Preliminary Bibliography
of ACT / ACF Comprehensive Study Documents

Reflects All Documents Received
by CH2M HILL as of April 7, 1998.

Alabama Department of Environmental Management; Georgia Department of Natural Resources. West Point Lake Phase I Diagnostic / Feasibility Study Appendix. September 1994.

A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service. Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Scoping Project. Kennesaw State College. EPA grant, No. X994656-94-1. 1995. A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service. Recommendations for Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin / Watershed Management. Kennesaw State College. EPA grant, No. X994656-94-1. 1995.

A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service, Kennesaw State College and the Department of Economics, Florida State University. The Economic Value of Lake Allatoona... EPA grant, No. X821524-01-1. July 1995.

A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service, Kennesaw State College and the Department of Economics, Florida State University. The Economic Value of Weiss Lake . EPA grant, No. X821524-01-1. July 1995.

A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service, Kennesaw State College and the Department of Economics, Florida State University. The Economic Value of West Point Lake.. Grant from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division. July 1995.

A.L. Burruss Institute of Public Service, Kennesaw State College. Lake Allatoona Phase I Diagnostic - Feasibility Study, Report for 1992-1997.

Ashby, S.L.; Kennedy, R.H.; Peyman Dove, L.; Boswell, H.; Waide, J.B.; Johnson, L.S.; Barbiero, R.P.; and Buell, G. Identification, Compilation, and Analysis of Water Quality Data for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint / Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACF/ACT) Comprehensive Basin Study. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 1996.

ACT/ACF Water Quality Inventory CD-ROM. ACF Basin, Disk 1 of 2. V. 3.0. May 1996. Prepared by the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

ACT/ACF Water Quality Inventory CD-ROM. ACT Basin Cross Section Data Report, Disk 2 of 2. V. 3.0. May 1996. Prepared by the U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

Bayne, D.R.; Seesock, W.C.; Reutebuch, E.; Emmerth, P.P.; and Harman, C. Lake W.F. George Phase I Diagnostic / Feasibility Study Final Report. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Alabama Department of Environmental Management. Undated.

Lake Walter F. George is a 45,180-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers impoundment of the Chattahoochee River in southwest Georgia. This report reflects the results of a Phase I Clean Lakes Grant awarded to The Georgia Department of Natural Resources in July 1990. Based on all of the major parameters used to assess the algal productivity of the lake (water clarity, chlorophyll concentration, phosphorus concentration, etc.), Lake Walter F. George was classified as eutrophic.

Bayne, D.R.; Seesock, W.C.; Reutebuch, E.; and Watson, D. Lake H. Neely Henry Phase I Diagnostic / Feasibility Study (Draft Final Report). Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University. December 1995. (Missing Feasibility Study portion.)

Bayne, D.R.; Seesock, W.C.; Reutebuch, E.; Emmerth, P.P.; and Leslie, F. Weiss Lake Phase I Diagnostic / Feasibility Study (Draft Report). Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, and the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. Undated.

Carmody, G.A.; Kasbohm, J.W.; Luprek, B.K.; and Ziewitz, J.W. Revised. Protected Species Inventory and Identification in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basins (Revised Draft Report) Vol. I, Summary Report, Appendices A - C. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Ecological Services, Panama City, FL. 1997.

The objectives of this report were to identify federal- and state-protected species within the basins that could be affected by changes in water management, and to compile information about these species that would help the study partners identify or predict protected species constraints on water management alternatives.

Carmody, G.A.; Kasbohm, J.W.; Luprek, B.K.; and Ziewitz, J.W.. Protected Species Inventory and Identification in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basins (Revised Draft Report). Vol. II, Appendix D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Ecological Services, Panama City, FL. 1997.

Appendix D provides the species abstracts for plants.

Carmody, G.A.; Luprek, B.K.; and Ziewitz, J.W. Water Needs of Fish and Wildlife Facilities in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basins (Final Report). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Ecological Services, Panama City, FL. 1996.

