Water Use in Georgia

Cooperator: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division
Year Started: 1978

Increases in population, industrial growth, and agricultural productivity have caused concern about the stresses placed on the water resources in Georgia. A statewide water-use data base is essential to manage water resources and to determine future water-supply needs. To meet this need, water-use data in the files of various Federal, State, and local agencies need to be verified and input into a master data base to assure complete coverage of water use in the State.

Objectives

• To identify sources of water-use data;
• develop and evaluate techniques for collecting water-use data;
• identify and implement requirements for a water-use data-handling system in Georgia;
• and develop methods for the efficient reporting of water-use data.

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