Water Data for Georgia

I. Federal

ii. Online Historical Data

+ Surface water

+ Groundwater

+ Water quality

iii. Research & Studies Underway

+ Coastal Georgia Sound Science Initiative

+ NAWQA’s ACF Basin Study

+ CINDI Flood Inundation Project

+ Chattahoochee Microbial Data

iv. Public Information & Education

+ Georgia On-Line Fact Sheets and Pamphlets

+ Recent Publications on Georgia

+ Education Resources for Water

2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

a. Online Historical Data

i. Georgia Spatial Datasets

b. Public Education and Information

i. Educating for Conservation

B. Department of Commerce

1. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

a. National Weather Service

i. Forecast Office - Peachtree City, GA

+ Forecasts

+ Near Real-Time Data

* Current Conditions

+ Online Historical Data

* Climate Data

+ Public Information and Education

ii. Forecast Office - Tallahassee, Florida

+ Forecasts

+ Near Real-Time Data

* Current Conditions

+ Online Historical Data

* Climate Data

+ Public Information and Education

iii. Southeast River Forecast Center

+ Forecasts

* River Forecasts

* Streamflow Forecasts

* Rainfall Forecasts

+ Near Real-Time Data

* Current Climate Conditions

b. National Climatic Data Center

i. Near Real-Time / Historical Data

+ 15-minute Precipitation Data

+ Hourly Precipitation Data

+ Daily Surface Data

+ Monthly Precipitation Data

c. National Marine Fisheries Service

i. Online Historical Data

+ Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey

d. National Oceanographic Data Center

i. Near Real-Time Data

+ Current Conditions at Gray’s Reef, near Savannah

ii. Online Historical Data

+ Historical Data from Gray’s Reef

+ Sea Level Data from Ft. Pulaski, GA

e. National Ocean Service

i. Near Real-Time Data

+ Sea Level data for Georgia

2. U.S. Census Bureau

a. Online Historical Data

i. Historical Census of Housing Tables

+ Source of Water

+ Plumbing Facilities

ii. 1994 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey

C. Department of Agriculture

1. Census of Agriculture

a. Online Historical Data

i. GA Agriculture Census - Reports by County - Irrigation

2. Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

a. Online Historical Data

i. Water Database - GA

3. National Water and Climate Center

a. Near Real-Time / Historical Data

i. Soil Climate Analysis Network

b. Online Historical Data

i. Climate Analysis for Wetlands

D. Environmental Protection Agency

1. Near Real-Time Data

a. Modernized STORET Data

2. Online Historical Data

a. STORET Legacy Data Center

b. Georgia Drinking Water

c. Drinking Water Microbial and Disinfection Byproduct Information

d. Water Discharge Permits Query Form

e. Envirofacts - Safe Drinking Water Query Form for Georgia

f. Index of Watershed Indicators

g. Georgia TMDL Program

3. Public Information and Education

a. Surf Your Watershed

II. State

A. Government

1. Department of Natural Resources

a. Environmental Protection Division

i. Online Historical Data

+ List of Drinking Water/Public Water System Permittees

+ List of Drinking Water Sources

+ List of Laboratories for Microbiological & Chemical Drinking Water Analyses

+ List of Laboratories for Nitrates Drinking Water Analyses

+ List of Water Well Drillers

+ List of Wastewater NPDES Permittees

+ List of Industrial Stormwater Permittees

+ List of Municipal Stormwater Permittees

+ Search for spills reported to the Emergency Response Team

+ Ground-Water Monitoring Data for 1996-1997

+ Ground-Water Monitoring Data for 1998

+ Ground-Water Monitoring Data for 1999

+ Ground-Water Monitoring Data for 2000

+ Search Enforcement Orders Against Environmental Violators

ii. Applicable Laws / Rules

+ Groundwater Use

+ Georgia Groundwater Use Act

+ Safe Drinking Water

+ Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977

+ Georgia Water Supply Act

+ Georgia Water Well Standards Act

+ Water Quality Control

+ Georgia Water Quality Control Act

+ Georgia River Basin Management Planning Act

+ Erosion and Sedimentation Control

+ Georgia Erosion and Sedimentation Act

+ Dam Safety

+ Georgia Safe Dams Act of 1978

+ Lower Flint River Drought Protection

+ Georgia Flint River Drought Protection Act

b. Wildlife Resources Division

i. Online Historical Data

+ Protected Species List

ii. Applicable Laws / Rules

+ Fishing Regulations

c. Coastal Resources Division

i. Online Historical Data

+ Marine Recreational Harvest Survey Data - 1998

+ Marine Recreational Harvest Survey Data - 1999

+ Marine Recreational Harvest Survey Data - 2000

ii. Applicable Laws / Rules

+ Georgia Shore Protection Act

+ Georgia Marshlands Protection Act

+ Fishing Regulations

iii. Research & Studies Underway

+ Coastal Management Program

d. Pollution Prevention Assistance Division

B. Universities

1. Georgia Tech

a. Center for Spatial Analysis Technologies

i. Digital Datasets

+ Major Rivers

+ Hydrologic Units

+ Ground-water Site Inventory

+ Surface-water gaging stations

2. University of Georgia

a. Department of Marine Sciences

i. Online Historical Data

+ Georgia Coast Data Set

+ Georgia Rivers Data

b. College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

i. Near Real-Time / Historical Data

+ Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network - Weather Data

Page created by Amanda Richards on August 31, 2001.