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STATE OF GEORGIA Johns Creek and Suwanee Creek Watersheds TIER 2 TMDL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVISION #1 HUC 10 #0313000109Cumming John Creek and Suwanee Creek Watersheds CHEROKEE Chattahoochee River Basin Flowery Branch HALL Fulton County, DeKalb County, Forsyth County, FORSYTH Gwinnett County and the cities of Norcross, Duluth, Richland Creek Suwanee, Buford, and Sugar Hill

Buford Level Creek I. INTRODUCTION Sugar Hill Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plans FULTON are platforms for evaluating and tracking water quality Alpharetta protection and restoration. These plans have been Suwanee Johns Creek Suwanee Creek designed to accommodate continual updates and Roswell revisions as new conditions and information warrant. In addition, field verification of watershed characteristics and GWINNETT listing data has been built into the preparation of the Duluth plans. The overall goal of the plans is to define a set of actions that will help achieve water quality standards in Berkeley Lake the state of Georgia. Crooked Creek

Lawrenceville This implementation plan addresses the general Ball Mill Creek Norcross characteristics of the watershed, the sources of pollution, stakeholders and public involvement, and Doraville education/outreach activities. In addition, the plan describes regulatory and voluntary practices/control DEKALB actions (management measures) to reduce pollutants, Grayson Chamblee Lilburn milestone schedules to show the development of the management measures (measurable milestones), and a Atlanta Snellville monitoring plan to determine the efficiency of the management measures. Table 1. IMPAIRMENTS IMPAIRED STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRED SEGMENT LOCATION IMPAIRMENT Ball Mill Creek Fulton/DeKalb Counties Fecal Coliform Bacteria Crooked Creek Tributary to Chattahoochee River Fecal Coliform Bacteria Johns Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River Fecal Coliform Bacteria Level Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River Fecal Coliform Bacteria Richland Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River Fecal Coliform Bacteria Suwanee Creek Mill Creek to Chattahoochee River Fecal Coliform Bacteria TMDL Implementation Plan for Johns Creek and Suwanee Creek Watersheds HUC10 # 0313000109

II. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATERSHED

Write a narrative describing the watershed, HUC 10#: 0313000109. Include an updated overview of watershed characteristics. Identify new conditions and verify or correct information in the TMDL document using the most current data. Include the size and location of the watershed, political jurisdictions, and physical features which could influence water quality. Describe the source and date of the latest land cover/use for the watershed. Describe and quantify major land uses and activities which could influence water quality. See the instructions for more information on what to include.

The Johns Creek and Suwanee Creek Watersheds (HUC10 #0313000109) is located in the northeast portion of metro Atlanta in Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett and Forsyth Counties. The land area for HUC10 #0313000109 is 124,251 acres. There are two major highways that cross the eastern portion of this HUC10; Interstate 85 and Interstate 985. Based on available ARC 2001 land cover data this area appears to be primarily residential. There are commercial areas scattered throughout this HUC10 with a concentration of commercial areas in the southern portion of this HUC10. The forested areas of this HUC10 are located primarily in south Forsyth County and northern Gwinnett County.

The stream segments identified on Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s 303(d) list in HUC10 #0313000109 for which ARC has developed an implementation plan include: Ball Mill Creek (Fulton/DeKalb Counties), Crooked Creek (Tributary to Chattahoochee River), Johns Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), Level Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), Richland Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), and Suwanee Creek (Mill Creek to Chattahoochee River). The 303 (d) listed stream segment of Ball Mill Creek (Fulton/DeKalb Counties) is located entirely in Fulton County and flows into the Chattahoochee River. The Crooked Creek (Tributary to Chattahoochee River) segment begins in Unincorporated Gwinnett County, then flows through Fulton County and finally flows into the Chattahoochee River. The Johns Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River) stream segment begins in Forsyth County then flows through Fulton County into the Chattahoochee River. The Level Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River) stream segment begins in the City of Sugar Hill then flows to the Chattahoochee River. The Richland Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River) stream segment begins near the City of Buford and then flows west into the Chattahoochee River. The Suwanee Creek (Mill Creek to Chattahoochee River) stream segment begins in the City of Buford then flows through Unincorporated Gwinnett County and the City Suwanee before flowing into the Chattahoochee River. The Ball Mill Creek, Crooked Creek, Johns Creek, Level Creek, Richland Creek, and Suwanee Creek stream segment watersheds all have smaller land areas than the entire HUC10 watershed that affect the actual TMDL stream segments. The local governments with interest in the Section 305(b) / Section 303(d) listed stream segments in HUC10 #0313000109 includes: Fulton, DeKalb, Forsyth and Gwinnett Counties and the cities of Norcross, Duluth, Suwanee, Buford, and Sugar Hill.

We have included below six tables that describe the land cover for each of the six TMDL stream segment watersheds. The land cover data used to develop these tables is data developed by the Atlanta Regional Commission in 2001. This land cover data has not changed significantly since the TMDL was prepared. The acreage totals found in the below tables reflect the watershed boundaries ARC has updated this year. The acreage totals found below differ from those found in the TMDLs because more accurate watershed 2 TMDL Implementation Plan for Johns Creek and Suwanee Creek Watersheds HUC10 # 0313000109 delineations were made for each stream segment than those used for the development of the TMDLs. These updated TMDL stream segment watershed boundaries will be provided to GA EPD. These tables also define how ARC has aggregated the ARC Land cover codes into simplified groupings similar to those found in the TMDL. An additional table has been added to the last page of this document that defines the Aggregated ARC Land Cover Codes.

ARC 2001 Land Cover for Ball Mill Creek TMDL Segment Watershed

Area % of Total Aggregated ARC Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Land Cover Codes Medium-Density Residential 1841.44 80.76% 112 Low-Density Residential 206.43 9.05% 111 Commercial 123.72 5.43% 12, 15, 121 Forest/Open Space 65.69 2.88% 40, 171, 172, 173 High-Density Residential 38.91 1.71% 113, 119, 117 Transitional & Extractive Lands 3.97 0.17% 17, 74, 75, 76 Total Acres 2280.17 100.00%

ARC 2001 Land Cover for Crooked Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Commercial 2451.60 41.13% 12, 15, 121 Medium-Density Residential 1442.64 24.20% 112 High-Density Residential 906.78 15.21% 113, 119, 117 Forest/Open Space 580.17 9.73% 40, 171, 172, 173 Transitional & Extractive Lands 272.97 4.58% 17, 74, 75, 76 Transportation and Utilities 137.61 2.31% 14, 145 Industrial/Institutional 97.51 1.64% 13 Low-Density Residential 54.28 0.91% 111 Water/Wetland 17.30 0.29% 51, 53, 60 Total Acres 5960.85 100.00%

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ARC 2001 Land Cover for Johns Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Medium-Density Residential 4782.32 57.05% 112 Forest/Open Space 1101.98 13.15% 40, 171, 172, 173 Low-Density Residential 836.37 9.98% 111 Commercial 690.84 8.24% 12, 15, 121 Transitional & Extractive Lands 420.06 5.01% 17, 74, 75, 76 Agricultural Lands 248.70 2.97% 21, 22, 23, 24 Water/Wetland 167.43 2.00% 51, 53, 60 High-Density Residential 135.09 1.61% 113, 119, 117 Transportation and Utilities 0.25 0.00% 14, 145 Total Acres 8383.04 100.00%

ARC 2001 Land Cover for Level Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Forest/Open Space 1783.98 31.00% 40, 171, 172, 173 Medium-Density Residential 1719.73 29.88% 112 Low-Density Residential 1105.51 19.21% 111 Transitional & Extractive Lands 537.57 9.34% 17, 74, 75, 76 Agricultural Lands 319.00 5.54% 21, 22, 23, 24 Commercial 219.75 3.82% 12, 15, 121 High-Density Residential 41.55 0.72% 113, 119, 117 Water/Wetland 28.44 0.49% 51, 53, 60 Total Acres 5755.53 100.00%

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ARC 2001 Land Cover for Richland Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Forest/Open Space 3419.06 50.23% 40, 171, 172, 173 Low-Density Residential 974.39 14.31% 111 Medium-Density Residential 957.57 14.07% 112 Transitional & Extractive Lands 842.96 12.38% 17, 74, 75, 76 Commercial 324.62 4.77% 12, 15, 121 Agricultural Lands 156.72 2.30% 21, 22, 23, 24 Transportation and Utilities 68.68 1.01% 14, 145 High-Density Residential 57.54 0.85% 113, 119, 117 Water/Wetland 5.46 0.08% 51, 53, 60 Total Acres 6806.99 100.00%

ARC 2001 Land Cover for Suwanee Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Forest/Open Space 12400.41 37.62% 40, 171, 172, 173 Low-Density Residential 2377.42 7.21% 111 Medium-Density Residential 7275.55 22.07% 112 Transitional & Extractive Lands 2758.18 8.37% 17, 74, 75, 76 Commercial 3327.49 10.10% 12, 15, 121 Agricultural Lands 2506.53 7.60% 21, 22, 23, 24 Industrial/Institutional 202.35 0.61% 13 Transportation and Utilities 944.43 2.87% 14, 145 High-Density Residential 437.39 1.33% 113, 119, 117 Water/Wetland 731.16 2.22% 51, 53, 60 Total Acres 32960.91 100.00%

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All six stream segments are listed for not meeting water quality standards for fecal coliform. Fecal Coliform bacteria are bacteria found in the intestinal tract of humans and animals. Its presence in streams, rivers, and lakes is an indicator of possible harmful pathogens.

For each waterbody on the 303(d) list, the U.S. Clean Water Act requires a TMDL be developed for each pollutant. A TMDL is a calculation of the maximum amount of a pollutant, from both point and non-point sources that a waterbody can receive and still meet water quality standards. The U.S. EPA developed a TMDL for these stream segments in February 2003 that shows a reduction in fecal coliform levels is needed. The required reductions in Fecal Coliform loads are as follows: 51% for Ball Mill Creek (Fulton/DeKalb Counties), 77% for Crooked Creek (Tributary to Chattahoochee River), 61% for Johns Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), 86% for Level Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), 85% for Richland Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), and 85% for Suwanee Creek (Mill Creek to Chattahoochee River).

Staff from the Fulton County Department of Public Works and Gwinnett County Department of Public Utilities helped to identify the potential sources of fecal coliform in these segment watersheds. The following potential fecal coliform sources were identified for the stream segments in HUC10 #0313000109: urban runoff, animal waste, SSOs, illicit connections and leaking/failing septic systems.

This implementation plan was developed with the help of representatives from the DeKalb County Public Works, Fulton County Public Works, Gwinnett County Department of Public Utilities, the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District and the cities of Duluth, Suwanee and Buford. The Atlanta Regional Commission coordinated the public meetings and the input received from local stakeholders and technical advisory staff. Comments and requested revisions to the draft plan have been considered in developing this final draft implementation plan.

The GA EPD will be conducting TMDL monitoring in the Chattahoochee River Basin in 2005. This data will be used to list and possibly delist stream segments. Unincorporated Gwinnett County has sampling programs in place for Crooked Creek, Level Creek, Richland Creek and Suwanee Creek. Fulton County has a monitoring component in their Watershed Protection Plan which identifies sample sites on Ball Mill Creek and Johns Creek.

A portion of the affected governments’ management measures are based on their NPDES Phase I Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit requirements. These programs include: stormwater ordinances, public education & outreach programs, public participation/involvement programs, illicit discharge detection and elimination programs, construction site runoff control, post- construction runoff control and pollution prevention/good housekeeping.

The affected governments all have public education / outreach programs in place to educate the general public about water quality concerns. These programs include a range of activities such as educational brochures/bill inserts and activities for schools age students. DeKalb County, Fulton County and Gwinnett County all participate in the Clean Water Campaign (www.cleanwatercampaign.com). DeKalb County also maintains a website with water related issues (https://dklbweb.dekalbga.org/watersewer). The City of Duluth maintains a website that also provides water related material 6 TMDL Implementation Plan for Johns Creek and Suwanee Creek Watersheds HUC10 # 0313000109 (www.duluthga.net). Gwinnett County Department of Public Utilities maintains a stormwater website (www.gwinnettstormwater.com) for educating the general public as well as the professional community on stormwater issues. An active Adopt-A-Stream program operates in Fulton, DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties. Storm Drain stenciling programs are also common throughout the watershed area.

The purpose of this implementation plan is to reduce or eliminate the sources of fecal coliform bacteria contributing to these stream segments in order to meet the fecal coliform water quality standard. The water quality attainment date will be ten years from the time the implementation plan is approved.

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Ball Mill Creek COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLES FOR AND NARRATIVES ABOUT EACH IMPAIRED STREAM IN THE WATERSHED.

STREAM SEGMENT NAME LOCATION MILES/AREA DESIGNATED USE PS/NS Ball Mill Creek Fulton/DeKalb Counties 3 miles Fishing NS

III. SOURCES AND CAUSES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT LISTED IN TMDLs

After reviewing the TMDLs written for this stream, complete the following tables with the information found in the TMDLs. List each parameter for which the stream segment is impaired and the water quality standard violated. See the instructions for the water quality standards. Describe the sources and causes of each violation identified in the TMDLs.

Table 2. SOURCES OF IMPAIRMENT AS INDICATED IN TMDLs PARAMETER 1 WQ STANDARD SOURCES OF IMPAIRMENT NEEDED REDUCTION FROM TMDL Fecal Coliform 1,000 per 100 ml (geometric mean Nov-April) Urban Runoff (UR) 51% and 200 per 100 ml (geometric mean May- Oct)

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IV. IDENTIFICATION AND RANKING OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OR CAUSES OF IMPAIRMENT

INVESTIGATE AND EVALUATE the sources of impairment for each parameter listed in Table 2. Write a narrative describing efforts made or procedures used to verify the significance and extent of the sources or causes of each impairment listed in the TMDLs. Include: - Involvement of stakeholder group - Field surveys - Review of land cover data - Evaluation of sources

A meeting was held in March 2004 with local city and county staff to review the TMDL segment and discuss potential sources of pollution. In May 2004 public meetings were held to solicit general stakeholder involvement. Large presentation size maps using 2003 aerial imagery were developed for the public meetings as a tool to help locate sources. The stakeholders were asked for their input on any potential sources of pollution in the area. In addition to reviewing aerial imagery ARC staff will review the most recent landuse data available (year 2001) for the area and will be updating the watershed description found in the TMDLs. This process involved first verifying that the correct watershed was used in the development of the TMDL. ARC staff has updated watershed delineations and will provide the updated watershed boundaries to GA EPD.

