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act/acf compacts & info

Information on the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACT/ACF) River Basins of Alabama, Florida and Georgia.  News articles concerning the Water Wars  ACT/ACF References in Print

FEDERAL SOURCES

U.S. Geologic Survey
 U.S. Army COE
 U.S. EPA
 Other Agencies

STATE SOURCES

Georgia

Florida

Alabama

OTHER SOURCES

Universities

Organizations

Published Reports

VIEWS AND INFO FROM INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES, AND NGO's

A Boondoggle for Barges - Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Navigation
The Green Scissors Campaign, a group working to end wasteful and environmentally harmful spending, proposes that the Army Corps of Engineers stop spending money for the upkeep of the ACF system for commercial navigation.
Apalachicola Doin' Time
A radio documentary; contains audio clips and transcripts of interviews with some of the key players in the tri-state water war.
Map of ACT/ACF River Basins
From www.sherpaguides.com.

USGS - U.S. GEOLOGIC SURVEY

ACF/ACT Subarea Reports
Clickable map for finding subarea reports.
USGS ACF-Water Quality Assessment Homepage
NAWQA Program's ACF River Basin Study Data.
USGS ACF-Water Quality Assessment Maps
Maps of research done on the ACF river basin.
USGS ACF-Water Quality Assessment Publications
Request Form for USGS ACF-Water Quality Assessment Publications.

USA-COE - U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

ACF River Basin and Dams
Current and Past Management of the ACF River Basin, lake and river levels,inflow and outflow, current hydrographs.
ACF River System & Reservoirs: Middle
General and Historical Information on the Chattahoochee River and West Point Lake Reservoir.
ACF River System & Reservoirs: Upper
General and Historical Information on the Chattahoochee River and Lake Sydney Lanier.
ACT River Basin and Dams
Current and Past Management of the ACT River Basin, lake and river levels, inflow and outflow, current hydrographs.
ACT River System & Reservoirs: Upper
General and Historical Information on the Coosa River and Lake Allatoona.
ACT/ACF Environmental Impact Statement Homepage
Information and maps of the ACT and ACF river basins.
Mobile District - Water Management Section
Links to maps and water level data for the ACT and ACF river basins.
Navigation on the Apalachicola
Explains how the ACF System has been developed for nagivation.
Northwestern Division - Water Management Power Branch
Maps of the ACT and ACF River Basins.
Sharing the Water in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
Newsletters describing the progress in preparing Environmental Impact Statements for the ACT and ACF.
October 1997
June 1998
October 1998
June 1999

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

ACT/ACF Environmental Impact Statement
A Federal Register document describing the letter of intent by USA-COE to prepare an EIS. Alternate Site

U.S. BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION

ACF Rivers Transportation Tonnage
Transportation report on barge traffic.

NWS - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Stream gage data for the ACF Basin
Current data from several stations along the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System.

U.S. LEGISLATURE

UNIVERSITIES

ACT/ACF Tri-State Water Basin Compacts
From Jacksonville State University's Enviromental Policy and Information Center; contains background information on the compacts and a list of scheduled meetings that concern them.

STATE OF GEORGIA

Georgia ACF Compact Legislation - House Bill 149
Enabling legislation for the Apalachicola- Chattahoochee-Flint River Basins Compact.
Georgia ACT Compact Legislation - House Bill 148
Enabling legislation for the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins Compact.

STATE OF FLORIDA

Florida ACF Compact Legislation - HB 1079
Florida ACF Compact Legislation - SB 788
Enabling legislation for the Apalachicola- Chattahoochee-Flint River Basins Compact.

ORGANIZATIONS

Bass Angler's Sportsman's Society (B.A.S.S.)
"Tri-state Conservation Coalition Takes Concerns About 'Water Wars' to Governor Seigelman, and Staff" - Press release from B.A.S.S.
Georgia Farm Bureau - Water Issues
Summaries of ACT/ACF meetings.
Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
An organization dedicated to the protection of the Chattahoochee River (see "Tri-State Water Issues")

REPORTS

ACT/ACF Scienific and Technical References in Print
Are farmers contaminating the shallow groundwater?
Phamplet based on USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4183.
Environmental Setting of the ACF River Basin
USGS Report at Ga. Water Resources Conference, 1993
How much water do we use?
USGS National Circular 1081 "Estimated water use in the United States in 1990"
Stream-Aquifer Relations in ACF River Basins
USGS Water Supply Paper 2460 "Geohydrology and Evaluation of Stream- Aquifer Relations in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, Southeastern Alabama, Northwestern Florida, and Southwestern Georgia"
 
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The views presented here do not represent those of NESPAL, The College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The University of Georgia, The State of Georgia or their employees. For more information please revisit these pages for updates, or send electronic mail to Dr. Jim Hook at jimhook@tifton.cpes.peachnet.edu.

Water Summit pages developed by Linsey Forlow and James Hook on April 1, 2002. This page last updated June 1, 2008.