|
2/5/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Safe Drinking Water Act
EPA updated Serious Violator List
Monday, February 5 2024 - last updated 948 am EST
Safe Drinking Water Act updated list of Serious Violators
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released an updated list of Serious Violators, those drinking water facilities found to have significant violations in the most recently completed and documented inspection cycle. Twenty four Georgia drinking water facilities have gained notoriety in this edition of the list, more to follow.
Drinking Water DialogueRemembering East Palestine, Ohio hazardous materials spill Feb 2023
Surface water drinking water sources are vulnerable to contamination from hazardous materials spills. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) federal legislation that safeguards workers, the general population and the environment, including drinking water sources. RCRA sets out requirements for handling registered toxic materials, sets out regulations for handling, transporting and storing hazardous materials. Violations of the RCRA Act are investigated by federal EPA in cooperation with State authorities. EPA Region 4 and Georgia Environmental Protection Division are invited to contribute to the discussion on the level of compliance with RCRA in Georgia. How concerned are you about the handling of toxic materials on the roadways and railways of Georgia? More to follow. To contribute to the discussion, email info@wtga.us.
Streamflow situation based on provisional data from USGS streamflow gauges in the rivers and creeks of Georgia
Sunday came and went without the flooding anticipated. South of Macon, Ocmulgee River is currently rated above seasonal normal, however peak flow passed through Hawkinsville on Saturday with recorded provisional values steady declining through Sunday. To the southeast where flooding was reported possible due to rain on saturated ground, we see Turnpike Creek, an Ocmulgee River tributary monitored near McRae took a sharp upward curve around 5pm Sunday and is still rising. The flow appears to be heading toward 7 feet deep, flood stage is 10 feet. This data is provisional and needs to be verified. Current streamflow ratings through central and south state on both sides of the drainage divide increased overnight, a mix of normal to above normal ratings in all watersheds Monday. Northwest GA flows from the Coosa River watershed feeding the Mississippi basin are rated below normal. Northeast GA flows including Chattahoochee River tributaries toward the Mississippi and Upper Savannah River tributaries heading for the Atlantic are rated entirely normal Monday morning.
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow compared with historic average
No change to the drought map overnight. Holding the pattern of the past several days to a week, Ocmulgee River watershed unchanged with an area the same area, south Laurens, east Dodge, west Wheeler and north Telfair still rated below normal in the midst of all normal streamflows. The 7-day average streamflows are still below normal for this time of year, according to historic water measurements.
Ogeechee watershed remains as Thursday, rated below normal from Taliaferro, east Hancock and west Warren, east Washington, Glascock, Jefferson, southwest Burke, north Emanuel and north Jenkins Counties.
For the Mississippi Basin, the southwest corner of Thomas County in the Ochlockonee watershed remains below normal Saturday.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
USGS seven-day average streamflows at each monitoring location are rated against the historic average flow volume for this day. Results appear on the drought map, showing surface area with a rating: below normal, moderate drought, severe drought or extreme drought. The drought-rated surface area most often follows watershed lines, the physical topography of drainage and direction of flow of the surface water across the state. The watershed layer on the map shows surface area impacted by streamflows in each drainage area. Turn the directional arrows on to see which way the water flows, along with hazardous spills reported in the area that could have an impact on water quality.
|
|
|
All rights reserved 2024 - WTNY - This material may not be reproduced in whole or in part and may not be distributed,
publicly performed, proxy cached or otherwise used, except with express permission.
|
| 
| ABOUT 