The objectives of this study were to identify facilities in the study area that use water for fish and wildlife management purposes, and to quantify the surface and groundwater needs for those facilities. Six facilities of the 11 that use water for fish and wildlife responded that current water supplies do not always meet their current needs and may not meet their future needs. However, it is the infrastructure-- not water availability-- that limits production at two of these facilities. Personnel at the other four facilities indicated that deep wells could supply enough water to cover present or future seasonal shortages.

Chanton, Jeffrey. Examination of the Coupling Between Primary and Secondary Production In the Apalachicola River and Bay: Draft Final Report. Northwest Florida Water Management District, Havana,FL. March 1997.

Couch, C.A. What fish live in the streams of Metropolitan Atlanta? U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-091-95. 1995.

This report summarizes information from historic fish surveys, and describes the results of the November 1993 fish survey. The results indicate the changes in fish populations that may occur as forested and rural basins become urbanized.

Couch, C.A., Hopkins, E.H., and Hardy, P.S. Influences of Environmental Settings on Aquatic Ecosystems in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 95-4278. 1996.

The watershed boundary of the ACF river basin defines an aquatic ecosystem whose water quality is the result of complex interactions of natural and human influences on land and water resources. Topics relating to the basin's environmental setting-- its physical, biological, and cultural characteristics-- are summarized to provide an understanding of factors that influence water quality and the health of aquatic ecosystems.

Davis, M.M.. Tri-State Comprehensive Study Riparian Wetland Element. Report 1, Relationships Between Flow and Habitat Value in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa / Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACT/ACF) River Basins (Draft Final Report) U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 1997.

This report addresses the Environmental Demand Plan of Study objectives pertaining to water requirements necessary to maintain riparian wetland habitats in the ACT/ACF river basins. The objectives of the riparian wetland study were to develop relationships between flow rates and habitat values of the ACT/ACF riparian wetland resources. This report presents these results as well as a predictive model for riparian wetland value under different management scenarios that will be integrated into the Comprehensive Basinwide STELLA model.

Davis, W.Y.; Beezhold, M.T.; Opitz, E.M.; and Dziegielewski, B. ACT-ACF Comprehensive Study, Municipal and Industrial Water Use Forecasts Final Report. (Summary Report; Vol. 1, Technical Report; and 2 data diskettes.) Planning and Management Consultants, Ltd. for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources. October 1996.

This report presents an overview of the municipal and industrial water use forecasts for the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basins Comprehensive Study. Municipal and industrial demands include all water uses, both publicly supplied and self-supplied, described as residential, commercial, governmental/institutional, industrial/manufacturing, and other demands such as unaccounted-for (e.g., distribution system losses) water use. The planning period for the study is from 1990 to 2050 with intermediate forecast years of 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2025, and 2030.

DRI/McGraw-Hill. The Regional Economic Forecast of Population and Employment Comprehensive Study, Volume I and Volume II. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, AL. January, 1996.

The objective of this study is to provide forecasts through 2050 of key economic and population variables for use as inputs into the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa/ Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACT/ACF) Comprehensive Study on the present and future capabilities of the water resources in these river basins. The study describes current and projected future water demands within these river basins, evaluates the availability of ground and surface water, and analyzes alternatives for the use and development of these water resources to meet a variety of water demands such as recreational, environmental, municipal and industrial.

Edminston, H.L. and H. Tuck. Resource Inventory of the Apalachicola River and Bay Drainage Basin (Revision 1986 Report). Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 1987.

Florida Department of Natural Resources. Apalachicola Bay Aquatic Preserve Management Plan. Tallahassee, FL, 1988A Draft.

Florida Department of Natural Resources. Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve Management Plan. Tallahassee, FL, 1988B Draft.

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Blue Spring Creek Enhancement Project and Morone spp. Utilization of Creeks as Thermal Refugia During and Post-Navigation Windows on the Apalachicola River, August and September 1996.