ARC has conducted a visual field survey on this stream segment due to limited recent stream walk information. The visual field survey is attached. As a part of this visual field survey we reviewed existing point source data provided by GA EPD as well as reviewing 2003 aerial imagery. Using guidance documents provided by the State, a field assessment was conducted which included a windshield survey of the area adjacent to the stream and a foot survey where access was allowed. The summary of findings for this visual field survey is as follows. There are no permitted point source discharges in the Ball Mill Creek watershed. The field survey identified nonpoint sources such as wildlife and urban runoff. Based on the field survey, wildlife is the most likely potential source of pollution in and around the stream segment. Proposed management practices to address fecal coliform have been provided by local governments and are outlined in the 2004 Ball Mill Creek watershed TMDL implementation plan in tables 5, 6 and 7. Based on field observations, wildlife is probably contributing the most to the fecal coliform levels in this TMDL segment. The magnitude of this source is ranked as moderate and the entire segment is affected. Based on the urban nature of the land cover in the watershed, urban runoff can be considered a moderates source also affecting the entire stream segment.

In addition to the efforts stated above DeKalb County as a part of their Compliance and Infrastructure Program routinely performs inspections of aerial and buried sewer line crossings. DeKalb County also performs routine walks of sewer outfalls, 12 inches or greater, along creeks banks for I/I related problems.

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To the extent possible, identify sources and quantify the extent of pollution in the stream segment for each of the parameters listed in Table 2 and evaluate the likely impact on the parameter load to the stream. This should follow research performed and described in preceding narrative and should correct or add information to the TMDLs. The SOURCES SHOULD BE RANKED from those having the most impact to those having the least impact. The estimated extent of contribution can be expressed as the area of the watershed affected, the stream miles affected, or the number of activities contributing to the problem. The magnitude of contribution should be estimated to be large, moderate, small, or negligible.

Table 3. CONCLUSIONS MADE OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT PARAMETER 1 POTENTIAL SOURCES ESTIMATED EXTENT OF ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE COMMENTS CONTRIBUTION OF CONTRIBUTION Fecal Coliform Animal wastes Sporadically throughout the Moderate Nonpoint source - wildlife segment Fecal Coliform Septic tank systems Sporadically throughout the Small Leaking / runoff from failing septic segment tank systems, including faulty drain fields Fecal Coliform SSOs Limited Negligible Overflows from sanitary sewer system due to blockages from grease, roots, vandalism / pipe failures Fecal Coliform Urban Runoff Limited Negligible Nonpoint source / stormwater runoff Fecal Coliform Illicit connections Limited Negligible Improper connections of sanitary sewer flows to the storm drain system

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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS is essential to the process of preparing TMDL implementation plans and improving water quality. Stakeholders can provide valuable information and data regarding their community, impaired water bodies, potential causes of impairments, and management practices and activities which may be employed to reduce the impacts of the causes of impairment. Describe outreach activities to advise and engage stakeholders in the TMDL implementation plan preparation process. Describe the stakeholder group employed or formed to address the impaired segments in the watershed. Summarize the results of the number of attendees and meetings and describe major findings, recommendations, and approvals.

As a first step an initial meeting was held in March 2004 with local government agencies to determine possible sources of pollution as well as any preventative / corrective measures in place or planned for the area. The local government agencies in the advisory group for this segment are listed in Table 4.

The most important part of developing these implementation plans is locating stakeholders in this area. ARC staff searched for stakeholders listed on existing mailing lists (Home Owner Associations, Adopt-A-Stream, Watershed Alliance groups, etc.) to invite to the public meetings. The staff also gathered tax assessment information on landowners who owned more than 50 acres in the county. These stakeholders were considered large landowners and included public, private, and commercial types of property. Businesses listed on EPA’s Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) website (www.epa.gov/echo) that were located in the area were also invited to the public meetings. A list of elected officials, chambers of commerce, parks & recreation departments, NRCS, GA Soil & Water Conservation Commission, and National Park Service representatives were also invited to the public meetings. ARC staff also included schools, libraries, and large apartment complexes in the public meeting mailing list.

The next outreach activity was to develop a website for this project (www.atlantaregional.com/cleanerstreams). The website provided a variety of information and access opportunities for the TMDL Implementation Plan process. The website identified the local government participants, provided a list and map of the TMDL stream segments. The TMDL documents, the 303(d) list and other background information was available on this website. An online sign-up and feed-back form was included on the website so that people could sign up to be a stakeholder. These stakeholder names and other stakeholders can be found in Appendix A. In an effort to provide further detailed information on the TMDL stream segments and their watersheds, an interactive GIS map was developed as a part of the website. This interactive mapping technology allows individuals to zoom in to the area they are interested in and print out maps. The website also included access to a 10-minute video and slide presentation that explains the implementation plan development process and provides online feedback thus creating a virtual stakeholder public meeting and involvement process. This video resource was made available from May 3, 2004 to August 3, 2004. During this three month period a total of 129 visitors accessed the virtual public meeting. It was confirmed that public libraries in the area have high speed internet access and that the virtual public meeting could be viewed on computers at any public library in the metro Atlanta area.

The next step in this process involved holding 4 initial public meetings in May 2004 to educate stakeholders about this process and solicit input. A total of 43 persons attended the public meetings.

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Methods used to inform the general public about the implementation plan development process and the public meetings include: having major environmental groups send out meeting notices in their electronic newsletters, distributing press releases, purchasing newspaper advertising space, sending out numerous e-mails announcing the initial meetings and finally mailing out 3500 meeting announcements to local groups (home owner associations, watershed alliances, etc.), businesses, large landowners, elected officials, Chambers of Commerce, Parks & Recreation Departments, NRCS, and the National Park Service.

After input had been received from our local government advisory group and stakeholders a draft implementation plan was developed. This draft document was made available to all stakeholders for discussion and input at the 4 public meetings held in June 2004. A total of 37 persons attended the public meetings.

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List the watershed or advisory committee members of the stakeholder group for this segment in the following table.

Table 4. COMMITTEE MEMBERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL GA EPD, Water Protection 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1751 Branch GA Adopt-A-Stream 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1636 Georgia Soil and Water 1500 Klondike Road Suite A109 Conyers GA 30094 770-761-3020 [email protected] Conservation Commission NRCS (Lawrenceville, GA 750 South Perry St., Suite 410 Lawrenceville GA 30045 770-963-9288 Office) DeKalb County Public Works 1580 Roadhaven Drive Stone Mountain GA 30083 DeKalb County Extension 4380 Memorial Drive Decatur GA 30032 Service DeKalb County Health PO Box 987 Decatur GA 30031 Department Fulton County Public Works 141 Pryor St., S.W., Suite 6001 Atlanta GA 30303 404-730-7589 (Nick Ammons) Fulton County Environmental 99 Jessie Hill Jr., Dr., Room 101 Atlanta GA 30303 404-730-1308 Health Department (Pearl Gordon) NRCS 678 South Cobb Drive, Suite 150 Marietta GA 30060 770-792-0594 Fulton County Cooperative 141 Pryor St., Suite 1031 Atlanta GA 30303 404-730-7000 Extension Service Metropolitan North Georgia 40 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta GA 30303 404-463-3260 Water Planning District

In Appendix A, list the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses for local governments, agricultural or commercial forestry organizations, significant landholders, businesses and industries, and local organizations including environmental groups and individuals with a major interest in this watershed.

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I. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

Describe any management measures or activities that have been put into place or will be put into place including regulatory or voluntary actions or other controls by governments or individuals that specifically apply to the pollutant that will help achieve water quality standards. Include who will be responsible for the measure, how it will be funded, the status, the date it will be or was initiated, and a short description of how effective the measure is or will be. Table 5. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

MEASURE RESPONSIBILITY DESCRIPTION SOURCE OF STATUS ENACTED/ EFFECTIVENESS FUNDING IMPLEMENTED (Very, Moderate, Weak) Phase I MS4 DeKalb County Under this permit, DeKalb County is required to DeKalb County In-Progress 09/1997 Moderate Municipal have a comprehensive stormwater program, Water / Stormwater Permit which includes public education and participation, Wastewater illicit discharge detection and elimination, Revenue permitting and reporting, and program implementation. DeKalb County DeKalb County Ordinance to address storm water runoff, Storm Water In-progress 1998 Very Storm Water Roads & Drainage nonpoint source pollution controls. Revenue Ordinance Sanitary Sewer DeKalb County Sanitary sewer system inventory and inspection DeKalb County Ongoing 1996 Very Maintenance Water & Sewer (mapping, television inspections); infiltration & Water / Program inflow identification and reduction (flow Wastewater monitoring, smoke testing); sewer line Revenue rehabilitation (pipe bursting, relining, cleaning) and manhole rehabilitation. Restoration and DeKalb County Utility line vegetation program using native prairie DeKalb County Ongoing 2001 To Be Determined Retrofit Programs government grasses to stabilize utility easements and Water / enhance habitat, sheet flow filterability; and Wastewater construction of hydrologic controls and stream Revenue restoration projects. IAW O.C.G.A. 290- DeKalb County Rules and regulations for installation and repair DeKalb County Enforced June 30, 1980 Moderate 5-26 Board of Health of on-site sewage management systems. Board of Health

CMOM Program Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County In 2005 Very Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Development Revenue Fund Emergency Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Completed in Completed in Moderate Sanitary Sewer Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer 2001 2001 Evaluation Study Revenue Fund (ESSES) Interim Collection Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Completed in Completed in Moderate System Master Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer 2002 2002 Plan Revenue Fund

14 TMDL Implementation Plan for Ball Mill Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Survey of Sanitary Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Begin in 2003 Moderate Sewer Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer 2003 Revenue Fund Sanitary Sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Planned for 2005 Very Modeling Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer 2005 Revenue Fund Flow Monitoring Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1988 Very Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund Improvements in Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1912 Very Wastewater Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Treatment Revenue Fund Database and Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 2005 Moderate Tracking of Un- Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer sewered Areas Revenue Fund Permitting of Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1952 Moderate Septic Systems Plan (June 2002) General Fund Educational Efforts Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1998 Weak (Pet Waste) Plan (June 2002) General Fund Providing sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1990 Moderate service to Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Developed Areas Revenue Fund by 2030 Improving Waste Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 2003 Weak Receptacles Plan (June 2002) General Fund Reduction in Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Private Ongoing 1808 Moderate agricultural land Plan (June 2002) Development use through conversion to developed property Reduction in Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Private Ongoing 1808 Moderate habitat through Plan (June 2002) Development development

15 TMDL Implementation Plan for Ball Mill Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 IAW O.C.G.A. 290- Fulton County Rules and regulations for installation and repair Fulton County Enforced June 30, 1980 Moderate 5-26 Environmental of on-site sewage management systems. General Fund Health Department District-Wide Metropolitan North As a part of this watershed management plan Local Funds Ongoing 2004 & 2005 Very Watershed Georgia Water MS4 Phase I and Phase II communities will be Management Plan Planning District and required to adopt the following ordinances: Post Local Governments Development Storm Water Management for New in 16 county District Development and Redevelopment, Illicit Area Discharge and Illegal Connection, and Stream Buffer Protection. As well as establishing municipal Good Housekeeping Practices. Long-Term Metropolitan North Local wastewater systems will implement a policy Local Funds Ongoing 2005 Very Wastewater Georgia Water on private wastewater systems, develop interim Management Plan Planning District and decentralized system plans with concept of Local Governments merging into larger systems, a grease in 16 county District management program, and numerous sewer Area system programs (mapping, maintenance programs, Rehab identification and construction program and capacity certification program).

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VII. MONITORING PLAN

The purposes of monitoring are to obtain more data, to determine the sources of pollution, to describe baseline conditions, and to evaluate the effects of management and activities on water quality. Describe any sampling activities or other surveys - active, planned or proposed - and their intended purpose. Reference the development and submission of a Sample Quality and Assurance Plan (SQAP) if monitoring for delisting purposes.

Table 6. MONITORING PLAN PARAMETER(S) ORGANIZATION STATUS TIME FRAME PURPOSE TO BE (CURRENT, PROPOSED, (If for delisting, date of SQAP submission) MONITORED PLANNED) START END FC Georgia EPD, Water Recommended 2004 2005 TMDL Evaluation and Monitoring for 305(b) and 303(d) lists for Protection Branch or Georgia local government Fecal Coliform Fulton County Current 2001 Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002)

VIII. PLANNED OUTREACH FOR IMPLEMENTATION

List and describe outreach activities which will be conducted to support this plan and the implementation of it.

