| TABLE 1 | |||
| Summary of Tabular Responses | |||
| Scoping Questionnaire | |||
Question |
Response |
Count |
Percent |
| 1. Which Basins and Rivers (with their associated reservoirs) are you interested in? | |||
Total |
475 |
100% |
|
ACT Basin (Net) |
261 |
55% |
|
ACT Basin |
208 |
44% |
|
Alabama River |
97 |
20% |
|
Coosa River |
173 |
36% |
|
Tallapoosa River |
99 |
21% |
|
ACF Basin (Net) |
297 |
63% |
|
ACF Basin |
214 |
45% |
|
Apalachicola River |
101 |
21% |
|
Chattahoochee River |
247 |
52% |
|
Flint River |
111 |
23% |
|
No Answer |
20 |
4% |
|
| 2. What do you feel are the major issues related to water resource management in the ACT and ACF River Basins? | |||
| Total | 475 |
100% |
|
| Water quality of lakes, rivers and streams. | 416 |
88% |
|
| Fish and wildlife habitat | 347 |
73% |
|
| Public drinking water supply | 336 |
71% |
|
| Recreational uses such as boating, fishing, swimming, skiing | 323 |
68% |
|
| Flood control | 253 |
53% |
|
| Groundwater resources such as wells and aquifers | 199 |
42% |
|
| Wetlands | 199 |
42% |
|
| Electric power generation | 197 |
41% |
|
| Agricultural water needs | 159 |
33% |
|
| Industrial water supply | 155 |
33% |
|
| Adequate water depth for navigating barges | 120 |
25% |
|
| Other issues | 105 |
22% |
|
| No Answer | 6 |
1% |
|
| 3. How did you learn about the ACT and ACF River Basin Comprehensive Study and the water resource issues associated with these basins? | |||
| Total | 475 |
100% |
|
| Public Meeting | 255 |
54% |
|
| Newspaper articles | 229 |
48% |
|
| Discussed with others | 202 |
43% |
|
169 |
36% |
||
| Television | 69 |
15% |
|
| Radio | 27 |
6% |
|
| I’m not familiar with the ACT or ACF river basins | 9 |
2% |
|
| Other ways | 124 |
26% |
|
| No Answer | 7 |
1% |
|
| 4. If you wanted more information on the environmental impact statements associated with the ACT and ACF river basins, where would you prefer to get this information? | |||
| Total | 475 |
100% |
|
| Direct Mail | 335 |
71% |
|
| Newsletters | 187 |
39% |
|
| The Internet | 79 |
17% |
|
| Workshop | 58 |
12% |
|
| No answer | 14 |
3% |
|
| 5. Would you be interested in receiving a draft copy of the environmental impact statements for the ACT and ACF river basins, which are scheduled for release in October 1998? | |||
| Total | 475 |
100% |
|
| ACT (Net) | 340 |
72% |
|
| Yes | 296 |
62% |
|
| No | 50 |
11% |
|
| ACF (Net) | 338 |
71% |
|
| Yes | 299 |
63% |
|
| No | 42 |
9% |
|
| No Answer | 18 |
4% |
|
| 5a. If yes, in what form would you like to receive the document(s) ? | |||
| Total | 475 |
100% |
|
| Printed Report | 361 |
76% |
|
| Internet | 42 |
9% |
|
| CD-ROM (Net) | 90 |
19% |
|
| CD-ROM | 89 |
19% |
|
| IBM | 70 |
15% |
|
| Macintosh | 9 |
2% |
|
| No Answer | 53 |
11% |
|
| TABLE 2 |
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| Issues Identified from the Scoping Questionnaire | ||
| Summary of Questions 2 and 6 | ||
| Resource Area | Issue Description |
Occurrence |
| Land Use | ||
| The relationship of land use and impervious surfaces and impacts on water quality | 1 |
|
| The belief that inadequate land has been set aside for future water supply reservoirs/impoundments | 3 |
|
| The need for buffer zones along streams | 3 |
|
| The desire for adequate preservation of wellhead protection areas | 1 |
|
| Concern over enforcement and expansion of the Metropolitan River Protection Act | 1 |
|
| The need to analyze the negative effects of deforestation and urbanization on watershed health | 5 |
|
| Population / Demographics | ||
| The impacts of population growth on quality of life | 2 |
|
| The need to anticipate and plan for future growth and water needs | 6 |
|
| The need to consider growth potential of all areas, not just Atlanta/North Georgia | 13 |
|
| The need to analyze the relationship between growth and drinking water supplies | 6 |
|
| Economics | ||
| The need to assess potential impacts of lost power generation due to reduced flows | 3 |
|
| The desire for protection of property values on lakes (general) | 16 |
|
| The desire for protection of property values on Logan Martin Lake | 7 |
|
| The desire for protection of property values on Lake Martin | 5 |
|
| The desire for protection of property values on West Point Lake | 1 |
|
| The need to assess the economic value of Lake Lanier | 1 |
|
| The desire for adequate compensation for lowered property values as a result of low lake levels | 4 |
|
| The economic impact of allocations on local and state economies | 7 |
|
| The equitable distribution of water between states | 15 |
|
| The need to evaluate whether the value of power generated is sufficient to justify the detrimental environmental effects and fluctuating flow regimes | 6 |
|
| The need to evaluate whether the economic value of navigation/barge use is sufficient to justify dredging and fluctuating flows | 15 |
|
| The belief that future municipal and industrial demands are understated in the Comprehensive Study | 1 |
|
| The need to analyze the potential impacts of SEPA privatization on the interstate compacts | 1 |
|
| Hydrology | ||
| Water quantity and quality impacts of agricultural irrigation in SE Georgia | 1 |
|
Quantity |
2 |
|
| The need to consider conservation measures | 9 |
|
| The need to develop drought management plans | 5 |
