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Lower Doctors Creek Watershed - Coggle Diagram
Lower Doctors Creek Watershed
Descriptive Details
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division (2021)
2 terms/ improve personal ethos (put in conclusion)
Citizen monitoring
stewardship
Altamaha River Watershed
Water Quality
Largest in Georgia, third largest in U.S.
Altamaha river Drains into Pacific ocean
Land usage- 5% urban/built up, 50% agricultural, 45% evergreen and mixed forest
Doctors Creek
has been designated for fishing. impairments for dissolved oxygen and pathogens with plan in place for restoration.
Jones Creek
Impairments- fecal coliform bacteria (2007, 2023) dissolved oxygen (2022)
origins of fecal coliform bacteria - human and animal feces, lives in warm blooded animals' intestines
two possible causes- septic tank failure and sewage contamination
two prevention strategies for septic tank failure- pump tank on schedule, avoid flushing harmful stuff like meds and chemicals
two prevention strategies for sewage contamination- avoid fats, oils, chemicals, or trash in drains. Regularly maintenance sewage lines, repair/ upgrade as needed.
Restoration
Bacteria indicator supplement (specific action aimed at addressing and environmental issue) shows how recreators like swimmers are protected and helps to designate bodies of water for particular usage. It also provides documentation for review and education like this assignment for example. (Georgia Environmental Protection Division, 2022).
Restoration Plans-The Georgia Environmental Protection Division made these extra documents to explain how they worked out the numbers for fecal coliform bacteria (United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2023).
Why care?
Streams nestled in our neighborhoods serve as indicators of environment health.
One of the reasons testing and processes made for making the public aware of acceptable activities. For example, to avoid ingesting water that is contaminated, fishing can be acceptable as signs for swimming is not.
References
Georgia Adopt-A-Stream (2002). Getting to know your watershed. Retrieved from
https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_s-ga-bn200-pe5-bm1-b2002-bw3-belec-p-btext
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division (2021) Revised Total Maximum Daily Load Evaluation for Twenty-Eight Stream Segments in the Altamaha River Basin for Dissolved Oxygen. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ATTAINS Database.
https://attains.epa.gov/attains-public/api/documents/actions/21GAEPD/GAR4_21_06_02/216470
United States Environmental Protection Agency (2023). Acceptance of Georgia’s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Fecal Coliform Translations. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGION 4.
https://attains.epa.gov/attains-public/api/documents/actions/21GAEPD/GAR4_22_06_08/219690
Georgia Environmental Protection Division, (2022). Bacteria Indicator Supplement
Altamaha River Basin – 2007 Fecal Coliform TMDL
Action ID: GA_R4_22_06_08. Georgia Environmental Protection Division.
https://attains.epa.gov/attains-public/api/documents/actions/21GAEPD/GAR4_22_06_08/211830
Meyer, J. L. & Loeffler, G. (2009). River Basins. In New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved Dec 10, 2019, from
https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/river-basins/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). How’s My Waterway: Ludowici, GA – Community overview.
https://mywaterway.epa.gov/community/ludowici,%20ga/overview
Manual/ Activity Instructions (provides permission and clearance to do environmental science work)
Monitoring Forms- Registration for watershed survey and map assessment. Instructions/tasks to complete for valid database contribution. Address to mail information. (Georgia Adopt a Stream, 2002)
Create maps
Report conditions
Generate recommendations
Leverage organized outline provided in manual
Partnerships/sponsorship
Private land owners
banks
Professors
local banks
