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Land development provisions to protect Georgia water quality
| Author: |
School of Enviromental Design, University of Georgia |
| Date: |
1997 |
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[Athens, GA]: [University of Georgia]; fianl report; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under provisions of Section 319(h) of the FederalClean Water Act of 1997 |
| Abstract: |
This report outlines the types of provisions that could be modified in or added to local development regulations that could improve runoff quality. "Runoff quality" as used in this report includes the quantity of runoff during storms, its constituents, and all of its direct and indirect effects on ground water, water supplies, streams and wetlands. The report explains the potential provisions' roles in runoff quality protection, and comments on their effects on cost, safety, and other issues. More is known, scientifically, than is being put into practice today in Georgia's development patterns. Dissemination and implementation of new practices has been below the state of the science and below the needs of Georgia's watersheds. The provisions in this report were developed from reported experiences and studies around the country, and refined in dialogs with a task force of Georgia citizens and government and business representatives. The provisions can be used in the existing ordinances through which municipalities are already regulating new development and its runoff: zoning and subdivision ordinances, erosion and sediment control laws, tree protection ordinances, stormwater management ordinances, and design standards documents. This document is intended to serve as a partial "menu" from which each municipality can select appropriate provisions and adapt them to the local conditions. The document explains the provisions' role in runoff water quality protection, and their effects of safety and cost. The provisions in this document are grouped into four general categories. 1) Overall measures of development 2) Streets and pavements 3) Drainage 4) Construction process |
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