17 TMDL Implementation Plan for Ball Mill Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 DeKalb County Water & Sewer Web search and poster/collage Middle school students Ongoing (2003) Division Fulton County Stenciling program General Public Ongoing Fulton County Utility bill inserts General Public Ongoing Fulton County Clean Water Campaign General Public Ongoing Fulton County Community watershed workshops General Public Ongoing Fulton County Stream clean ups General Public Ongoing Fulton County Adopt-A-Stream General Public Ongoing Fulton County Citizens participation program General Public Ongoing Fulton County Develop & submit print ads/public service General Public Ongoing announcements/press releases. Fulton County Develop & distribute educational packets to new septic tank General Public Ongoing permit applicants. Fulton County Conduct workshops at community meetings, reaching General Public Ongoing homeowners. Fulton County Conduct classroom demonstrations, reaching students. General Public Ongoing Fulton County Conduct dye testing on septic tanks. General Public Ongoing Fulton County Perform Fecal Coliform analysis in conjunction with above dye General Public Ongoing tests and analyze results. Fulton County Copies of The Septic System Owner’s Manual by Lloyd Kahn, General Public Ongoing Blair Allen, & Julie Jones will be placed in every Fulton County Library and will be available for checkout by the general public. Fulton County Grease Abatement Education Restaurant Operators Ongoing Metropolitan North Georgia Local Governments will participate in a regional public General Public 2004 Water Planning District and education program such as the Clean Water Campaign, or Local Governments in 16 county establish its own program. The program must address water District Area quality issues and the promotion of water conservation.

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IX. MILESTONES/ MEASURES OF PROGESS OF BMPs AND OUTREACH

This table will be used to track and report progress of management measures including BMPs and outreach. Record milestone dates for: - Accomplishment of management practices or activities - Outreach activities - Installation of BMPs to attain water quality standards. Comment on the effectiveness of the management measure, how much support the measure was given by the community, what was learned, how the measure might be improved in the future, and any other observations made. This table can be "pulled out” of this template and used to report and track progress. Table 8. MILESTONES MANAGEMENT MEASURE RESPONSIBLE STATUS COMMENT ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSED INSTALLED Phase I MS4 Municipal Stormwater Permit DeKalb County 1997 Ongoing Annual Reports submitted to EPD DeKalb County Storm Water Ordinance DeKalb County Roads & Drainage 1994 Ongoing Inspections of Industrial / commercial sites for spill prevention and control DeKalb County Storm Water Ordinance DeKalb County Roads & Drainage 1994 Ongoing Outfall screenings for illicit connections DeKalb County Storm Water Ordinance DeKalb County Roads & Drainage 2000 Ongoing Implementation of Storm Water Management Design Manual to provide BMPs for development sites Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 14, DeKalb County government 2002 Ongoing Passage of ordinance modifications DeKalb County Code) Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 14, DeKalb County government 2003 Ongoing Implementation of conservation zoning DeKalb County Code) Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 14, DeKalb County government 2003 Ongoing Increase level of site inspections for compliance with erosion DeKalb County Code) and sediment control requirements Point Source Pollution Control DeKalb County Water & Sewer 2005 2010 Projects initiated and/or completed for design and construction Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Program DeKalb County Water & Sewer 1999 Ongoing Number of inspections completed; Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Program DeKalb County Water & Sewer 1996 Ongoing Miles of sewer line mapped and cleaned Restoration and Retrofit Programs DeKalb County government 2001 Ongoing Number of projects or linear feet of prairie grass planted;

Restoration and Retrofit Programs DeKalb County government 2005 Ongoing Number of projects identified through feasibility studies, and then designed and constructed IAW O.C.G.A. 290-5-26 DeKalb County Board of Health. 1980 Ongoing Continue the process of reviewing the installation of septic systems as a part of the development review process IAW O.C.G.A. 290-5-26 DeKalb County Board of Health. 1980 Ongoing Continue to identify and respond to instances of septic system failure. Enforcement responses to failing septic systems are by complaint only. Home and business owners who don’t have a complaint lodged against them can consult with Environmental Health about their failing systems and can pay for an onsite assessment for repair. CMOM Program Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Emergency Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Study (ESSES) Interim Collection System Master Plan Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Survey of Sanitary Sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) 19 TMDL Implementation Plan for Ball Mill Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Sanitary Sewer Modeling Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Flow Monitoring Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Improvements in Wastewater Treatment Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Database and Tracking of Un-sewered Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Areas Permitting of Septic Systems Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Educational Efforts (Pet Waste) Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Providing sewer service to Developed Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Areas by 2030 Improving Waste Receptacles Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Reduction in agricultural land use through Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) conversion to developed property Reduction in habitat through development Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) District-Wide Watershed Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2004 & Refer to the District-wide Watershed Management Plan Planning District and Local 2005 Governments in 16 county District Area Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2005 Refer to the Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area

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PROJECTED ATTAINMENT DATE

The projected date to attain and maintain water quality standards in this watershed is 10 years from acceptance of the TMDL Implementation Plan by Georgia EPD.

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Scheduled EPD basin Group Monitoring TMDL Completed TMDL Implementation Plan Accepted ◊

Evaluation of implementation plan/water quality improvement Project Attainment

Prepared By: Matt Harper Agency: Atlanta Regional Commission Address: 40 Courtland Street, NE City: Atlanta ST: GA ZIP: 30303 E-mail: [email protected] Date Submitted to EPD: August 30, 2004 Revision: #1

The preparation of this report was financed in part through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the provisions of Section 106 or Section 604(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.

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APPENDIX A

STAKEHOLDERS

List the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses for local governments, agricultural or commercial forestry organizations, significant landholders, businesses and industries, and local organizations including environmental groups and individuals with a major interest in this watershed.

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL Allison Cohen / Emory University Emory University Atlanta GA 30322 Dieter Franz 3653 N. Stratford Road 404-261-8697 [email protected] Janie Dewald Bailey 60 North River Road McDonough GA 30252-8711 [email protected] Steve Boudreaux P.O. Box 36 Pine Lake GA 30072 [email protected] Pam Caird 770-751-9716 [email protected] Robyn Stalson 770-454-6526 [email protected] Kevin Johns / Parsons 5320 Mill Run Drive Marietta GA 30068 770-992-7470 [email protected] Ben G. Stratham / Sandy Spring Fulton Clean & Beautiful 770-475-9214 [email protected] Madelene Reamy / Keep SSNF Beautiful 2394 Harrington Drive Decatur GA 30033 404-318-1720 [email protected] Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Andrea Pinabell / Stormwater Management Inc. 430 Lindbergh Drive #F3 Atlanta GA 30305 404-846-5785 [email protected] Ben R. Jordan / The Coca- Cola Company P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta GA 30301 [email protected] Bruce W. Thurlby / Archaea [email protected] Solutions, Inc. 100 Lloyd Avenue, Suite D Tyrone GA 30290 770-487-5303 m Bryan Barrett / USDA 355 East Hancock Ave Athens GA 30601 706-546-2039 [email protected] Buddy Belflower / USDA/NRCS 734 Cresent Dr Gainesville GA 30501 770-536-6981 [email protected] Chad Knudsen / Ecological [email protected] Solutions 770-998-7848 t Chrissy Marlowe / GA DCA 225 West Broad St. Athens GA 30601 706-425-3077 [email protected] Chuck Budinger / Corporate Env. Risk Management 2116 Monroe Drive, Suite 110 Atlanta GA 30324 678-999-0173 [email protected] David Smith 740 Hunterhill Court Roswell GA 30075 770-641-3096 [email protected] David Smith / Ecological 630 Colonial Park Drive, Suite Solutions 200 Roswell GA 30075 770-998-7848 [email protected] Duncan Cottrell / Adopt-A- Stream Coordinator / Upper Etowah River Alliance 770-735-2778 [email protected]

22 TMDL Implementation Plan for Ball Mill Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Geneva Nelson / Foundation for Global Community 899 Chippendale Lane Norcross GA 30093 770-564-2730 [email protected] Jason Barringer 2446 Fallview Terrace East Point GA 30344 [email protected] Kevin Johnson / The Trust for Public land 1447 Peachtree Street Suite 601 Atlanta GA 30309 404.873.7306 [email protected] Kimberly Ajy / Jordan Jones and Goulding 6801 Governors Lake Parkway Norcross GA 30071 6783330232 [email protected] Linda MacGregor / McKenzie 3455 Lawrenceville Suwanee MacGregor Incorporated Road, Suite A Suwanee GA 30024 678-546-9450 [email protected] Max Walker 941 Pine Roc Drive Stone Mountain GA 30083 770/469/4786 [email protected] John Ripley Forbes 11 Wildwood Valley Atlanta GA 30350 770-394-4350 Dunwoody Nature Center 5343 Roberts Dr. Atlanta GA 30338 770-394-3322 Atlanta Audubon Society Box 29189 Atlanta GA 30359 770-913-0511 Austin Elementary School 5435 Roberts Dr. Atlanta GA 30338 678-874-8102 Rose Mary Seymour / UGA - Griffin Campus 1109 Experiment St Griffin GA 30223 770 229-3214 [email protected]

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APPENDIX B

UPDATES TO THIS PLAN

Describe any updates made to this plan. Include the date, section or table updated, and a summary of what was changed and why.

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APPENDIX C

VISUAL FIELD SURVEY

For

Ball Mill Creek TMDL Segment (Fulton and DeKalb Counties)

In the

Chattahoochee River Basin

July 2004

Visual Field Survey

For

Ball Mill Creek TMDL Segment (Fulton and DeKalb Counties)

In the

Chattahoochee River Basin

July 2004

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 report was financed in part through a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the provisions of Section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.

Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION...... 3 1.1 Location ...... 3 1.2 Watershed Description ...... 3 2.0 METHODOLOGY ...... 7 3.0 FIELD FINDINGS ...... 7 3.1 General Characteristics ...... 7 3.2 Point Sources ...... 13 3.3 Non-Point Sources...... 13 3.4 Other Potential Individual Sources of Pollution...... 14 4.0 RANKS ASSIGNED TO POLLUTION SOURCES...... 15 5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS...... 15 6.0 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ...... 15

List of Tables

Table 1. Watershed Land Cover...... 3 Table 2. TMDL Watershed Land Cover Matrix (Aggregated ARC Land Cover Categories) ...... 4

List of Figures

Figure 1. Location of Ball Mill Creek Watershed ...... 5 Figure 2. ARC 2001 Land Cover for Ball Mill Creek Watershed ...... 6 Figure 3. Ball Mill Creek Watershed Potential Individual Sources of Pollution Identified in ARC’s 2001 Source Water Assessment Project...... 8 Figure 4. Location of Images Taken During Visual Field Survey ...... 9 Figure 5. Grassy lake shore adjacent to stream segment...... 10 Figure 6. Stream channel adjacent to lake (looking downstream) ...... 10 Figure 7. Riprap and concrete wall looking upstream from Spalding Drive...... 11 Figure 8. Beaver dam on downstream side of Dunwoody Club Drive (looking downstream) ...... 12 Figure 9. House over creek at Wildwood Valley (looking upstream)...... 12 Figure 10. Deer Feeder upstream of confluence with Chattahoochee...... 13 Figure 11. Canada Geese along lake shore ...... 14 Figure 12. Horse stable at residence near confluence...... 15

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Location

The Ball Mill Creek TMDL stream segment is located in the northern portion of the Atlanta Metropolitan region in unincorporated Sandy Springs. As shown in Figure 1, the Ball Mill Creek watershed extends from DeKalb County north into Fulton County before reaching the Chattahoochee River. While the TMDL stream segment is located entirely within Fulton County, the majority of the watershed lies in DeKalb County.

The segment begins approximately 300 ft. downstream of the bridge crossing on Dunwoody Club Drive and extending north to its confluence with the Chattahoochee River. As the stream flows north, a small neighborhood lake drains into the stream approximately 1,600 ft downstream of the beginning of the TMDL segment. There are two paved private roads and one major paved road crossing the Ball Mill Creek TMDL segment. The first is a private drive (located off of Ball Creek Way) , the second is Wildwood Valley (also private), and the third is Spalding Drive.

1.2 Watershed Description

The Ball Mill Creek Watershed is comprised of 2280 acres of land within Fulton and DeKalb Counties. The Ball Mill Creek Watershed is located within HUC 10 – 0313000109 and HUC 12 – 031300010907. Mapping of the watershed shows that land cover within the watershed is predominantly medium density residential, which accounts for 81% of the area. Table 2 outlines how ARC’s land cover categories have been aggregated into the categories used for this project. The percentages of land use are presented below in Table 1. A map showing land cover in the watershed is included as Figure 2.

Table 1. Watershed Land Cover

Table 2. TMDL Watershed Land Cover Matrix (Aggregated ARC Land Cover Categories) Description of Original ARC Aggregated Category Categories ARC Land Cover Code Commercial Commercial and Services 12 Industrial and Commercial 15 Complexes Intensive Institutional 121 Industrial/Institutional Industrial 13 Transportation & Utilities Transportation, Communication & 14 Utilities Limited Access Highways 145 Agricultural Lands Agriculture-Cropland and Pasture 21 Agriculture-Orchards, Vineyards and 22 Nurseries Agriculture-Confined Feeding 23 Operations Agriculture-Other 24 Forest / Open Space Forest 40 Golf Courses 171 Cemeteries 172 Parks 173 Water / Wetlands Rivers 51 Reservoirs, Lakes, and Ponds 53 Wetlands 60 Transitional & Extractive Other Urban 17 Lands Bare Exposed Rocks 74 Quarries, Gravel Pits, and Strip 75 Minds Transitional Areas 76 Low-Density Residential Low Density Single Family 111 Residential Medium-Density Medium Density Single Family 112 Residential Residential High-Density Residential High Density Residential 113

Multifamily Residential 117 Mobile Home Parks 119

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6 2.0 METHODOLOGY

Prior to beginning the field study, data from the 2001 ARC Source Water Assessment Project were studied to determine the locations of any known point sources and potential individual sources of pollution in relation to the area of interest. Known potential individual sources of pollution located in the Ball Mill Creek watershed are shown in Figure 3. Additionally, aerial photos were compiled and used to further evaluate land use along the stream prior to the beginning of field observations.

Using guidance documents provided by the state, a field assessment of the watershed was conducted. The initial step was a windshield survey of the watershed area adjacent to the Ball Mill Creek TMDL stream segment. Following completion of the windshield survey, a foot survey of the stream segment was performed where access permitted. The purpose of the stream segment walk was to identify and observe possible sources of pollution. Observations were documented and captured in photographs of the stream channel and its surroundings.

