Implementing Agricultural Components of the Upper Coosawattee TMDL Implementation Plans through Best Management Practice Installation

Proceedings of the 2007 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 27-29, 2007, Athens, Georgia.The Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission utilizes Section 319(h) funding from the Clean Water Act to execute the agricultural components of TMDL implementation plans through various projects throughout Georgia. The Upper Coosawattee 319 project is located predominantly in Gilmer County in the north central portion of the state. Through the Upper Coosawattee 319 project, 35 landowners have utilized funding to protect water and soil quality on their farms through the installation of stackhouses, incinerators, stream crossings, winter feeders, heavy use areas, composters, and other available practices. In addition, seven orchards have participated in a pest monitoring/scouting program in conjunction with developing an integrated orchard management plan (IOMP) to reduce the amount of pesticides being utilized in Gilmer County.Sponsored and Organized by: U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Institute of TechnologyThis book was published by the Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2202. The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia, the U.S. Geological Survey, the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-397) or the other conference sponsors