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Nomination Deadline Near For Regional Coouncils

Water Planning

Georgia’s Comprehensive Statewide Water Management Plan, signed earlier this year, created 10 regional water planning councils throughout the state.  Each council will be called upon to prepare a recommended water development and conservation plan that will guide water management decisions in their region.

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is accepting nominations for positions on these councils through August 29, 2008.   Self-nominations will be accepted.  Commissioner Tommy Irvin is urging those within the agricultural industry who can and will make the commitment to serve on the council in their region to complete, sign and return a nomination form to EPD by the August 29 deadline.   Nominations must be submitted through this process; those submitted prior to the call for nominations must be re-submitted. 

Minimum and preferred qualifications, as well as an official nomination form and a map and list showing the counties included in each of the planning regions, is available at website www.georgiawaterplanning.org

With the assistance of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Economic Development, EPD will compile the nominations and forward them to the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the House, who will make the appointments to the councils.

EPD is not requesting nominations for the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, which was established by another law prior to the enactment of the Statewide Water Plan and has responsibility for water planning in the area comprised of Bartow, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale/DeKalb counties.