3.0 FIELD FINDINGS

3.1 General Characteristics

The field findings discussed here are the results of the visual survey performed largely on foot throughout the designated segment. The land cover in the area was verified in addition to careful observations of the current conditions in the stream and its surroundings. A map of included images taken during the visual field survey is shown as Figure 4.

The Ball Mill Creek TMDL stream segment is consistently bordered by a vegetative buffer that is lightly wooded with occasional areas of thick brush. The stream bank of the portion flowing adjacent to the lake is not protected by a distinct vegetative buffer. The stream bank and lake shore are mostly covered with grass in the areas that have not been armored with rip-rap (Figure 5). The predominantly grassy banks may attract Canada Geese. The stream channel in this area had been stabilized as shown in Figure 6.

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Figure 5. Grassy lake shore adjacent to stream segment

Figure 6. Stream channel adjacent to lake (looking downstream)

10 There are occasional areas of erosion within the stream channel. It appears that small areas with significant erosion in the past were stabilized by the placement of riprap and gabion (Figure 7), which is found in small sections intermittently throughout this segment. The area shown in Figure 7 is located approximately 300 ft. upstream of Spalding Drive.

Figure 7. Riprap and concrete wall looking upstream from Spalding Drive

During the fieldwork, the following observations were made along the stream segment: three bridges that correspond to the three road crossings shown in Figure 1, one beaver dam, one dam on the lake, and one house built over the creek. The beaver dam is located at the most upstream point of this stream segment. Above the beaver dam the water level in the creek is 3-4 ft. higher than it is below the dam (Figure 8). This high water area has created an environment that appears similar to wetlands.

Figure 8. Beaver dam on downstream side of Dunwoody Club Drive (looking downstream)

The lake dam is located on the downstream side of the lake where it drains into the creek. Lastly, near the Wildwood Valley stream crossing, there is a house built over the stream bed (Figure 9). This house appears to be served by sewer. The support structure under which the stream flows resembles the nearby bridge support structures.

Figure 9. House over creek at Wildwood Valley (looking upstream)

12 The stream bed and banks are littered occasionally with small pieces of trash such as cans and bottles, as well as an occasional large piece of trash such as a metal drum. There was more litter in the lower sections of the stream segment than upstream portions. In upstream portions, however, the water often appeared cloudy and somewhat opaque, even in faster moving sections. The uniform color of the water in this TMDL segment could not be linked to any particular source. Potential sources affecting the overall health of Ball Mill Creek are discussed in the Point Source and Non-point Source sections.

3.2 Point Sources

There are no permitted point source discharges in the Ball Mill Creek TMDL segment watershed.

3.3 Non-Point Sources

The visual field survey revealed potential non-point sources of pollutants that may affect Ball Mill Creek. The majority of the watershed appears to be sewered. There may be isolated areas where older houses are served by septic systems.

Wildlife was observed frequently in the streambed as well as in areas adjacent to the stream. There were deer tracks throughout the lower section of the stream and a deer was seen in the stream in the upper portion of the segment. In addition to deer tracks in the lower section of the stream, a deer feeder (Figure 10) was discovered along the banks of the stream approximately 800 ft. upstream of its confluence with the Chattahoochee River.

Figure 10. Deer Feeder upstream of confluence with Chattahoochee

13 Canada Geese were seen in two portions of the segment- both by the lake in the upper portion and near the confluence in the lower portion (Figure 11).

Figure 11. Canada Geese along lake shore

Other water fowl observed were two ducks in the lower section of the segment. Raccoon scat was very common in the lower portion of the segment, and a few fish were observed throughout the segment. At the bottom of the stream segment a private residence has a stable and field as shown in Figure 12. No horses were observed at the time of the visual survey.

3.4 Other Potential Individual Sources of Pollution

Data obtained from the 2001 ARC Source Water Assessment Project show potential individual sources of pollution in the Ball Mill Creek watershed (Figure 4). No individual sources of pollution were observed directly adjacent to the stream segment.

Figure 12. Horse stable at residence near confluence

4.0 RANKS ASSIGNED TO POLLUTION SOURCES

Based on field observations, wildlife is probably contributing the most to the fecal coliform levels in this TMDL segment. The magnitude of this source is ranked as moderate and the entire segment is affected. Based on the urban nature of the land cover in the watershed, urban runoff can be considered a moderates source also affecting the entire stream segment.

5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

There are no permitted point source discharges in the Ball Mill Creek watershed. The field survey identified nonpoint sources such as wildlife and urban runoff. Based on the field survey, wildlife is the most likely potential source of pollution in and around the stream segment. Proposed management practices to address fecal coliform have been provided by local governments and are outlined in the 2004 Ball Mill Creek watershed TMDL implementation plan in tables 5, 6 and 7.

6.0 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

Local government staff was informed of the date the fieldwork would occur. Results have been made available and discussed with local government staff.

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Crooked Creek COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLES FOR AND NARRATIVES ABOUT EACH IMPAIRED STREAM IN THE WATERSHED.

STREAM SEGMENT NAME LOCATION MILES/AREA DESIGNATED USE PS/NS Crooked Creek Tributary to Chattahoochee River (Gwinnett Co.) 2 miles Fishing NS

III. SOURCES AND CAUSES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT LISTED IN TMDLs

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IV. IDENTIFICATION AND RANKING OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OR CAUSES OF IMPAIRMENT

In addition to the efforts stated above Gwinnett County has conducted a stream walk for Crooked Creek and developed the Crooked Creek Storm Water Master Plan, July 2003.

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Table 3. CONCLUSIONS MADE OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT PARAMETER 1 POTENTIAL SOURCES ESTIMATED EXTENT OF ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE COMMENTS CONTRIBUTION OF CONTRIBUTION Fecal Coliform Animal wastes Whole Watershed Moderate Nonpoint source - pets and wildlife Fecal Coliform Septic tank systems Limited Moderate Leaking / runoff from failing septic tank systems, including faulty drain fields Fecal Coliform SSOs Limited Small Overflows from sanitary sewer system due to blockages from grease, roots, vandalism / pipe failures Fecal Coliform Illicit connections Negligible Negligible Improper connections of sanitary sewer flows to the storm drain system

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V. STAKEHOLDERS

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS is essential to the process of preparing TMDL implementation plans and improving water quality. Stakeholders can provide valuable information and data regarding their community, impaired water bodies, potential causes of impairments, and management practices and activities, which may be employed to reduce the impacts of the causes of impairment. Describe outreach activities to advise and engage stakeholders in the TMDL implementation plan preparation process. Describe the stakeholder group employed or formed to address the impaired segments in the watershed. Summarize the results of the number of attendees and meetings and describe major findings, recommendations, and approvals.

The next step in this process involved holding 4 initial public meetings in May 2004 to educate stakeholders about this process and solicit input. A total of 43 persons attended the public meetings.

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List the watershed or advisory committee members of the stakeholder group for this segment in the following table.

Table 4. COMMITTEE MEMBERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL GA EPD, Water Protection 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1751 Branch GA Adopt-A-Stream 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1636 Georgia Soil and Water 1500 Klondike Road Suite A109 Conyers GA 30094 770-761-3020 [email protected] Conservation Commission NRCS (Lawrenceville, GA 750 South Perry St., Suite 410 Lawrenceville GA 30045 770-963-9288 Office) DeKalb County Public Works 1580 Roadhaven Drive Stone Mountain GA 30083 DeKalb County Extension 4380 Memorial Drive Decatur GA 30032 Service DeKalb County Health PO Box 987 Decatur GA 30031 Department Gwinnett County Board of 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville GA 30045 (770) 822-7000 Commissioners (Chairman) Gwinnett County Department 684 Winder Highway Lawrenceville GA 30045-5012 (678) 376-6949 [email protected] of Public Utilities Gwinnett County Board of 240 Oak Street Lawrenceville GA 30045-5012 (770) 963-5132 [email protected] Health Fulton County Public Works 141 Pryor St., S.W., Suite 6001 Atlanta GA 30303 404-730-7589 (Nick Ammons) Fulton County Environmental 99 Jessie Hill Jr., Dr., Room 101 Atlanta GA 30303 404-730-1308 Health Department (Pearl Gordon) NRCS 678 South Cobb Drive, Suite 150 Marietta GA 30060 770-792-0594 Fulton County Cooperative 141 Pryor St., Suite 1031 Atlanta GA 30303 404-730-7000 Extension Service Metropolitan North Georgia 40 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta GA 30303 404-463-3260 Water Planning District

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VI. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

MEASURE RESPONSIBILITY DESCRIPTION SOURCE OF STATUS ENACTED/ EFFECTIVENESS FUNDING IMPLEMENTED (Very, Moderate, Weak)

32 TMDL Implementation Plan for Crooked Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Phase I MS4 Municipal DeKalb County Under this permit, DeKalb County is required to DeKalb In-Progress 09/1997 Moderate Stormwater Permit have a comprehensive stormwater program, County Water which includes public education and / Wastewater participation, illicit discharge detection and Revenue elimination, permitting and reporting, and program implementation. DeKalb County Storm DeKalb County Ordinance to address storm water runoff, Storm Water In-progress 1998 Very Water Ordinance Roads & Drainage nonpoint source pollution controls. Revenue Sanitary Sewer DeKalb County Sanitary sewer system inventory and inspection DeKalb Ongoing 1996 Very Maintenance Program Water & Sewer (mapping, television inspections); infiltration & County Water inflow identification and reduction (flow / Wastewater monitoring, smoke testing); sewer line Revenue rehabilitation (pipe bursting, relining, cleaning) and manhole rehabilitation. Restoration and Retrofit DeKalb County Utility line vegetation program using native DeKalb Ongoing 2001 To Be Determined Programs government prairie grasses to stabilize utility easements and County Water enhance habitat, sheet flow filterability; and / Wastewater construction of hydrologic controls and stream Revenue restoration projects. IAW O.C.G.A. 290-5-26 DeKalb County Rules and regulations for installation and repair DeKalb Enforced June 30, 1980 Moderate Board of Health of on-site sewage management systems. County Board of Health Gwinnett County Storm Gwinnett County Ordinance to address non-point source pollution Enforced Moderate Water Management 9/1996 Ordinance Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Regulations modified to include water quality and Enforced Moderate Development Regulations quantity requirements in response to county’s 1/2001 Watershed Protection Plan Septic to Sewer Transition Gwinnett County Program to facilitate the connection of In-progress November 2001 Moderate Program Department of subdivisions, currently served by septic systems, Public Utilities to the sanitary sewer. Phase I – MS4 Permit Gwinnett County The State of GA has issued Gwinnett County 6-15-1994 Moderate Department of with a permit to operate the County’s Municipal Public Utilities Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). As a part In-progress of this permit the County has developed and is implementing a Storm Water Management Program (SWMP). Major aspects of the permit and the SWMP include public education, illicit discharge detection and elimination, source identification activities, water sampling and reporting. Best Management Gwinnett County Inspection of water quality and quantity BMP’s to In-progress 4/99 Moderate Practices(BMP) insure they are properly maintained. Inspections Watershed Protection Plan Gwinnett County Assessment of watersheds and suggested In-progress 5/2000 Moderate protection measures

33 TMDL Implementation Plan for Crooked Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Watershed Master Gwinnett County Develop Capital Improvement Plans (CIP) for In-progress 10/2000 Moderate Planning watersheds Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Gwinnett County Inspection program evaluates condition of In-Progress 1987 Very System DPU manholes, and pipes (smoke test and TV). Walking easements looking for problems. Grease Trap Inspection Gwinnett County Inspection of grease traps In-progress 6/1999 Very Program DPU Pilot Septic System Repair Gwinnett County, The responsible parties are currently 319 Grant Pilot No. Would only be Unknown Subsidy Program USDA - NRCS, investigating the possibility of establishing a pilot funding being Program implemented Gwinnett County program to subsidize the repair of failing septic pursued. If currently upon receipt of Environmental systems. Implementation of this pilot program grant being 319 grant funding. Health would only begin following the approval by EPD approved, investigated of a 319 grant proposal. grant would be matched by Gwinnett County, Gwinnett Environmental Health and NRCS CMOM Program Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County In 2005 Very Plan (June 2002) Water & Development Sewer Revenue Fund Emergency Sanitary Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Completed in Completed in Moderate Sewer Evaluation Study Plan (June 2002) Water & 2001 2001 (ESSES) Sewer Revenue Fund Interim Collection System Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Completed in Completed in Moderate Master Plan Plan (June 2002) Water & 2002 2002 Sewer Revenue Fund Survey of Sanitary Sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Begin in 2003 Moderate Plan (June 2002) Water & 2003 Sewer Revenue Fund Sanitary Sewer Modeling Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Planned for 2005 Very Plan (June 2002) Water & 2005 Sewer Revenue Fund

34 TMDL Implementation Plan for Crooked Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Flow Monitoring Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1988 Very Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund Improvements in Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1912 Very Wastewater Treatment Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund Database and Tracking of Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 2005 Moderate Un-sewered Areas Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund Permitting of Septic Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1952 Moderate Systems Plan (June 2002) General Fund Educational Efforts (Pet Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1998 Weak Waste) Plan (June 2002) General Fund Providing sewer service to Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 1990 Moderate Developed Areas by 2030 Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund Improving Waste Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 2003 Weak Receptacles Plan (June 2002) General Fund Reduction in agricultural Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Private Ongoing 1808 Moderate land use through Plan (June 2002) Development conversion to developed property Reduction in habitat Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Private Ongoing 1808 Moderate through development Plan (June 2002) Development

35 TMDL Implementation Plan for Crooked Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 IAW O.C.G.A. 290-5-26 Fulton County Rules and regulations for installation and repair Fulton County Enforced June 30, 1980 Moderate Environmental of on-site sewage management systems. General Fund Health Department District-Wide Watershed Metropolitan North As a part of this watershed management plan Local Funds Ongoing 2004 & 2005 Very Management Plan Georgia Water MS4 Phase I and Phase II communities will be Planning District required to adopt the following ordinances: Post and Local Development Storm Water Management for New Governments in 16 Development and Redevelopment, Illicit county District Discharge and Illegal Connection, and Stream Area Buffer Protection. As well as establishing municipal Good Housekeeping Practices. Long-Term Wastewater Metropolitan North Local wastewater systems will implement a Local Funds Ongoing 2005 Very Management Plan Georgia Water policy on private wastewater systems, develop Planning District interim decentralized system plans with concept and Local of merging into larger systems, a grease Governments in 16 management program, and numerous sewer county District system programs (mapping, maintenance Area programs, Rehab identification and construction program and capacity certification program).

