enforcement program Written methods and procedures for preventing/controlling discharges of grease from industrial and commercial facilities An inspection program to ensure routine inspections of grease traps Tracking of sewer system blockages and overflows associated with grease Process to investigate and identify sources causing blockages in the sewer system Inspection and permitting program for trucks used in pumping of grease traps or contract with a private vendor for inspection services
9. Over the past year, how many sewer spills have you identified that occurred due to: _______Grease blockages _______Tree roots/vegetation encroachment _______Vandalism _______Third Party Construction Damage _______Structural Defect _______Pump Station Failure _______Unknown
10. Does your jurisdiction have a sewer system overflow emergency response program? Yes No
11. Annual number of Sanitary Sewer Overflows reaching "Waters of the State": ________________ 12. Does your jurisdiction have an employee training program as part of your sewer system inspection and
maintenance program? Yes No
Septic Systems and Decentralized Systems
13. Has your jurisdiction developed a plan that identifies where and under what conditions septic systems are appropriate considering long-term water quality and quantity concerns? Yes No
14. Has your jurisdiction identified septic system "critical areas"? (Septic system critical areas are those areas where the risks and/or potential impacts of septic system failures are higher and areas where failure could readily impact a drinking water supply source.) Yes No
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15. Please describe the factors considered when identifying your septic system "critical areas." Check all that apply. Small drinking water supply watershed Septic systems found around lakes and other water features Areas with high failure rates Areas with limited soil conditions, rock, steep slopes, or high groundwater levels Problems identified by local county environmental health or local jurisdiction
16. Has your jurisdiction developed a plan for the disposal of septage at local wastewater treatment plants or alternative disposal locations? Yes No
17. If septage is accepted at local wastewater treatment facilities, are septage manifests collected at the time of the delivery? Yes No Not Applicable
18. If septage is accepted, which facilities accept it in your jurisdiction?
Not Applicable 19. What is the cost to the hauler for disposal at each facility?
Not Applicable
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20. Local governments (those who issue building permits) must enact a local ordinance either prohibiting private decentralized wastewater systems or allowing them under specific conditions established by the ordinance. Has your local government adopted a private decentralized wastewater systems ordinance? Yes No
21. Does your jurisdiction have written procedures to involve the County Board of Health in initial site plan review of new developments and annual water quality discussions? Yes No
Local Wastewater Planning
22. Does your jurisdiction have a current local wastewater master plan that is consistent with the Wastewater Management Plan? Yes No
23. If your jurisdiction has developed a local wastewater master plan, does it identify future sewered and unsewered areas of the jurisdiction? Yes No
24. Has your jurisdiction established policies for connections to public sanitary sewer? Yes No
25. Please check the program elements addressed by your jurisdiction's sewer connection policy. Connections to new developments Connections to existing developments Connections to isolated properties Funding methods
Wastewater Education/Outreach
26. Does your jurisdiction have an education/outreach program to ensure that the community understands the importance of the following: (Check all that apply. ) Reducing/eliminating grease discharges into the sewer system Properly disposing of pharmaceuticals and household chemicals Properly maintaining residential septic systems
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Water Resource Considerations Reuse Projects
27. Please describe any new (2009 to present) water reuse projects in your jurisdiction in 1 2 paragraphs for each project. Skip if this is not applicable to your jurisdiction. (Please attach additional pages as needed.)
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2010 Implementation Survey WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN
Name: Jurisdiction:
Email: Phone:
MODEL ORDINANCES Model Ordinance for Post-Development Stormwater Runoff for New Development and Redevelopment
1. Choose one of the following: We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations, have incorporated requirements into the development review process, and have a set of procedures in place for long-term maintenance of new stormwater facilities We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations, and have incorporated requirements into the development review process We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations We have not adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations
*An equivalent ordinance or regulations must contain a requirement for a stormwater management plan submittal, including provisions for addressing water quality and streambank protection, and require ongoing maintenance of stormwater facilities
Model Floodplain Management / Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance 2. Choose one of the following: We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations, and have incorporated requirements into the development review process We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations We have not adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations
*An equivalent ordinance or regulations must prohibit new development in the floodplain and consider future-conditions floodplains
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3. Choose one of the following: We have completed mapping of the future-conditions floodplains (drainage areas of 1 square mile or greater) within our jurisdiction We have partially completed mapping of the future-conditions floodplains within our jurisdiction We currently have an RFP or contract for mapping of the future-conditions floodplains and/or have completed preliminary technical work We have not initiated any efforts to map future-conditions floodplains
Model Illicit Discharge / Illegal Connection Ordinance 4. Choose one of the following: We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations, and have an active program for identifying and eliminating illicit discharges and illegal connection (IDDE program) We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations We have not adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations
*An equivalent ordinance or regulations must define illicit discharges and illegal connections and prohibit them to the local stormwater system
Model Stream Buffer Protection Ordinance 5. Choose one of the following: We have adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations We have adopted a stream buffer ordinance/regulations with stream buffer widths that exceed those in the model ordinance We have adopted a stream buffer ordinance/regulations with alternative** stream buffer requirements from those in the model ordinance We have not adopted the model ordinance or equivalent* ordinance/regulations, or any stream buffer regulations other than those required under the Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Control Act (25-foot state buffers)
* An equivalent ordinance or regulations must include a requirement for a minimum 50-foot undisturbed stream buffer with an additional 25-foot impervious setback ** Must be supported by appropriate scientific study or analysis
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STORMWATER / WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAMS Comprehensive Land Use Planning Coordination
6. We have had coordination this past year between local staff responsible for stormwater & watershed management and local planning staff on land use planning and policy issues related to watershed management and protection: Yes No
Sanitary Sewer and Septic System Coordination 7. We have had coordination this past year between the local staff responsible for stormwater & watershed management, local wastewater provider(s) and the County Board of Health staff on wastewater (sanitary sewer and septic system) issues that may impact watershed health: Yes No
Greenspace and Green Infrastructure Tools 8. Choose all that apply: We have a conservation subdivision ordinance or other local mechanism or process to preserve open space and greenspace while accommodating development We have a greenspace or green infrastructure plan for greenspace protection We have a sustainable growth plan for our jurisdiction We have undertaken a process to evaluate our local building codes, ordinances, and other regulations and provisions to identify impediments and barriers to the use of green infrastructure and greener approaches to growth We have a locally developed program for protecting watershed health through land use and/or growth management mechanisms (please describe):
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Stormwater Asset Management 9. Choose all that apply: We have completed or are undertaking a stormwater system inventory We have a written extent and level of service policy for stormwater maintenance activities We are undertaking inspection and maintenance activities for stormwater system components for which we have responsibility We have developed a capital improvement plan to address stormwater infrastructure needs
Stormwater Pollution Prevention 10. Choose all that apply: We have a municipal good housekeeping program for local government facilities and operations We inspect commercial and industrial facilities to encourage or require pollution prevention and good housekeeping practices
Education and Public Awareness 11. Choose all that apply: We use materials from the Clean Water Campaign in our local program We have held a Clean Water Campaign workshop in our community We make brochures and education material available at local facilities We mark storm drains with stenciling or curb markers We have had at least one watershed/stormwater-related public involvement and participation activity in the last year 12. Please describe any other education and public awareness activities undertaken in your community:
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Stormwater Program Funding 13. How do you fund your stormwater activities and program? Choose one of the following: General Fund Stormwater Utility Combination of general fund and stormwater utility Other (please specify): ______________________________________________________
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Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District 40 Courtland Street, NE | Atlanta, Georgia 30303 phone: 404.463.3256 | fax: 404.463.3254 www.northgeorgiawater.org