Freeman, M.C.; Nestler, J.M.; and Johnson, P.N. Riverine Resources:Water Needs and Environmental Effects Analyses in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (Draft Final Report). U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Athens, GA. (Undated.)

This study assessed habitat value for riverine biota as a function of changes in local habitat conditions resulting from changes in flow regime. The purpose was to provide a tool by which basin managers could evaluate the relative effects of alternative water management strategies on riverine biota. To address this goal, the Riverine Community Habitat Assessment and Restoration Concept was applied. (NCHARC: Nestler et al. 1993, 1995).

Frick, E.A.; Buell, G.R.; and Hopkins, E.H. Nutrient sources and analysis of nutrient water quality data, Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, 1972-90. U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 96-4101. 1996.

In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey began full-scale implementation of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. One of the initial tasks of the NAWQA program is to compile and evaluate existing data from individual study units. Available nutrient data from 1972 through 1990 water years were used to estimate nutrient sources to the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River basin and describe the presence, distribution, and transport of nutrients in surface and groundwaters.

Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division. Chattahoochee River Basin Management Plan 1997 (Draft).

This document is a management plan for the Chattahoochee River basin. It has been produced as part of Georgia’s River Basin Management Planning (RBMP) approach to water resource management and fulfills requirements of the Georgia River Basin Planning Act. The purposes of this basin planning process are to assess water quality and quantity, target priority issues, and encourage efforts to support effective water resources management.

Gulf Engineers & Consultants, Inc. ACF / ACT Comprehensive Study Water Use Inventory Data Files: Guide, Volume I (Main Report), Volume II (Surface Water Withdrawal Inventory), Volume III (Groundwater Withdrawal Inventory), Volume IV (Wastewater Returns Inventory), and Volume V (Surface Water Power and Site Visits). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, AL. November 1994.

The inventory data files present the results of an effort to collect and compile available data concerning surface and groundwater withdrawals and wastewater discharges in the ACF and ACT river basins. The collection effort covered historical and current municipal, industrial, power, and agricultural withdrawals and discharges in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. These data have not been analyzed. They will be combined with other data sets and analytical reports to serve as a basis for comprehensive water resources planning in the ACF/ACT basins.

Gulf Engineers & Consultants, Inc. Facility Inventory for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa Basins,Recreation Report: Volume I (Main Report), and Volume II (Attachment). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. June 1994.

The recreation facilities inventory provides a base of information on which past, present, and potential recreation use and development can be determined. Data sources are those recommended in the Scope of Work, including: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, state and federal agencies, Alabama and Georgia power companies, and other private industries and associations.

Gulf Engineers & Consultants, Inc. Preliminary Analysis of Recreation Visitation Comprehensive Study for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa Basins: Volume I (Main Report), and Volume II (Attachment). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, AL. March 1994.

This report provides a preliminary analysis of factors affecting recreation visitation using a multivariate regression analysis for water bodies in the ACF/ACT river basins. Gulf Engineers & Consultants reviewed the available data, consulted with the Technical Coordination Group, agreed with that body on the water bodies and variables to be included in the analysis, acquired available data for the analysis, and performed a preliminary statistical analysis of recreation visitation for each of the agreed-upon water bodies.

 

Gulf Engineers & Consultants, Inc. Facility Inventory for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa Basins, Navigation. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, AL. August 1994.

The facilities inventory provides a base of information on which past, present, and potential navigation uses of the ACF and ACT Waterways can be determined. Data sources used in the inventory are those recommended in the Scope of Work, including: the USACE, state docks and river associations, state and federal agencies, and private industry.

Hippe, D.J.; Wangsness, D.J.; Frick, E.A.; and Garrett, J.W. Water quality of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Ocmulgee River Basins related to flooding from tropical storm Alberto; pesticides in urban and agricultural watersheds; and nitrate and pesticides in groundwater, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 94-4183. 1994.