VII. MONITORING PLAN

Table 6. MONITORING PLAN PARAMETER(S) TO ORGANIZATION STATUS TIME FRAME PURPOSE BE MONITORED (CURRENT, PROPOSED, (If for delisting, date of SQAP PLANNED) START END submission) FC Georgia EPD, Water Protection Recommended 2004 2005 TMDL Evaluation and Monitoring for 305(b) Branch or local government and 303(d) lists for Georgia FC Gwinnett County Current 9/1996 Ongoing NPDES MS4 Program – includes Fecal monitoring and Dry Weather Screening. MS4 sampling is completed in accordance with the ARC’s monitoring plan which was approved by EPD and that includes a QA/QC component. FC Gwinnett County Proposed 6/2003 Fecal Coliform Monitoring Program. Monitoring under this program is completed in accordance with an EPD approved Sampling and Quality Assurance Plan.

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VIII. PLANNED OUTREACH FOR IMPLEMENTATION

List and describe outreach activities, which will be conducted to support this plan and the implementation of it.

Table 7. PLANNED OUTREACH RESPONSIBILTY DESCRIPTION AUDIENCE DATE DeKalb County Roads & Storm drain stenciling program General public (residential /commercial/industrial) Ongoing (1999) Drainage Division DeKalb County Roads & Educational brochures General public (residential/commercial/industrial) Ongoing (1999) Drainage Division DeKalb County / Atlanta Clean Water Campaign General public Ongoing (2000) Regional Commission DeKalb County Keep DeKalb Clean Up campaigns; Adopt-A-Stream General public Ongoing (2002) Clean Office DeKalb County Water & Sewer Utility bill inserts: septic tank maintenance, General public Ongoing (2000) Division nonpoint source pollution control; pet wastes DeKalb County Water & Sewer WaterMatters newsletters General public Ongoing (2001) Division DeKalb County Water & Sewer Web site: General public (residential/commercial/industrial); Ongoing (2000) Division http://dklbweb.dekalbga.org/watersewer teachers; students DeKalb County Water & Sewer WaterMatters poster contest Grade school students Ongoing (2003) Division DeKalb County Water & Sewer Web search and poster/collage Middle school students Ongoing (2003) Division Unincorporated Gwinnett County Stenciling Program General Public On going (Enacted: 9/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Utility bill inserts General Public On going (Enacted: 9/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Pet Waste Brochure General Public On going (Enacted: 10/00) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Pet Waste Sign Program in Parks General Public On going (Enacted: 2/03) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Adopt A Stream General Public On going (Enacted: 7/91) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Septic Tank Maintenance Folder General Public On going (Enacted: 12/02) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Educational School Activities School age students On going (Enacted: 9/94) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Menu for a Cleaner Environment Restaurants On going (Enacted: 11/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Septic Tank Workshop General Public 2/03 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Watershed Festival General Public 10/01 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Clean Water Campaign General Public On going (Enacted: 1/00)

37 TMDL Implementation Plan for Crooked Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Storm Water Website General Public, Professional and Industry On going (Enacted: www.gwinnettstormwater.com 8/02) Unincorporated Gwinnett Pilot Septic System Repair Subsidy Program based on 319 To be determined. Unknown County, NRCS, Gwinnett County Grant from EPD. Outreach activities not yet determined. Environmental Health Fulton County Stenciling program General Public Ongoing Fulton County Utility bill inserts General Public Ongoing Fulton County Clean Water Campaign General Public Ongoing Fulton County Community watershed workshops General Public Ongoing Fulton County Stream clean ups General Public Ongoing Fulton County Adopt-A-Stream General Public Ongoing Fulton County Citizens participation program General Public Ongoing Fulton County Develop & submit print ads/public service General Public Ongoing announcements/press releases. Fulton County Develop & distribute educational packets to new septic tank General Public Ongoing permit applicants. Fulton County Conduct workshops at community meetings, reaching General Public Ongoing homeowners. Fulton County Conduct classroom demonstrations, reaching students. General Public Ongoing Fulton County Conduct dye testing on septic tanks. General Public Ongoing Fulton County Perform Fecal Coliform analysis in conjunction with above dye General Public Ongoing tests and analyze results. Fulton County Copies of The Septic System Owner’s Manual by Lloyd Kahn, General Public Ongoing Blair Allen, & Julie Jones will be placed in every Fulton County Library and will be available for checkout by the general public. Fulton County Grease Abatement Education Restaurant Operators Ongoing Metropolitan North Georgia Local Governments will participate in a regional public General Public 2004 Water Planning District and education program such as the Clean Water Campaign, or Local Governments in 16 county establish its own program. The program must address water District Area quality issues and the promotion of water conservation.

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IX. MILESTONES/ MEASURES OF PROGESS OF BMPs AND OUTREACH

39 TMDL Implementation Plan for Crooked Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 DeKalb County Storm Water DeKalb County Roads & 1994 Ongoing Inspections of Industrial / commercial sites for spill prevention and Ordinance Drainage control DeKalb County Storm Water DeKalb County Roads & 1994 Ongoing Outfall screenings for illicit connections Ordinance Drainage DeKalb County Storm Water DeKalb County Roads & 2000 Ongoing Implementation of Storm Water Management Design Manual to provide Ordinance Drainage BMPs for development sites Land Development Ordinance DeKalb County government 2002 Ongoing Passage of ordinance modifications (Chapter 14, DeKalb County Code) Land Development Ordinance DeKalb County government 2003 Ongoing Implementation of conservation zoning (Chapter 14, DeKalb County Code) Land Development Ordinance DeKalb County government 2003 Ongoing Increase level of site inspections for compliance with erosion and (Chapter 14, DeKalb County Code) sediment control requirements Point Source Pollution Control DeKalb County Water & Sewer 2005 2010 Projects initiated and/or completed for design and construction Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Program DeKalb County Water & Sewer 1999 Ongoing Number of inspections completed; Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Program DeKalb County Water & Sewer 1996 Ongoing Miles of sewer line mapped and cleaned Restoration and Retrofit Programs DeKalb County government 2001 Ongoing Number of projects or linear feet of prairie grass planted;

Restoration and Retrofit Programs DeKalb County government 2005 Ongoing Number of projects identified through feasibility studies, and then designed and constructed IAW O.C.G.A. 290-5-26 DeKalb County Board of 1980 Ongoing Continue the process of reviewing the installation of septic systems as Health. a part of the development review process IAW O.C.G.A. 290-5-26 DeKalb County Board of 1980 Ongoing Continue to identify and respond to instances of septic system failure. Health. Enforcement responses to failing septic systems are by complaint only. Home and business owners who don’t have a complaint lodged against them can consult with Environmental Health about their failing systems and can pay for an onsite assessment for repair. Gwinnett County Storm Water Gwinnett County 9/96 On-going Industrial inspections and illicit discharge investigations Management Ordinance Gwinnett County Development Gwinnett County 11/97 1/2001 Water quality requirements added in Big Haynes Basin Regulations Gwinnett County Development Gwinnett County 4/1999 1/2001 Increase requirements for water quality and quantity, along with Regulations channel protection requirements Gwinnett County Development Gwinnett County 1/2001 Ongoing Water Quality requirements changed County wide Regulations Septic to Sewer Transition Program Gwinnett County Department of 11/01 On-going Passed by Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. Citizen petitions Public Utilities currently being processed as they are received. Phase I – MS4 Permit Gwinnett County Department of 6-15-1994 On-going Annual reports submitted by anniversary date of permit each year: June Public Utilities 15. Best Management Practices(BMP) Gwinnett County 2000 On going Require maintenance agreements and 18 month maintenance bond at Inspections the time of construction Best Management Practices(BMP) Gwinnett County 2002 On going Annual Field Inspections Inspections Watershed Protection Plan Gwinnett County 5/1998 5/2000 Passed Gwinnett County Board of Commissioner and Approved by the EDP

40 TMDL Implementation Plan for Crooked Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Watershed Master Planning Gwinnett County 10/2000 On-going Master Planning – 1 basin on average per year Sanitary Sewer Evaluation System Gwinnett County DPU 1987 On-going Inspection Program Grease Trap Inspection Program Gwinnett County DPU 7/1999 On-going Inspections Pilot Septic System Repair Subsidy Gwinnett County, NRCS, Under Not yet This program is currently under consideration and will not be Program Gwinnett County Environmental consideration commenced implemented without the receipt of 319 grant funding. Health CMOM Program Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Emergency Sanitary Sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Evaluation Study (ESSES) Interim Collection System Master Plan Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Survey of Sanitary Sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Sanitary Sewer Modeling Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Flow Monitoring Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Improvements in Wastewater Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Treatment Database and Tracking of Un- Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) sewered Areas Permitting of Septic Systems Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Educational Efforts (Pet Waste) Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Providing sewer service to Developed Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Areas by 2030 Improving Waste Receptacles Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Reduction in agricultural land use Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) through conversion to developed property Reduction in habitat through Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) development District-Wide Watershed Management Metropolitan North Georgia 2004 & 2005 Refer to the District-wide Watershed Management Plan Plan Water Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area Long-Term Wastewater Management Metropolitan North Georgia 2005 Refer to the Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Plan Water Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area

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PROJECTED ATTAINMENT DATE

The projected date to attain and maintain water quality standards in this watershed is 10 years from acceptance of the TMDL Implementation Plan by Georgia EPD.

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Scheduled EPD basin Group Monitoring TMDL Completed TMDL Implementation Plan Accepted ◊

Evaluation of implementation plan/water quality improvement Project Attainment

Prepared By: Matt Harper Agency: 40 Courtland Street Address: 40 Courtland Street, NE City: Atlanta ST: GA ZIP: 30303 E-mail: [email protected] Date Submitted to EPD: August 30, 2004 Revision: #1

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APPENDIX A

STAKEHOLDERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL Allison Cohen / Emory University Emory University Atlanta GA 30322 Dieter Franz 3653 N. Stratford Road 404-261-8697 [email protected] Janie Dewald Bailey 60 North River Road McDonough GA 30252-8711 [email protected] Steve Boudreaux P.O. Box 36 Pine Lake GA 30072 [email protected] Pam Caird 770-751-9716 [email protected] Robyn Stalson 770-454-6526 [email protected] Kevin Johns / Parsons 5320 Mill Run Drive Marietta GA 30068 770-992-7470 [email protected] Ben G. Stratham / Sandy Spring Fulton Clean & Beautiful 770-475-9214 [email protected] Madelene Reamy / Keep SSNF Beautiful 2394 Harrington Drive Decatur GA 30033 404-318-1720 [email protected] Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Laura Beall / Council for Quality Growth 6500 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Ste 220 Duluth GA 30097 770-813-4470 [email protected] Mark Thelen / Landmark Landscapes 559 S. Cemetery Street Norcross GA 30071 770-446-0044 [email protected] Andrea Pinabell / Stormwater Management Inc. 430 Lindbergh Drive #F3 Atlanta GA 30305 404-846-5785 [email protected] Ben R. Jordan / The Coca-Cola Company P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta GA 30301 [email protected] Bruce W. Thurlby / Archaea bruce.thurlby@archaseasolutions. Solutions, Inc. 100 Lloyd Avenue, Suite D Tyrone GA 30290 770-487-5303 com Bryan Barrett / USDA 355 East Hancock Ave Athens GA 30601 706-546-2039 [email protected] Buddy Belflower / USDA/NRCS 734 Cresent Dr Gainesville GA 30501 770-536-6981 [email protected] Chad Knudsen / Ecological chadknudsen@ecologicalsolution Solutions 770-998-7848 s.net Chrissy Marlowe / GA DCA 225 West Broad St. Athens GA 30601 706-425-3077 [email protected]

Chuck Budinger / Corporate Env. Risk Management 2116 Monroe Drive, Suite 110 Atlanta GA 30324 678-999-0173 [email protected] [email protected] David Smith 740 Hunterhill Court Roswell GA 30075 770-641-3096 et

43 TMDL Implementation Plan for Crooked Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 David Smith / Ecological 630 Colonial Park Drive, Suite [email protected] Solutions 200 Roswell GA 30075 770-998-7848 et Duncan Cottrell / Adopt-A- Stream Coordinator / Upper Etowah River Alliance 770-735-2778 [email protected] Geneva Nelson / Foundation for Global Community 899 Chippendale Lane Norcross GA 30093 770-564-2730 [email protected] Jason Barringer 2446 Fallview Terrace East Point GA 30344 [email protected] Kevin Johnson / The Trust for Public land 1447 Peachtree Street Suite 601 Atlanta GA 30309 404.873.7306 [email protected] Kimberly Ajy / Jordan Jones and Goulding 6801 Governors Lake Parkway Norcross GA 30071 6783330232 [email protected] Linda MacGregor / McKenzie 3455 Lawrenceville Suwanee MacGregor Incorporated Road, Suite A Suwanee GA 30024 678-546-9450 [email protected] Max Walker 941 Pine Roc Drive Stone Mountain GA 30083 770/469/4786 [email protected] Norcross City Council 65 Lawrenceville St. Norcross GA 30071 Norcross Public Utilities 168 Wingo Street Norcross GA 30071 Rose Mary Seymour / UGA - Griffin Campus 1109 Experiment St Griffin GA 30223 770 229-3214 [email protected]

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APPENDIX B

UPDATES TO THIS PLAN

Describe any updates made to this plan. Include the date, section or table updated, and a summary of what was changed and why.

