Civil Engineering & Construction: Faculty Publications

Bacteria Source Tracking Shapes a Holistic Watershed Management Plan

Peter D. Rogers, Georgia Southern University
Laura Walker
Marc Frischer

Abstract

In 2005, several tidal water bodies near Savannah, Ga., were found to violate state fecal coliform and dissolved oxygen regulations. When the city and nearby stakeholders drew up a holistic watershed management plan, bacterial source tracking and fluorometry enabled them to target pollution reduction efforts.