This report presents preliminary information on water quality in the Flint, Apalachicola, and Ocmulgee River basins during record flooding caused by tropical storm Alberto, July 1994. It also compares the types and concentrations of pesticides present in surface waters draining predominantly agricultural and urban watersheds, and presents preliminary information on the occurrence of nitrate and commonly used pesticides in the shallow groundwater associated with agricultural land use in the southern ACF river basin.

Hippe, D.J., Wangsness, D.J., Frick, E.A., and Garrett, J.W. Suspended sediment and agricultural chemicals in floodwaters caused by tropical storm Alberto. USGS web page: http://wwwga.usgs.gov/publications/acfalber/acfalber.html, last modified May 1997. Based on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 94-4183, 1994.

During July 1994, tropical storm Alberto caused record flooding in the Flint and Ocmulgee River basins. As a part of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, water samples were collected from several rivers during the flood. This pamphlet presents a brief summary of water quality during the period July 5-26, 1994, resulting from the flooding.

Hippe, D.J.; Wangsness, D.J.; Frick, E.A.; and Garrett, J.W. Are farmers contaminating the shallow groundwater? USGS web page: http://wwwga.usgs.gov/publications/acffarm/ acffarm.html, last modified May 1997. Based on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 94-4183, 1994.

As part of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, water samples were collected from 38 shallow groundwater wells adjacent to farm fields in the southwestern part of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River basin in the summer of 1993 and the spring of 1994. Preliminary analyses indicated that nitrate concentrations in 2 of 38 wells exceeded the EPA standard of 10 milligrams per liter (mg/L) for drinking water. Pesticides were measured in 18 wells at concentrations well below EPA standards for drinking water. Although there should be concern for the presence of pesticides in groundwater, the trace concentrations are not believed to pose immediate health risks.

Hippe, D.J., Wangsness, D.J., Frick, E.A., and Garrett, J.W. Do the pesticides I use contaminate the rivers everyone uses? USGS web page: http://wwwga.usgs.gov/publications/acfpest/ acfpest.html, last modified May 1997. Based on U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigations Report 94-4183, 1994.

As a part of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, water samples collected during 1993 and 1994 from streams draining urban and agricultural watersheds in Georgia have been analyzed for many commonly used pesticides. Preliminary findings indicate that in Georgia, a greater number of pesticides are present in water from urban watersheds, generally at higher concentrations, and for a greater part of the year than in water from agricultural watersheds. When compared to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) drinking-water standards, the trace concentrations of pesticides detected in both urban and agricultural watersheds are not believed to pose an immediate human health risk. However, several insecticides present in urban watersheds were at concentrations thought to adversely affect aquatic life.

Iverson, Richard;Landing, William; Mortazavi, Behzad; Fulmer, John;and Lewis, F.Graham. Nutrient Transport and Primary Productivity In the Apalachicola River and Bay: Draft Final Report To the ACF/ACT Comprehensive Study. Northwest Florida Water Management District, Havana,FL. November 1997.

Kenny, D.S. and Smart, L. Phase 2 of Coordination Mechanism Research for the ACT-ACF Comprehensive Study Final Report. Planning and Management Consultants, Ltd., Carbondale, IL. December 1996.

From August of 1995 to September of 1996, the second phase of research was conducted in the "coordination mechanism element" of the ACT/ACF Comprehensive Study. This work built upon work already completed under the first research phase. The research program in Phase 2 was specified in advance by a Scope of Work, which called for a variety of research reports, Study Partner meetings, stakeholder workshops, and other exercises designed to assist the study participants in identifying and designing appropriate coordination mechanisms for the ACT and ACF basins.

Lewis, F.Graham. Apalachicola River and Bay Water Demand Element: Summary and Integration of Apalachicola Bay Studies: Draft Final Report To The ACT/ACF Comprehensive Study. Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint/Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa Comprehensive Study. November 1997.

Lewis, F.Graham. Relationships of River Flow and Other Environmental Characteristics With The Structure and Function of Biological Communities in Apalachicola Bay, Florida : Draft Final Report To the ACF/ACT Comprehensive Study. Northwest Florida Water Management District, Havana,FL. November 1997.