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Johns Creek COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLES FOR AND NARRATIVES ABOUT EACH IMPAIRED STREAM IN THE WATERSHED.

STREAM SEGMENT NAME LOCATION MILES/AREA DESIGNATED USE PS/NS Johns Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River (Fulton Co.) 4 miles Fishing NS

III. SOURCES AND CAUSES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT LISTED IN TMDLs

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IV. IDENTIFICATION AND RANKING OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OR CAUSES OF IMPAIRMENT

ARC has conducted a visual field survey on this stream segment due to limited recent stream walk information. The visual field survey is attached. As a part of this visual field survey we reviewed existing point source data provided by GA EPD as well as reviewing 2003 aerial imagery. Using guidance documents provided by the State, a field assessment was conducted which included a windshield survey of the area adjacent to the stream and a foot survey where access was allowed. The summary of findings for this visual field survey is as follows. There are no permitted point source discharges in the Johns Creek watershed. The field survey identified nonpoint sources such as wildlife, horses, and urban runoff. Proposed management practices to address fecal coliform have been provided by local governments and are outlined in the 2004 Johns Creek watershed TMDL implementation plan in tables 5, 6 and 7. Based on field observations, wildlife and horses are probably contributing the most to the fecal coliform levels in this TMDL segment. The magnitude of this source is ranked as moderate and the entire segment is affected. Based on the urban nature of the land cover in the watershed, urban runoff can be considered a moderate large source affecting the entire stream segment.

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To the extent possible, identify sources and quantify the extent of pollution in the stream segment for each of the parameters listed in Table 2 and evaluate the likely impact on the parameter load to the stream. This should follow research performed and described in preceding narrative and should correct or add information to the TMDLs. The SOURCES SHOULD BE RANKED from those having the most impact to those having the least impact. The estimated extent of contribution can be expressed as the area of the watershed effected, the stream miles effected, or the number of activities contributing to the problem. The magnitude of contribution should be estimated to be large, moderate, small, or negligible.

Table 3. CONCLUSIONS MADE OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT PARAMETER 1 POTENTIAL SOURCES ESTIMATED EXTENT OF ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE COMMENTS CONTRIBUTION OF CONTRIBUTION Fecal Coliform Urban Runoff Entire Reach Moderate Nonpoint source / stormwater runoff Fecal Coliform Animal wastes Sporadically throughout the Moderate Nonpoint source - pets and wildlife segment Fecal Coliform SSOs Sporadically throughout the Small Overflows from sanitary sewer system segment due to blockages from grease, roots, vandalism / pipe failures Fecal Coliform Septic tank systems Limited Negligible Leaking / runoff from failing septic tank systems, including faulty drain fields Fecal Coliform Illicit connections Limited Negligible Improper connections of sanitary sewer flows to the storm drain system

48 TMDL Implementation Plan for Johns Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 V. STAKEHOLDERS

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS is essential to the process of preparing TMDL implementation plans and improving water quality. Stakeholders can provide valuable information and data regarding their community, impaired water bodies, potential causes of impairments, and management practices and activities, which may be employed to reduce the impacts of the causes of impairment. Describe outreach activities to advise and engage stakeholders in the TMDL implementation plan preparation process. Describe the stakeholder group employed or formed to address the impaired segments in the watershed. Summarize the results of the number of attendees and meetings and describe major findings, recommendations, and approvals.

The next step in this process involved holding 4 initial public meetings in May 2004 to educate stakeholders about this process and solicit input. A total of 43 persons attended the public meetings.

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List the watershed or advisory committee members of the stakeholder group for this segment in the following table.

Table 4. COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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VI. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

Table 5. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

MEASURE RESPONSIBILITY DESCRIPTION SOURCE OF STATUS ENACTED/ EFFECTIVENESS FUNDING IMPLEMENTED (Very, Moderate, Weak) CMOM Program Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County In Development 2005 Very Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund Emergency Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Completed in 2001 Completed in 2001 Moderate Sanitary Sewer Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Evaluation Study Revenue Fund (ESSES) Interim Collection Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Completed in 2002 Completed in 2002 Moderate System Master Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Plan Revenue Fund Survey of Sanitary Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Begin in 2003 2003 Moderate Sewer Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund Sanitary Sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Planned for 2005 2005 Very Modeling Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund Flow Monitoring Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Ongoing 1988 Very Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund Improvements in Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Ongoing 1912 Very Wastewater Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Treatment Revenue Fund Database and Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Ongoing 2005 Moderate Tracking of Un- Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer sewered Areas Revenue Fund Permitting of Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Ongoing 1952 Moderate Septic Systems Protection Plan (June 2002) General Fund Educational Efforts Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Ongoing 1998 Weak (Pet Waste) Protection Plan (June 2002) General Fund Providing sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Ongoing 1990 Moderate service to Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Developed Areas Revenue Fund by 2030 52 TMDL Implementation Plan for Johns Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Improving Waste Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County Ongoing 2003 Weak Receptacles Protection Plan (June 2002) General Fund Reduction in Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Private Ongoing 1808 Moderate agricultural land Protection Plan (June 2002) Development use through conversion to developed property Reduction in Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Private Ongoing 1808 Moderate habitat through Protection Plan (June 2002) Development development IAW O.C.G.A. 290- Fulton County Rules and regulations for installation Fulton County Enforced June 30, 1980 Moderate 5-26 Environmental and repair of on-site sewage General Fund Health Department management systems. NPDES Phase I Forsyth County Under this permit, Forsyth County is General Fund In-progress 2000 Unknown MS4 Municipal Government required to have a comprehensive Stormwater Permit stormwater program, which includes public education and participation, illicit discharge detection and elimination, permitting and reporting, and program implementation. District-Wide Metropolitan North As a part of this watershed Local Funds Ongoing 2004 & 2005 Very Watershed Georgia Water management plan MS4 Phase I and Management Plan Planning District and Phase II communities will be Local Governments required to adopt the following in 16 county District ordinances: Post Development Area Storm Water Management for New Development and Redevelopment, Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection, and Stream Buffer Protection. As well as establishing municipal Good Housekeeping Practices. Long-Term Metropolitan North Local wastewater systems will Local Funds Ongoing 2005 Very Wastewater Georgia Water implement a policy on private Management Plan Planning District and wastewater systems, develop Local Governments interim decentralized system plans in 16 county District with concept of merging into larger Area systems, a grease management program, and numerous sewer system programs (mapping, maintenance programs, Rehab identification and construction program and capacity certification program).

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VII. MONITORING PLAN

VIII. PLANNED OUTREACH FOR IMPLEMENTATION

List and describe outreach activities, which will be conducted to support this plan and the implementation of it.

Table 7. PLANNED OUTREACH RESPONSIBILTY DESCRIPTION AUDIENCE DATE Fulton County Stenciling program General Public Ongoing Fulton County Utility bill inserts General Public Ongoing Fulton County Clean Water Campaign General Public Ongoing Fulton County Community watershed workshops General Public Ongoing Fulton County Stream clean ups General Public Ongoing Fulton County Adopt-A-Stream General Public Ongoing Fulton County Citizens participation program General Public Ongoing Fulton County Develop & submit print ads/public service General Public Ongoing announcements/press releases. Fulton County Develop & distribute educational packets to new septic tank General Public Ongoing permit applicants. Fulton County Conduct workshops at community meetings, reaching General Public Ongoing homeowners. Fulton County Conduct classroom demonstrations, reaching students. General Public Ongoing Fulton County Conduct dye testing on septic tanks. General Public Ongoing Fulton County Perform Fecal Coliform analysis in conjunction with above dye General Public Ongoing tests and analyze results.

54 TMDL Implementation Plan for Johns Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Fulton County Copies of The Septic System Owner’s Manual by Lloyd Kahn, General Public Ongoing Blair Allen, & Julie Jones will be placed in every Fulton County Library and will be available for checkout by the general public. Fulton County Grease Abatement Education Restaurant Operators Ongoing Metropolitan North Georgia Local Governments will participate in a regional public General Public 2004 Water Planning District and education program such as the Clean Water Campaign, or Local Governments in 16 county establish its own program. The program must address water District Area quality issues and the promotion of water conservation.

IX. MILESTONES/ MEASURES OF PROGESS OF BMPs AND OUTREACH

This table will be used to track and report progress of management measures including BMPs and outreach. Record milestone dates for: - Accomplishment of management practices or activities - Outreach activities - Installation of BMPs to attain water quality standards. Comment on the effectiveness of the management measure, how much support the measure was given by the community, what was learned, how the measure might be improved in the future, and any other observations made. This table can be "pulled out” of this template and used to report and track progress. Table 8. MILESTONES MANAGEMENT MEASURE RESPONSIBLE STATUS COMMENT ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSED INSTALLED CMOM Program Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Emergency Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Study (ESSES) Interim Collection System Master Plan Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Survey of Sanitary Sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Sanitary Sewer Modeling Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Flow Monitoring Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Improvements in Wastewater Treatment Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Database and Tracking of Un-sewered Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Areas Permitting of Septic Systems Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Educational Efforts (Pet Waste) Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Providing sewer service to Developed Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Areas by 2030 Improving Waste Receptacles Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Reduction in agricultural land use through Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) conversion to developed property

55 TMDL Implementation Plan for Johns Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Reduction in habitat through development Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) NPDES Phase I MS4 Municipal Stormwater Forsyth County Government Refer to Annual Report for project effectiveness. Permit District-Wide Watershed Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2004 & Refer to the District-wide Watershed Management Plan Planning District and Local 2005 Governments in 16 county District Area Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2005 Refer to the Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area

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PROJECTED ATTAINMENT DATE

The projected date to attain and maintain water quality standards in this watershed is 10 years from acceptance of the TMDL Implementation Plan by Georgia EPD.

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Scheduled EPD basin Group Monitoring TMDL Completed TMDL Implementation Plan Accepted ◊

Evaluation of implementation plan/water quality improvement

Project Attainment

The preparation of this report was financed in part through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the provisions of Section 106 or Section 604(b) of the Federal Water

Pollution Control Act, as amended.

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APPENDIX A

STAKEHOLDERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Andrea Pinabell / Stormwater Management Inc. 430 Lindbergh Drive #F3 Atlanta GA 30305 404-846-5785 [email protected] Ben R. Jordan / The Coca-Cola Company P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta GA 30301 [email protected] Bruce W. Thurlby / Archaea bruce.thurlby@archaseasolutions. Solutions, Inc. 100 Lloyd Avenue, Suite D Tyrone GA 30290 770-487-5303 com Bryan Barrett / USDA 355 East Hancock Ave Athens GA 30601 706-546-2039 [email protected] Buddy Belflower / USDA/NRCS 734 Cresent Dr Gainesville GA 30501 770-536-6981 [email protected] Chad Knudsen / Ecological chadknudsen@ecologicalsolution Solutions 770-998-7848 s.net Chrissy Marlowe / GA DCA 225 West Broad St. Athens GA 30601 706-425-3077 [email protected] Chuck Budinger / Corporate Env. Risk Management 2116 Monroe Drive, Suite 110 Atlanta GA 30324 678-999-0173 [email protected] [email protected] David Smith 740 Hunterhill Court Roswell GA 30075 770-641-3096 et David Smith / Ecological 630 Colonial Park Drive, Suite [email protected] Solutions 200 Roswell GA 30075 770-998-7848 et Duncan Cottrell / Adopt-A- Stream Coordinator / Upper Etowah River Alliance 770-735-2778 [email protected] Geneva Nelson / Foundation for Global Community 899 Chippendale Lane Norcross GA 30093 770-564-2730 [email protected] Jason Barringer 2446 Fallview Terrace East Point GA 30344 [email protected] Kevin Johnson / The Trust for Public land 1447 Peachtree Street Suite 601 Atlanta GA 30309 404.873.7306 [email protected] Kimberly Ajy / Jordan Jones and Goulding 6801 Governors Lake Parkway Norcross GA 30071 6783330232 [email protected]

Linda MacGregor / McKenzie 3455 Lawrenceville Suwanee MacGregor Incorporated Road, Suite A Suwanee GA 30024 678-546-9450 [email protected] Max Walker 941 Pine Roc Drive Stone Mountain GA 30083 770/469/4786 [email protected] Rose Mary Seymour / UGA - Griffin Campus 1109 Experiment St Griffin GA 30223 770 229-3214 [email protected]

58 TMDL Implementation Plan for Johns Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Pam Caird 770-751-9716 [email protected] Robyn Stalson 770-454-6526 [email protected] Kevin Johns / Parsons 5320 Mill Run Drive Marietta GA 30068 770-992-7470 [email protected] Ben G. Stratham / Sandy Spring Fulton Clean & Beautiful 770-475-9214 [email protected] Madelene Reamy / Keep SSNF Beautiful 2394 Harrington Drive Decatur GA 30033 404-318-1720 [email protected] Findley Oaks Elementary School 5880 Findley Chase Dr Duluth GA 30097-1421 Abbotts Hill Elementary School 5575 Abbotts Bridge Road Duluth GA 30097 (770) 667-2860 State Bridge Crossing Elementary School 5530 State Bridge Road Alpharetta GA 30022 (770)497-3850 Gary Deckert (realtor/homeowner in Forsyth Co.) [email protected]

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APPENDIX B

UPDATES TO THIS PLAN

Describe any updates made to this plan. Include the date, section or table updated, and a summary of what was changed and why.

