Bacteria Source Tracking Shapes a Holistic Watershed Management Plan

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Publication Title

American Water Works Association (AWWA) – Opflow

DOI

10.5991/OPF.2015.41.0027

ISSN

1551-8701

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.

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