Light, H.M; Darst, M.R.; and Grubbs, J.W. Aquatic Habitats in Relation to River Flow in the Apalachicola River Floodpiain, Florida (Draft Report). U.S. Geological Survey, Tallahassee, Florida. (Undated)

A study of aquatic habitats in the floodplain in relation to river flows was conducted on a non-tidal reach of the Apalachicola River for the period from 1992-1996. Study purpose was to develop data that would assist in the evaluation of impacts associated with changes stream flows on biotic communities (aquatic) that utilize floodplain habitats. The area of aquatic habitat estimated in the floodplain of the non-tidal portion of the Apalachicola River during low, medium, and high flows were 740; 8,300; and 40,700 acres, respectively. A total of 44 species of fish were collected in the floodplain habitats during low flow conditions and a total of 73 species of fish were estimated to use this habitat under medium to high flows.

Light, H.M; Darst, M.R.; and Grubbs, J.W. Hydrologic Conditions, Habitat Characteristics, and Occurrence of Fishes in the Apalachicola River Floodplain, Florida: Second Annual Report of Progress, October 1993 - September 1994: U.S. Geological Survey Open - File Data Report 95-167, 33 p.

Livingston, R.J. Resource Atlas for the Apalachicola Estuary. Report Number 55. Florida Sea Grant Program, 1983.

Livingston, R.J. The Ecology of the Apalachicola Bay System: An Estuarine Profile. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS/OBS 82/05, 1984.

Livingston, R.J. The Ecology of the Apalachicola Bay System: An Estuarine Profile. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS/OBS-82/05, 1984B.

Menzel, R.W.,et al. Oyster Abundance in Apalachicola Bay, Florida in Relation to Biotic Associations Influenced by Salinity and Other Factors. Gulf Resource Report 2(2):73-96, 1966.

Peck, M.F. and Garrett, J. W. Quality of Surface and Groundwater in the White Creek and Mossy Creek Watersheds, White County, Georgia, 1992-93. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-540. 1994.

Surface- and groundwater quality data were collected and evaluated from streams and wells in the White Creek and Mossy Creek watersheds in White County, Georgia, during three sampling periods in 1992 and 1993, to identify stream reaches and wells affected by nonpoint-source contaminants. Livestock operations in these watersheds account for approximately 9.8 million tons of manure per year, which is spread over about 5,000 acres of pasture and cropland in the watersheds. White Creek and Mossy Creek are tributaries of the Chattahoochee River, which flows into Lake Sidney Lanier. Lake Sidney Lanier and the Chattahoochee River downstream from the lake are the primary sources of drinking water for the Atlanta Metropolitan area and numerous smaller communities downstream of Atlanta.

Peyman Dove, L.P. and Kress, M.R. Tri-State Comprehensive Study Riparian Wetland Element. Report 2: Wetland Characterizations in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa / Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACT/ACF) River Basins (Draft Final Report). U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 1997.

An inventory of the amount and type of wetland resources in the study area was conducted as one aspect of the Environmental Demand element. This volume presents the results of the inventory and a characterization of the distribution of wetlands within the geomorphic flood plains of the ACT/ACF river basins.

Peyman Dove, L. and Kress, M.R. Tri-State Comprehensive Study Reservoir Resource Element. Report 3: Wetland Characterizations Within Four Lake Study Areas in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa / Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACT/ACF) River Basins (Draft Final Report). 1997. U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. 1997.

The objective of this study was to provide a readily accessible source of information useful in water management planning related to water surface elevation changes and wetland resources. The spatial distributions of wetlands were characterized, and the effects of surface water elevations on the wetland resources were evaluated. This required the development of surface elevation models from existing topographic data and the development of a raster National Wetland Inventory (NWI) database. The spatial analysis functions within the Arc / Info geographic information system (GIS) were used for this study (ESRI, 1994). The four lakes evaluated were Neely Henry Lake, Weiss Lake, Lake Seminole, and Walter F. George Reservoir.