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APPENDIX C

VISUAL FIELD SURVEY

For

Johns Creek TMDL Segment (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River in Fulton County)

In the

Chattahoochee River Basin

July 2004

Visual Field Survey

For

Johns Creek TMDL Segment (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River in Fulton County)

In the

Chattahoochee River Basin

July 2004

Prepared by the Atlanta Regional Commission with the support of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION...... 3 1.1 Location ...... 3 1.2 Watershed Description ...... 3 2.0 METHODOLOGY ...... 7 3.0 FIELD FINDINGS ...... 7 3.1 General Characteristics ...... 7 3.2 Point Sources ...... 12 3.3 Non-Point Sources...... 12 3.4 Other Potential Individual Sources of Pollution...... 14 4.0 RANKS ASSIGNED TO POLLUTION SOURCES...... 14 5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS...... 14 6.0 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ...... 15

List of Tables

Table 1. Watershed Land Cover...... 3 Table 2. TMDL Watershed Land Cover Matrix (Aggregated ARC Land Cover Categories) ...... 4

List of Figures

Figure 1. Location of Johns Creek Watershed...... 5 Figure 2. ARC 2001 Land Cover for Johns Creek Watershed ...... 6 Figure 3. Johns Creek Watershed Potential Individual Sources of Pollution Identified in ARC’s 2001 Source Water Assessment Project...... 8 Figure 4. Location of Images Taken During Visual Field Survey ...... 9 Figure 5. Looking upstream from Findley Road...... 10 Figure 6. Erosion downstream of Deer Lake (looking upstream)...... 10 Figure 7. Downstream of bridge at McGinnis Ferry (looking across) ...... 11 Figure 8. Looking downstream from Parsons Road...... 11 Figure 9. Looking upstream at Buice Road bridge...... 12 Figure 10. Canada Geese on Deer Lake (looking upstream) ...... 13 Figure 11. Runoff from swamp into creek on the upstream side of Findley Road. 13 Figure 12. Horses in and around tributary upstream at Abbotts Bridge Road...... 14

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Location

Johns Creek is located in the northern portion of the Atlanta Metropolitan region in unincorporated Fulton and Forsyth Counties. As shown in Figure 1, the Johns Creek watershed extends from Forsyth County into Fulton County as Johns Creek flows toward the Chattahoochee River. Though the TMDL stream segment is located in both Forsyth and Fulton Counties, the majority of the TMDL segment watershed lies in Fulton County. The TMDL segment is from the headwaters of Johns Creek to the Chattahoochee River. Johns Creek is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River.

The segment begins approximately 300 ft. upstream of where it passes under Parsons Run. There are eleven paved road crossings over the Johns Creek TMDL segment.

1.2 Watershed Description

The Johns Creek Watershed is comprised of 8383 acres of land within Forsyth and Fulton Counties. The Johns Creek Watershed is located within HUC 10 – 0313000109 and HUC 12 – 031300010906. Mapping of the watershed shows that land cover within the watershed is predominantly medium density residential that accounts for approximately 57% of the area. The percentages of land use are presented below in Table 1. A map showing land use in the watershed is included as Figure 2.

Table 1. Watershed Land Cover Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Medium-Density Residential 4782.32 57.05% 112 Forest/Open Space 1101.98 13.15% 40, 171, 172, 173 Low-Density Residential 836.37 9.98% 111 Commercial 690.84 8.24% 12, 15, 121 Transitional & Extractive Lands 420.06 5.01% 17, 74, 75, 76 Agricultural Lands 248.70 2.97% 21, 22, 23, 24 Water/Wetland 167.43 2.00% 51, 53, 60 High-Density Residential 135.09 1.61% 113, 119, 117 Transportation and Utilities 0.25 0.00% 14, 145 Total Acres 8383.04 100.00%

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6 2.0 METHODOLOGY

Prior to beginning the field study, data from the 2001 ARC Source Water Assessment Project were studied to determine the locations of any known point sources and potential individual sources of pollution in relation to the area of interest. Known potential individual sources of pollution located in the Johns Creek watershed are shown in Figure 3. Additionally, aerial photos were compiled and used to further evaluate land use along the stream prior to the beginning of field observations.

Using guidance documents provided by the state, a field assessment of the watershed was conducted. The initial step was a windshield survey of the watershed area adjacent to the Johns Creek TMDL stream segment. Following completion of the windshield survey, a foot survey of the stream segment was performed where access permitted. The purpose of the stream segment walk was to identify and observe possible sources of pollution. Observations were documented and captured in photographs of the stream channel and its surroundings.

3.0 FIELD FINDINGS

3.1 General Characteristics

The overall watershed is currently experiencing significant land development. Prior to the establishment of many new residential and commercial areas, the watershed was largely rural and had numerous farms, many with horses.

The Johns Creek TMDL segment begins as a very small stream in a residential area. The bank of Deer Lake near the top of the TMDL segment is mostly covered with grass. The remainder of the TMDL segment is bordered by a vegetative buffer that is lightly wooded with occasional areas of thick brush (Figure 5).

Occasional areas of erosion within and adjacent to the stream channel are visible below Deer Creek, as shown in Figure 6. Further downstream, Johns Creek becomes wider after it passes through a commercial area around McGinnis Ferry Road (Figure 7) and maintains that width throughout the remainder of the segment.

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Figure 4. Location of Images Taken During Visual Field Survey

Figure 5. Looking upstream from Findley Road

Figure 6. Erosion downstream of Deer Lake (looking upstream)

Figure 7. Downstream of bridge at McGinnis Ferry (looking across)

Downstream of McGinnis Ferry, occasional large sediment deposits and log jams are visible (Figure 8). Between Findley Road and Abbotts Bridge Road, Johns Creek passes through the Standard Club Golf Course where, as seen on aerial photographs, ponds and grass areas may attract Canada Geese.

Figure 8. Looking downstream from Parsons Road

Figure 9. Looking upstream at Buice Road bridge

Additional observations along the stream segment included 5 bridges at road crossings such as Buice Road (Figure 9) and 6 other road crossings with culverts.

3.2 Point Sources

There are no permitted point source discharges in the Johns Creek TMDL segment watershed.

3.3 Non-Point Sources

The visual field survey revealed potential non-point sources of pollutants that may affect Johns Creek. The watershed appears primarily sewered but there may be isolated areas where older homes are served by septic systems.

Evidence of some presence of wildlife was observed in the streambed as well as in areas adjacent to the stream. Canada geese were present in Deer Lake (Figure 10), as well as in other lakes on tributaries to Johns Creek. They may also be present in the portion of the TMDL segment passing through the Standard Club Golf Course.

In the swamp area on the upstream side of Findley Road, numerous types of water fowl were observed. The swamp drains partially into Johns Creek (Figure 11).

In the lower portion of the stream segment, a private residence has a large horse pasture and stables (Figure 12). Horses were observed standing in a tributary to Johns Creek at the time of the visual survey. 12

Figure 10. Canada Geese on Deer Lake (looking upstream)

Figure 11. Runoff from swamp into creek on the upstream side of Findley Road

Figure 12. Horses in and around tributary upstream at Abbotts Bridge Road

3.4 Other Potential Individual Sources of Pollution

Data obtained from the 2001 ARC Source Water Assessment Project show potential individual sources of pollution in the Johns Creek watershed (Figure 4). No point sources were observed directly adjacent to the stream segment.

4.0 RANKS ASSIGNED TO POLLUTION SOURCES

Based on field observations, wildlife and horses are probably contributing the most to the fecal coliform levels in this TMDL segment. The magnitude of this source is ranked as moderate and the entire segment is affected. Based on the urban nature of the land cover in the watershed, urban runoff can be considered a moderate large source affecting the entire stream segment.

5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

There are no permitted point source discharges in the Johns Creek watershed. The field survey identified nonpoint sources such as wildlife, horses, and urban runoff. Proposed management practices to address fecal coliform have been provided by local governments and are outlined in the 2004 Johns Creek watershed TMDL implementation plan in tables 5, 6 and 7.

14 6.0 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

Local government staff accompanied ARC staff during this stream survey. Results have been made available and discussed with local government staff.

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Level Creek COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLES FOR AND NARRATIVES ABOUT EACH IMPAIRED STREAM IN THE WATERSHED.

STREAM SEGMENT NAME LOCATION MILES/AREA DESIGNATED USE PS/NS Level Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River (Gwinnett Co.) 5 miles / 5755 Fishing NS acres

III. SOURCES AND CAUSES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT LISTED IN TMDLs

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IV. IDENTIFICATION AND RANKING OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OR CAUSES OF IMPAIRMENT

In addition to the efforts stated above Gwinnett County has conducted a stream walk for Level Creek. This thorough stream survey was conducted in 2004.

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To the extent possible, identify sources and quantify the extent of pollution in the stream segment for each of the parameters listed in Table 2 and evaluate the likely impact on the parameter load to the stream. This should follow research performed and described in preceding narrative and should correct or add information to the TMDLs. The SOURCES SHOULD BE RANKED from those having the most impact to those having the least impact. The estimated extent of contribution can be expressed as the area of the watershed effected, the stream miles effected, or the number of activities contributing to the problem. The magnitude of contribution should be estimated to be large, moderate, small, or negligible.

Table 3. CONCLUSIONS MADE OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT PARAMETER 1 POTENTIAL SOURCES ESTIMATED EXTENT OF ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE COMMENTS CONTRIBUTION OF CONTRIBUTION Fecal Coliform Animal wastes Whole Watershed Moderate Nonpoint source - pets and wildlife Fecal Coliform Septic tank systems Limited Moderate Leaking / runoff from failing septic tank systems, including faulty drain fields Fecal Coliform SSOs Limited Small Overflows from sanitary sewer system due to blockages from grease, roots, vandalism / pipe failures Fecal Coliform Illicit connections Negligible Negligible Improper connections of sanitary sewer flows to the storm drain system

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V. STAKEHOLDERS

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS is essential to the process of preparing TMDL implementation plans and improving water quality. Stakeholders can provide valuable information and data regarding their community, impaired water bodies, potential causes of impairments, and management practices and activities, which may be employed to reduce the impacts of the causes of impairment. Describe outreach activities to advise and engage stakeholders in the TMDL implementation plan preparation process. Describe the stakeholder group employed or formed to address the impaired segments in the watershed. Summarize the results of the number of attendees and meetings and describe major findings, recommendations, and approvals.

The next step in this process involved holding 4 initial public meetings in May 2004 to educate stakeholders about this process and solicit input. A total of 43 persons attended the public meetings.

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List the watershed or advisory committee members of the stakeholder group for this segment in the following table.

Table 4. COMMITTEE MEMBERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL GA EPD, Water Protection 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1751 Branch GA Adopt-A-Stream 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1636 Gwinnett County Board of 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville GA 30045 (770) 822-7000 Commissioners (Chairman) Gwinnett County Department 684 Winder Highway Lawrenceville GA 30045-5012 (678) 376-6949 [email protected] of Public Utilities Gwinnett County Board of 240 Oak Street Lawrenceville GA 30045-5012 (770) 963-5132 [email protected] Health NRCS [email protected] 750 South Perry Street, Suite 410 Lawrenceville GA 30045-4804 (770) 963-9288 .gov GA Soil & Water 1500 Klondike Rd., Suite A109 Conyers GA 30094 (770) 761-3020 [email protected] Conservation Comm. City of Suwanee Public 373 Highway 23 Suwanee GA 30024 (770) 945-8996 [email protected] Works & Inspections Department Metropolitan North Georgia 40 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta GA 30303 404-463-3260 Water Planning District

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VI. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

Table 5. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

MEASURE RESPONSIBILITY DESCRIPTION SOURCE OF STATUS ENACTED/ EFFECTIVENESS FUNDING IMPLEMENTED (Very, Moderate, Weak) Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Ordinance to address non-point Enforced Moderate Storm Water source pollution 9/1996 Management Ordinance Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Regulations modified to include Enforced Moderate Development water quality and quantity 1/2001 Regulations requirements in response to county’s Watershed Protection Plan Septic to Sewer Gwinnett County Program to facilitate the connection In-progress November 2001 Moderate Transition Program Department of of subdivisions, currently served by Public Utilities septic systems, to the sanitary sewer. Phase I – MS4 Gwinnett County The State of GA has issued 6-15-1994 Moderate Permit Department of Gwinnett County with a permit to Public Utilities operate the County’s Municipal In-progress Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). As a part of this permit the County has developed and is implementing a Storm Water Management Program (SWMP). Major aspects of the permit and the SWMP include public education, illicit discharge detection and elimination, source identification activities, water sampling and reporting. Best Management Gwinnett County Inspection of water quality and In-progress 4/99 Moderate Practices(BMP) quantity BMP’s to insure they are Inspections properly maintained. Watershed Gwinnett County Assessment of watersheds and In-progress 5/2000 Moderate Protection Plan suggested protection measures

68 TMDL Implementation Plan for Level Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Watershed Master Gwinnett County Develop Capital Improvement Plans In-progress 10/2000 Moderate Planning (CIP) for watersheds Sanitary Sewer Gwinnett County Inspection program evaluates In-Progress 1987 Very Evaluation System DPU condition of manholes, and pipes (smoke test and TV). Walking easements looking for problems. Grease Trap Gwinnett County Inspection of grease traps In-progress 6/1999 Very Inspection DPU Program Pilot Septic Gwinnett County, The responsible parties are 319 Grant funding Pilot Program No. Would only be Unknown System Repair USDA - NRCS, currently investigating the possibility being pursued. If currently being implemented upon receipt Subsidy Program Gwinnett County of establishing a pilot program to grant approved, investigated of 319 grant funding. Environmental subsidize the repair of failing septic grant would be Health systems. Implementation of this pilot matched by program would only begin following Gwinnett County, the approval by EPD of a 319 grant Gwinnett proposal. Environmental Health and NRCS Phase I MS4 City of Suwanee As a Co-permittee with Gwinnett In-progress September 1997 Municipal County, the City is required to have Stormwater Permit a comprehensive stormwater program, which includes public education and participation, illicit discharge detection and elimination, permitting and reporting, and program implementation. Stream inspections are a component of this program. Revised City of Suwanee Adopted the revised development Enforced Feb. 2001 Development regulations produced by Gwinnett Regulations County. Regulations modified to include water quality and quantity requirements in response to county’s Watershed Protection Plan District-Wide Metropolitan North As a part of this watershed Local Funds Ongoing 2004 & 2005 Very Watershed Georgia Water management plan MS4 Phase I and Management Plan Planning District and Phase II communities will be Local Governments required to adopt the following in 16 county District ordinances: Post Development Area Storm Water Management for New Development and Redevelopment, Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection, and Stream Buffer Protection. As well as establishing municipal Good Housekeeping Practices.

