Ocmulgee River Basin TMDLs

Last modified Monday, July 07, 2008 9:10

In 2003, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) worked with county and city governments and local water and sewer authorities in the Ocmulgee River Basin to develop plans to reduce certain pollutants in 42 stream segments to meet State water quality standards. Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) asked ARC to address these 42 stream segments because of high levels of fecal coliform bacteria, pH, or sediment within the Ocmulgee basin. ARC and its partner agencies have drafted the plans and submitted the plans to Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD).

TMDL Implementation Plans

• South River Watershed (PDF) Includes Implementation Plans for Cobbs Creek (Headwaters to Shoal Creek), Conley Creek (Headwaters to South River), Doless Creek (Headwaters to Dolittle Creek), Dolittle Creek (Headwaters to South River), Intrenchment Creek (Headwaters to South River, Atlanta), McClain Branch (Headwaters to Honey Creek), Honey Creek (Headwaters to South River), North Branch South River (Atlanta), Shoal Creek (Headwaters to South River), Snapfinger Creek (DeKalb County), South River (Atlanta to Flakes Mill Road), South River (Flakes Mill Road to Pole Bridge Creek), South River (Pole Bridge Creek to Hwy 20), Sugar Creek (U/S Memorial Drive to South River)  
• Big Cotton Indian Creek Watershed (PDF) Includes the Implementation Plan for Big Cotton Indian Creek (Panther Creek to Brush Creek)
• Snapping Shoals Creek Watershed (PDF) Includes Implementation Plans for Almand Branch (Tanyard Branch to Snapping Shoals), South River (Hwy 20 to Snapping Shoals Creek)
• Yellow River Watershed (PDF) Includes Implementation Plans for Beaver Ruin Creek (Gwinnett County), Bromolow Creek (Headwaters to Beaver Ruin Creek), Camp Creek (Headwaters to Jackson Creek), Jack's Creek (Headwaters to Yellow River), Jackson Creek (Gwinnett County), Little Stone Mountain Creek (Headwaters to Stone Mountain Lake), Little Suwannee Creek (Tributary to Yellow River), Pew Creek (Gwinnett County), Shetley Creek (Headwaters to Bromolow Creek), Stone Mountain Creek (Headwaters to Stone Mountain Lake), Sweetwater Creek (Lee Daniel Creek to Yellow River), Turkey Creek (Headwaters to Yellow River), Watson Creek (Headwaters to Yellow River), Yellow River (Sweetwater Creek to Centerville Creek, Hwy 124) 
• Big Haynes Creek Watershed (PDF) Includes Implementation Plans for Big Haynes Creek (Headwaters to Brushy Creek), Big Haynes Creek (Little Haynes Creek to Yellow River), Big Haynes Creek (Brushy Creek to Little Panther Creek), Boar Tusk Creek (Headwaters to Yellow River), No Buisness Creek (Headwaters to Norris Lake), Swift Creek (Headwaters to Yellow River), Yellow River (Hammock Creek to Big Haynes Creek) 
• Alcovy River Watershed (PDF) Includes Implementation Plans for Cedar Creek (Headwaters to Alcovy River), Hopkins Creek (Headwaters to Alcovy River), Shoal Creek (Headwaters to Alcovy River, Lawrenceville)
• Wolf Creek Watershed (PDF) Includes the Implementation Plan for Brown Branch (Headwaters to Wolf Creek)

• View a map of the stream segments in Rockdale County (PDF)
• View a list of stream segments in Rockdale County (PDF)
• View a map of the stream segments in Gwinnett County (PDF)
• View a list of stream segments in Gwinnett County (PDF)
• View a map of the stream segments in DeKalb, Fulton and Henry Counties (PDF) 
• View a list of stream segments in DeKalb, Fulton and Henry Counties (PDF)

  The documents below are the basis for this project. They explain the methodology used to develop the pollution budgets (known as TMDLs). They also identify the water quality goal for each stream segment and how that goal will be achieved through what is called a “percent load reduction.” 

• Ocmulgee River Basin TMDL for Fecal Coliform (PDF)
• Ocmulgee River Basin TMDL for pH (PDF)
• Ocmulgee River Basin TMDL for Sediment (PDF)

Fecal coliform, pH and sediment are not the only pollutants that are sampled for water quality in area streams. GA EPD has developed TMDLs for other pollutants. Please contact Mary Gazaway (404.675.1745) with GA EPD's Water Protection Branch, if you have any questions regarding these other types of pollution.  

TMDL's for Other Pollutants:

• Ocmulgee River Basin TMDL for DO (PDF)
• Ocmulgee River Basin TMDL for PCB (PDF)

GA EPD has also developed the plans to address these pollutants. Below are the implementation plans prepared by GA EPD.

TMDL Implementation Plans Prepared by GA EPD:

• Ocmulgee River Basin TMDL Implementation Plan for Delisted Segments (PDF)
• Ocmulgee River Basin TMDL Implementation Plan for DO (PDF)
• Ocmulgee River Basin TMDL Implementation Plan for FCG (PDF)
• Ocmulgee River Basin TMDL Implementation Plan for Mercury (PDF)

For more information on the Cleaner Streams project, please contact us at 404.463.3100.

Note: Prepared by the Atlanta Regional Commission with the support of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The preparation of this web site was funded in part through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the provisions of Section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.