Sustainable Water Management Plan Project
A river basin as large as the ACF requires hydrologic modeling tools and complex, data-driven analysis to determine how we can best meet the needs of the many different stakeholders. We need to determine how these areas of concern and other pieces of the puzzle relate to each other.
The goals of the Sustainable Water Management Plan are:
1. To provide detailed metrics on the water quantity and quality needs of the basin stakeholders. These will be used to test different options and explore trade-offs.
2. To offer one or more viable alternative water management scenarios, presented in a visually informative way that can be readily understood by non-technical stakeholders. Hydrologic modeling will serve as the basis for the ACFS’s Shared Vision Planning.
3. To reach consensus on a forward-thinking basin-wide solution for ACF water allocation.
Status
ACFS is now conducting an open and competitive bidding process, reviewing applications from qualified vendors and professional services firms, with the intent to begin this project as soon as the necessary funds are raised.
Do Better Project
The goal is to determine the current water conservation and efficiency best practices among water users in the ACF Basin and to project the impact on water availability if all users followed the documented best practices.
Status
The Carl Vinson Instutute at the University of Georgia will conduct an online survey to document the best practices being followed by ACFS members. Future extensions of the project will include consideration of technologies not being used and their impact on water availability in the basin.
Fund Raising Project
The goal is to raise adequate funding to conduct the Sustainable Water Management Plan Project, an Instream Flow Assessment investigation, facilitation resources and initial organizational development.
Status
A Case Statement has been prepared and discussions are underway with numerous grant organizations.
A diverse group of individuals, corporations, and non-profit organizations throughout Alabama, Florida, and Georgia that represent all of the interests within the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint basin.