Ploskey, G.R. and Reinert, T.R. Assessing Impacts of Water Management on Reservoir Fish Reproductive Success in the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin (Final Report). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, AL. 1996.

The purpose of the study was to derive regression models for evaluating effects of water resource alternatives on fish reproductive success, as indexed by catches of young fish in a variety of collection gear in ACT/ACF impoundments. It involves using correlation and multiple-regression techniques and requires adequate historical hydrologic and fishery data.

Rowell, M.C.; Johnson, S.C.; and Fasselt, V. The Central Dougherty Plain Advance Identification of Wetlands. EPA 904/R-97/005. August 1997.

Ryder, S.; Taylor, J.; and Crance, J.H. Comprehensive Study Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. Relations Between Reservoir Surface Water Elevations and Reservoir Fisheries Completion Report (Final Report). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Mobile, AL. 1995.

This component of the Tri-State study is concerned with assessing the impacts of reservoir management (e.g., water levels and fluctuations) on reservoir fisheries. Fisheries experts were asked to identify reservoirs to study (25 total) and participated in an iterative survey process to ascertain critical species of fish and the times of year when they are most/least sensitive to reservoir operations. Experts were asked to list critical species, critical dates, and the optimum reservoir levels during those periods for each reservoir. Further, they were asked to assign "acceptability levels" for a range of variations (such as higher or lower water levels) which depart from their identified optimal circumstances.

Schiffer, Donna. Quality of Water and Bottom Sediments, and Nutrient and Dissolved-Solids Loads in the Apopka-Beauclair Canal, Lake County,FL,1986-90. US Geological Survey Report 93-4103. 1994.

Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere (SAMAB). 1996. The Southern Appalachian Assessment Summary Report. Report 1 of 5. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region.

Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere (SAMAB). 1996. The Southern Appalachian Assessment Aquatics Technical Report. Report 2 of 5. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region.

Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere (SAMAB). 1996.The Southern Appalachian Assessment Atmospheric Technical Report. Report 3 of 5. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region.

Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere (SAMAB). 1996. The Southern Appalachian Assessment Social / Cultural / Economic Technical Report. Report 4 of 5. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region.

Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere (SAMAB). 1996. The Southern Appalachian Assessment Terrestrial Technical Report. Report 5 of 5. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Region.

Stell, S.M.; Hopkins, E.H.; Buell, G.R.; and Hippe, D.J. Use and occurrence of pesticides in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, 1960-91. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-739. 1995.

This report describes land use and pesticide use at a county level, and the occurrence and distribution of pesticides in the water resources of the ACF river basin on the basis of previously collected data.

Stell, S.M. National Water Quality Assessment Program: analysis of available information on pesticides for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. Proceedings of the 1993 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 20-21, 1993, Athens, GA. 1993.

Existing data and information on pesticide use have been compiled to identify the dominant pesticides used within the ACF river basin and to estimate the amounts used. This paper, which is based on available pesticide data, briefly describes the occurrence and distribution of pesticides in the ACF river basin.

Tillman, D.H.; Cole, T.M.; and Bunch, B.W. Tri-State Comprehensive Water Management Study: Detailed Reservoir Water Quality Modeling (Draft Report). U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. Undated.

Future water uses and operations of water resources projects within the ACT/ACF river basins may have an impact on water quality. Changes, especially in the operational procedures in the system, have caused concern for future water quality conditions affecting allowable waste loads and thus impacting future development. The objective of this study is to provide calibrated and verified 2D water quality models for Weiss, Neely Henry, and Walter F. George Lakes capable of predicting future water quality conditions resulting from potential changes in upstream water allocations, upstream waste loads, and/or reservoir changes.

Torak, L.J. and McDowell, R.J. Groundwater Resources of the Lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia - Subarea 4 of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins. U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 95-321. 1996.

