Georgia Water Resources Conference Courses

GIS Techniques for Source Water Protection and Watershed Assessment

Explore advanced GIS techniques for assessing watershed vulnerability and protecting drinking water sources through systematic contamination risk analysis and mapping methodologies.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

New Basin Modeling Approach for Georgia State Water Planning - Environmental Assessment Models

Discover Georgia's innovative BEAM framework for water resource modeling, featuring enhanced simulation capabilities and improved planning tools for river basin management and environmental protection.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Stabilizing the Edge - Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic Shorescapes Facing Sea-Level Rise

Explore coastal protection laws from Florida to Delaware, examining how legal frameworks address sea-level rise, shoreline management, and the balance between artificial and natural coastal defense strategies.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Shifts in Microbial Community Composition and Microbial-Mediated Processes with Cyanobacterial Algal Bloom Formation

Explore microbial community dynamics and their role in harmful algal blooms, focusing on cyanobacteria patterns, toxin production, and environmental impacts in freshwater systems.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Bioretention Efficacy on Interstate 20 in Atlanta for Water Quality Assessment

Explore how bioretention cells in Atlanta's interstate system combat urban flooding and improve water quality through innovative green infrastructure monitoring and performance analysis.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Discovery and Monitoring of an Exotic Loach Misgurnus anguillicaudatus in the Middle Oconee River

Discover how an exotic aquarium fish species was found in Georgia's McNutt Creek, its potential environmental impact, and the ongoing research to monitor and manage this invasive species.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Utilizing Lidar to Predict Soil and Hydraulic Properties in a Georgia Piedmont Floodplain

Explore how LiDAR technology and digital soil mapping can predict water table fluctuations and soil properties in Georgia Piedmont floodplains, enhancing landscape-scale modeling accuracy.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Designing Watersheds for Integrated Development: A Case Study from the Little River Watershed

Explore watershed management optimization through a case study of Georgia's Little River, analyzing profit maximization while maintaining water quality standards and environmental regulations.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Understanding Community Water Infrastructure Through Stakeholder Engagement - A Study of Septic Systems

Discover how stakeholder engagement and collaboration between UGA and local government improve understanding and management of community septic systems in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Event Scale Sediment Yield Modeling on Agriculturally Isolated Wetlands in Southwest Georgia

Explore sediment yield modeling in agricultural wetlands of Southwest Georgia, examining pollution mitigation, erosion patterns, and ecosystem relationships between terrestrial and aquatic systems.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Septic Systems and Sea Level Rise: Impacts and Policy Challenges

Explore how sea level rise impacts coastal septic systems, focusing on vulnerability assessment methods and policy challenges in Bryan County, Georgia's rural communities.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Wetland Mitigation in Georgia - Hydrogeomorphic Method and Assessment Procedures

Explore wetland mitigation practices in Georgia through HGM methodology, focusing on hydrologic functional conditions, vegetation assessment, and real-world monitoring data analysis.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Leveraging Community-Agency Collaborations for Enhanced Water Quality and Aquatic Biodiversity Research in Urban Stream Ecosystems

Discover how community-engaged citizen science and multi-stakeholder collaborations enhance urban water quality research and biodiversity conservation in Atlanta's Proctor Creek Watershed.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Standard Operating Procedure for Compensatory Mitigation in Georgia - 2018 Update

Discover how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers updated their compensatory mitigation procedures, focusing on functional assessment approaches for streams and wetlands in Georgia using SQT and HGM methodologies.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Wetland Mitigation in Georgia: Hydrogeomorphic Method and Assessment - 2018 Update

Explore wetland mitigation practices in Georgia through HGM methodology, focusing on hydrologic functional conditions, vegetation assessment, and practical monitoring techniques.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video