|
| The need to analyze the effects on lake levels in Lake Logan Martin | 11 |
|
| The need to analyze the effects on lake levels in Lake Lanier | 8 |
|
| The need to analyze the effects on lake levels on Lake Martin | 2 |
|
| The need to analyze the effects on lake levels on Lake Blackshear | 1 |
|
| The desire to increase requirements for stormwater retention basins to more adequately address downstream flooding | 1 |
|
| The need to analyze the impact of allocation formulas on groundwater/aquifers | 8 |
|
| The need to analyze the removal of Woodruff Lock Lake in relation to returning to more natural flows | 1 |
|
Flow Stage / Duration / Frequency |
||
| The desire to implement flows/releases from dams that are reasonably close to natural levels | 7 |
|
| The desire to limit diversion and exchange between basins, especially discharges (inter-basin transfers) | 4 |
|
| The need to evaluate flow equalization as a method of maintaining low flows | 1 |
|
| The need to provide adequate flows for riverine navigation | 3 |
|
| The need to provide adequate flows/lake levels for recreational use | 10 |
|
| The need to analyze Mobile Bay freshwater inflow requirements | 3 |
|
| The need to analyze Apalachicola Bay freshwater inflow requirements | 3 |
|
| The belief that power generation should be a priority | 1 |
|
| The need to ensure adequate flood control provisions | 1 |
|
Water Quality |
||
| Expression of general concern over water quality issues | 11 |
|
| The need to mitigate the City of Atlanta’s pollution/effects on the Chattahoochee | 10 |
|
| The need to address adequate watershed protection measures | 1 |
|
| Expression of general concern over nonpoint source pollution | 6 |
|
| The need to analyze effectiveness/enforcement of agricultural, forestry and construction site best management practices to protect waterways | 8 |
|
| The belief that there are insufficient education and outreach programs to minimize nonpoint source pollution | 2 |
|
| The need to analyze erosion and sedimentation in relation to water quality and navigability | 2 |
|
| The need to analyze the relationship of water intakes to discharge points. (i.e., adequate separation) | 1 |
|
| The belief that there are inadequate penalties for those cities and corporations that pollute/degrade water quality | 10 |
|
| The need to analyze septic tank seepage impacts on groundwater quality | 1 |
|
| The need to perform adequate water quality studies and develop plans to improve water quality | 11 |
|
| The need to analyze potential impacts from houseboat pumping stations and illicit discharges | 3 |
|
| The need to clean up hazardous substances such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) | 4 |
|
| The need to protect estuarine water quality and habitats | 2 |
|
| The need to protect Apalachicola River/Bay’s water quality | 1 |
|
| The need to protect water quality for fish and aquatic animals | 2 |
|
| The need to analyze the effects on water quality on lakes | 2 |
|
| The need for adequate long-term planning to minimize eutrophication of lakes/reservoirs within the study area | 1 |
|
| The need for better water quality on the Coosa River (no fish consumption advisories, no fish kills) | 1 |
|
| The need to analyze the effects of altered flow regimes on waste assimilation capacity in the Chattahoochee River | 3 |
|
| Biological Resources | ||
| The need for protection/recovery of endangered species | 6 |
|
| The need to incorporate issues from USFWS draft conservation plans for endangered species | 1 |
|
| The need for protection from invasive exotic species, such as the zebra mussel | 1 |
|
| The need to analyze the impacts of suspended and deposited sediment on aquatic species | 1 |
|
| The need to analyze the impacts of increased urbanization/flow rates on aquatic habitat | 4 |
|
| The desire to maintain biodiversity and wetlands | 2 |
|
| The desire to eliminate aquatic weeds | 3 |
|
| The need to analyze turtle shell disease in Lake Blackshear | 1 |
|
| The need to protect safe fish consumption | 3 |
|
| The need to prioritize flow regime allocations for fish and wildlife | 4 |
|
| The need to assess the effects of fluctuating water levels during fish bedding times | 1 |
|
| The need to analyze impacts on Mobile bay estuary | 2 |
|
| The need to evaluate the effects of navigation windows on fish | 1 |
|
| Cultural Resources | ||
| The need to document and protect archaeological resources | 1 |
|
| Other | The need to develop dispute resolution mechanisms among the states | 2 |
| The desire to limit the City of Atlanta’s growth | 2 |
|
| The need to develop adequate quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) on baseline data used for allocation formulas | 1 |
|
| The need to reduce the risk of injury due to hazards exposed during low lake levels | 1 |
|
| The need to identify what alternative sources of water are being studied | 1 |
|
| The desire to shift Corps policy focus from flood control to drinking water supply | 1 |
|
| The need to analyze how much management is actually needed | 1 |
|
| The need to define how water allocation formulas will be enforced | 3 |
|
| The need to define what the penalties are for noncompliance | 2 |
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