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Bacteria Source Tracking Shapes a Holistic Watershed Management Plan
Author(s) -
Rogers Peter D.,
Walker Laura,
Fu George,
Frischer Marc
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2015.41.0027
Subject(s) - source tracking , watershed , fecal coliform , plan (archaeology) , environmental science , tracking (education) , pollution , watershed management , crocodile , water resource management , environmental planning , environmental resource management , environmental engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , geography , computer science , water quality , ecology , engineering , biology , sociology , world wide web , pedagogy , archaeology , geotechnical engineering , machine learning
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.