 One
goal of the SWAP
is to educate residents in the assessment area
about potential impacts to source water quality
and to provide opportunities for meaningful input
into the recommendations being considered for
inclusion in the protection plan. Results of the
SWAP will be made available to residents served
by the public water system so that informed decisions
can be made about the appropriate source water
protection plans for a particular community.
How can I
get involved in the SWAP?
To provide guidance to the project,
a Task Force of local officials and water professionals
has been assembled. This group is guiding the
technical aspect of the SWAP, however, public
involvement in the process is also critical to
a successful water resource protection plan. In
addition, community and public meetings are scheduled
throughout the project to allow for public participation
in the assessment process. If you would like to
receive a notice about these meetings as they
are scheduled, please contact Joe Tichy
of the Northeast Georgia Regional Development
Center at 706-369-5650 or jtichy@negrdc.org;
or Terry Cole of Brown and Caldwell
at 770-673-3697 or tcole@brwncald.com.
Task
Force Meetings
A preliminary kick-off meeting was held with
the entire regional SWAP Task Force to discuss
the goals and objectives of the project. In
addition to this meeting, two sets of meetings
were held throughout the SWAP region with interested
residents and others. The timing of the meetings
coincided with completion of the potential contaminant
inventory and mapping, and with the results
of the susceptibility analysis.
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Speakers
Bureau Form
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out and send in the form above if you want
to get a speaker to come to an upcoming
community gathering |
Presentations
In addition to the task force and public meetings,
presentations can be made to community groups
such as Rotary clubs, PTAs, environmental groups,
and other civic organizations across the Northeast
Georgia region, through the Speakers Bureau. Fill
out a form
and have a speaker set up for your next meeting.
Public
Meetings
There were also two open public
meetings to present information on the SWAP
project and related issues. Stakeholders and
the general public from the entire region were
invited to these meetings. The first meeting
was held on November 28th and the second was
held on March 21st, both at the Oconee City
Civic Center. Click here
for a summary of the meetings.
Regional
Leaders Water Quality Workshop
The
Regional Leaders Water Quality Workshop was
held on March 12th from 8:30am to 10:00am. The
workshop brought together municipal, business
and policy leaders in the region to discuss
the source water assessment plans in the context
of other regional water quality and water supply
issues.
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