Groundwater flows in the study area were simulated using the U. S. Geological Survey’s Modular Finite-Element model (MODFE) of two-dimensional groundwater flow. The simulations indicated that groundwater availability in Alabama is affected most by changes to lateral and vertical boundary conditions to the Upper Floridan aquifer that might occur in that state, and is affected minimally by changes to ground- and surface water levels in Georgia.

US Army Corps of Engineers. FPEIS Florida's Everglades Program. Everglades Construction Project. South Atlantic Division. September 1996.

US Army Corps of Engineers. Water Resources Support Center. Questionnaires for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Studies. Alexandria, VA. October 1995.

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Agricultural Water Demand for the ACT/ACF River Basins Comprehensive Study: Executive Summary; Main Report; Appendix A (Agricultural Outlook and Basic Projections); and Appendix B (Basinwide Management Shared Vision Data). December 1995.

USDA Soil Conservation Service. City of Apalachicola Stormwater Atlas . Data Books #1, #2 & #3. Gainesville, Florida. May 1991.

USDA Soil Conservation Service. Northeast Gulf River Basins Cooperative Survey. Volume I. June 1977.

USGS. Ground-Water Resources of the Upper Chattahoochee River Basin in Georgia - Subarea 1 of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins. Open-File Report 96-363.

USGS. Ground-Water Resources of the Middle Chattahoochee River Basin in Georgia and Alabama, and Upper Flint River Basin in Georgia. - Subarea 2 of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins. Open-File Report. 96-492.

USGS. Ground-Water Resources of the Lower - Middle Chattahoochee River Basin in Georgia and Alabama, and Middle Flint River Basin in Georgia.- Subarea 3 of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins. Open-File Report. 96-483.

USGS. Ground-Water Resources of the Tallapoosa River Basin in Georgia and Alabama- Subarea 5 of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins. Open-File Report. 96-433.

USGS. Ground-Water Resources of the Coosa River Basin in Georgia and Alabama - Subarea 6 of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins. Open-File Report. 96-177.

USGS. Ground-Water Resources of the Upper Cahaba River Basin in Alabama- Subarea 7 of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins. Open-File Report. 96-470.

USGS. Ground-Water Resources of the Alabama River Basin in Alabama - Subarea 8 of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basins. Open-File Report. 96-473.

Van Den Avyle, M.J. and Evans, J.W. Temperature Selection by Striped Bass in a Gulf of Mexico Coastal River System. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 10:58-66, 1990.

Wangsness, D.J. The National Water Quality Assessment Program--Example of study unit design for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, 1991-97. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-48. 1997.

Much of the water quality monitoring conducted in the United States is designed to comply with federal and state laws mandated primarily by the Clean Water Act of 1987 and the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1986. For example, the State of Wisconsin estimates that more than 98 percent of its monitoring program is compliance monitoring, and Washington State estimates that 80 to 90 percent of its monitoring program is compliance monitoring. A small percentage of the water quality data in the United States has been collected as a part of ambient monitoring programs or river basin assessments. Monitoring programs generally focus on rivers upstream and downstream of point source discharges and at water supply intakes. Few data are available for aquifer systems, and chemical analyses are often limited to those constituents required by law. In most cases, the majority of the available chemical and streamflow data have provided the information necessary to meet the objectives of the compliance-monitoring programs; however, they do not necessarily provide the information required for basinwide assessments of water quality at the local, regional, or national scale.

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Ware, F.J. Florida Striped Bass : Educational Bulletin No.1. Division of Fisheries, Florida Game & Fresh Water Fish Commission. (not dated)

Wirgin, I.I.; Grunwald, C.; Garte, S.J. and C. Mesing. Use of DNA Fingerprinting in the Identification and Management of a Striped Bass Population in the Southeastern United States. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 120:273-282, 1991.

Wooley, C.M. and E.J. Crateau. Biology, Population Estimates, and Movement of Native and Introduced Striped Bass, Apalachicola River, Florida. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 3:383-394. 1983.

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