69 TMDL Implementation Plan for Level Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Long-Term Metropolitan North Local wastewater systems will Local Funds Ongoing 2005 Very Wastewater Georgia Water implement a policy on private Management Plan Planning District and wastewater systems, develop Local Governments interim decentralized system plans in 16 county District with concept of merging into larger Area systems, a grease management program, and numerous sewer system programs (mapping, maintenance programs, Rehab identification and construction program and capacity certification program).

VII. MONITORING PLAN

Table 6. MONITORING PLAN PARAMETER(S) ORGANIZATION STATUS TIME FRAME PURPOSE TO BE (CURRENT, PROPOSED, (If for delisting, date of SQAP MONITORED PLANNED) START END submission) FC Georgia EPD, Water Protection Recommended 2004 2005 TMDL Evaluation / Monitoring data for Branch or local government Georgia’s 305(b)/303(d) List FC Gwinnett County Current 9/1996 Ongoing NPDES MS4 Program – includes Fecal monitoring and Dry Weather Screening. MS4 sampling is completed in accordance with the ARC’s monitoring plan which was approved by EPD and that includes a QA/QC component. FC Gwinnett County Proposed 6/2003 Fecal Coliform Monitoring Program. Monitoring under this program is completed in accordance with an EPD approved Sampling and Quality Assurance Plan.

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VIII. PLANNED OUTREACH FOR IMPLEMENTATION

List and describe outreach activities, which will be conducted to support this plan and the implementation of it.

Table 7. PLANNED OUTREACH RESPONSIBILTY DESCRIPTION AUDIENCE DATE Unincorporated Gwinnett County Stenciling Program General Public On going (Enacted: 9/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Utility bill inserts General Public On going (Enacted: 9/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Pet Waste Brochure General Public On going (Enacted: 10/00) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Pet Waste Sign Program in Parks General Public On going (Enacted: 2/03) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Adopt A Stream General Public On going (Enacted: 7/91) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Septic Tank Maintenance Folder General Public On going (Enacted: 12/02) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Educational School Activities School age students On going (Enacted: 9/94) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Menu for a Cleaner Environment Restaurants On going (Enacted: 11/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Septic Tank Workshop General Public 2/03 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Watershed Festival General Public 10/01 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Clean Water Campaign General Public On going (Enacted: 1/00) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Storm Water Website General Public, Professional and Industry On going (Enacted: www.gwinnettstormwater.com 8/02) Unincorporated Gwinnett Pilot Septic System Repair Subsidy Program based on 319 To be determined. Unknown County, NRCS, Gwinnett County Grant from EPD. Outreach activities not yet determined. Environmental Health City of Suwanee Distribution of Gwinnett County stormwater educational General population Ongoing information Metropolitan North Georgia Local Governments will participate in a regional public General Public 2004 Water Planning District and education program such as the Clean Water Campaign, or Local Governments in 16 county establish its own program. The program must address water District Area quality issues and the promotion of water conservation.

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IX. MILESTONES/ MEASURES OF PROGESS OF BMPs AND OUTREACH

This table will be used to track and report progress of management measures including BMPs and outreach. Record milestone dates for: - Accomplishment of management practices or activities - Outreach activities - Installation of BMPs to attain water quality standards. Comment on the effectiveness of the management measure, how much support the measure was given by the community, what was learned, how the measure might be improved in the future, and any other observations made. This table can be "pulled out” of this template and used to report and track progress. Table 8. MILESTONES MANAGEMENT MEASURE RESPONSIBLE STATUS COMMENT ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSED INSTALLED Gwinnett County Storm Water Gwinnett County 9/96 On-going Industrial inspections and illicit discharge investigations Management Ordinance Gwinnett County Development Regulations Gwinnett County 11/97 1/2001 Water quality requirements added in Big Haynes Basin Gwinnett County Development Regulations Gwinnett County 4/1999 1/2001 Increase requirements for water quality and quantity, along with channel protection requirements Gwinnett County Development Regulations Gwinnett County 1/2001 Ongoing Water Quality requirements changed County wide Septic to Sewer Transition Program Gwinnett County Department of 11/01 On-going Passed by Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. Citizen Public Utilities petitions currently being processed as they are received. Phase I – MS4 Permit Gwinnett County Department of 6-15-1994 On-going Annual reports submitted by anniversary date of permit each Public Utilities year: June 15. Best Management Practices(BMP) Gwinnett County 2000 On going Require maintenance agreements and 18 month maintenance Inspections bond at the time of construction Best Management Practices(BMP) Gwinnett County 2002 On going Annual Field Inspections Inspections Watershed Protection Plan Gwinnett County 5/1998 5/2000 Passed Gwinnett County Board of Commissioner and Approved by the EDP Watershed Master Planning Gwinnett County 10/2000 On-going Master Planning – 1 basin on average per year Sanitary Sewer Evaluation System Gwinnett County DPU 1987 On-going Inspection Program Grease Trap Inspection Program Gwinnett County DPU 7/1999 On-going Inspections Pilot Septic System Repair Subsidy Gwinnett County, NRCS, Gwinnett Under Not yet This program is currently under consideration and will not be Program County Environmental Health consideratio commenced implemented without the receipt of 319 grant funding. n

72 TMDL Implementation Plan for Level Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Phase I MS4 Municipal Stormwater Permit City of Suwanee 1998 Ongoing Compliance inspections of business locations to check for illicit connections to the MS4. Revised Development Regulations City of Suwanee 2001 Ongoing Review of development plans to ensure compliance with revised development regulations Revised Development Regulations City of Suwanee 2001 Ongoing Require maintenance agreements and 18 month maintenance bond post construction District-Wide Watershed Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2004 & Refer to the District-wide Watershed Management Plan Planning District and Local 2005 Governments in 16 county District Area Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2005 Refer to the Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area

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PROJECTED ATTAINMENT DATE

The projected date to attain and maintain water quality standards in this watershed is 10 years from acceptance of the TMDL Implementation Plan by Georgia EPD.

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Scheduled EPD basin Group Monitoring TMDL Completed TMDL Implementation Plan Accepted ◊

Evaluation of implementation plan/water quality improvement Project Attainment

Prepared By: Matt Harper Agency: Atlanta Regional Commission Address: 40 Courtland Street, NE City: Atlanta ST: GA ZIP: 30303

E-mail: [email protected]

Date Submitted to EPD: August 30, 2004 Revision: #1

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APPENDIX A

STAKEHOLDERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL Pam Caird 770-751-9716 [email protected] Robyn Stalson 770-454-6526 [email protected] Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Laura Beall / Council for Quality Growth 6500 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Ste 220 Duluth GA 30097 770-813-4470 [email protected] Mark Thelen / Landmark Landscapes 559 S. Cemetery Street Norcross GA 30071 770-446-0044 [email protected] Andrea Pinabell / Stormwater Management Inc. 430 Lindbergh Drive #F3 Atlanta GA 30305 404-846-5785 [email protected] Ben R. Jordan / The Coca- Cola Company P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta GA 30301 [email protected] Bruce W. Thurlby / Archaea bruce.thurlby@archaseasolutions. Solutions, Inc. 100 Lloyd Avenue, Suite D Tyrone GA 30290 770-487-5303 com Bryan Barrett / USDA 355 East Hancock Ave Athens GA 30601 706-546-2039 [email protected] Buddy Belflower / USDA/NRCS 734 Cresent Dr Gainesville GA 30501 770-536-6981 [email protected] Chad Knudsen / Ecological chadknudsen@ecologicalsolution Solutions 770-998-7848 s.net Chrissy Marlowe / GA DCA 225 West Broad St. Athens GA 30601 706-425-3077 [email protected] Chuck Budinger / Corporate Env. Risk Management 2116 Monroe Drive, Suite 110 Atlanta GA 30324 678-999-0173 [email protected] [email protected] David Smith 740 Hunterhill Court Roswell GA 30075 770-641-3096 et David Smith / Ecological [email protected] Solutions 630 Colonial Park Drive, Suite 200 Roswell GA 30075 770-998-7848 et Duncan Cottrell / Adopt-A- Stream Coordinator / Upper Etowah River Alliance 770-735-2778 [email protected] Geneva Nelson / Foundation for Global Community 899 Chippendale Lane Norcross GA 30093 770-564-2730 [email protected] Jason Barringer 2446 Fallview Terrace East Point GA 30344 [email protected] Kevin Johnson / The Trust for Public land 1447 Peachtree Street Suite 601 Atlanta GA 30309 404.873.7306 [email protected] Kimberly Ajy / Jordan Jones 6801 Governors Lake Parkway Norcross GA 30071 6783330232 [email protected]

75 TMDL Implementation Plan for Level Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 and Goulding Linda MacGregor / McKenzie 3455 Lawrenceville Suwanee MacGregor Incorporated Road, Suite A Suwanee GA 30024 678-546-9450 [email protected] Max Walker 941 Pine Roc Drive Stone Mountain GA 30083 770/469/4786 [email protected] City of Sugar Hill 4988 W Broad St Sugar Hill GA 30518 770-945-6716 Rose Mary Seymour / UGA - Griffin Campus 1109 Experiment St Griffin GA 30223 770 229-3214 [email protected]

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APPENDIX B

UPDATES TO THIS PLAN

Describe any updates made to this plan. Include the date, section or table updated, and a summary of what was changed and why.

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Richland Creek COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLES FOR AND NARRATIVES ABOUT EACH IMPAIRED STREAM IN THE WATERSHED.

STREAM SEGMENT NAME LOCATION MILES/AREA DESIGNATED USE PS/NS Richland Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River (Gwinnett Co.) 5 miles / 6806 acres Fishing PS

III. SOURCES AND CAUSES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT LISTED IN TMDLs

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IV. IDENTIFICATION AND RANKING OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OR CAUSES OF IMPAIRMENT

In addition to the efforts stated above Gwinnett County has conducted a stream walk for Richland Creek. This thorough stream survey was conducted in 2004.

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To the extent possible, identify sources and quantify the extent of pollution in the stream segment for each of the parameters listed in Table 2 and evaluate the likely impact on the parameter load to the stream. This should follow research performed and described in preceding narrative and should correct or add information to the TMDLs. The SOURCES SHOULD BE RANKED from those having the most impact to those having the least impact. The estimated extent of contribution can be expressed as the area of the watershed effected, the stream miles effected, or the number of activities contributing to the problem. The magnitude of contribution should be estimated to be large, moderate, small, or negligible.

Table 3. CONCLUSIONS MADE OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT PARAMETER 1 POTENTIAL SOURCES ESTIMATED EXTENT OF ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE COMMENTS CONTRIBUTION OF CONTRIBUTION Fecal Coliform Animal wastes Whole Watershed Moderate Nonpoint source - pets and wildlife Fecal Coliform Septic tank systems Limited Moderate Leaking / runoff from failing septic tank systems, including faulty drain fields Fecal Coliform SSOs Limited Small Overflows from sanitary sewer system due to blockages from grease, roots, vandalism / pipe failures Fecal Coliform Illicit connections Negligible Negligible Improper connections of sanitary sewer flows to the storm drain system

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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS is essential to the process of preparing TMDL implementation plans and improving water quality. Stakeholders can provide valuable information and data regarding their community, impaired water bodies, potential causes of impairments, and management practices and activities, which may be employed to reduce the impacts of the causes of impairment. Describe outreach activities to advise and engage stakeholders in the TMDL implementation plan preparation process. Describe the stakeholder group employed or formed to address the impaired segments in the watershed. Summarize the results of the number of attendees and meetings and describe major findings, recommendations, and approvals.

The next step in this process involved holding 4 initial public meetings in May 2004 to educate stakeholders about this process and solicit input. A total of 43 persons attended the public meetings.

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List the watershed or advisory committee members of the stakeholder group for this segment in the following table.

Table 4. COMMITTEE MEMBERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL GA EPD, Water Protection 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1751 Branch GA Adopt-A-Stream 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1636 Gwinnett County Board of 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville GA 30045 (770) 822-7000 Commissioners (Chairman) Gwinnett County Department 684 Winder Highway Lawrenceville GA 30045-5012 (678) 376-6949 [email protected] of Public Utilities Gwinnett County Board of 240 Oak Street Lawrenceville GA 30045-5012 (770) 963-5132 [email protected] Health NRCS [email protected] 750 South Perry Street, Suite 410 Lawrenceville GA 30045-4804 (770) 963-9288 .gov GA Soil & Water 1500 Klondike Rd., Suite A109 Conyers GA 30094 (770) 761-3020 [email protected] Conservation Comm. City of Buford 95 Scott Street Buford GA 30518 770-945-6761 Metropolitan North Georgia 40 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta GA 30303 404-463-3260 Water Planning District

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VI. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

Table 5. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

84 TMDL Implementation Plan for Richland Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Watershed Master Gwinnett County Develop Capital Improvement Plans In-progress 10/2000 Moderate Planning (CIP) for watersheds Sanitary Sewer Gwinnett County Inspection program evaluates In-Progress 1987 Very Evaluation System DPU condition of manholes, and pipes (smoke test and TV). Walking easements looking for problems. Grease Trap Gwinnett County Inspection of grease traps In-progress 6/1999 Very Inspection DPU Program Pilot Septic Gwinnett County, The responsible parties are 319 Grant funding Pilot Program No. Would only be Unknown System Repair USDA - NRCS, currently investigating the possibility being pursued. If currently being implemented upon receipt Subsidy Program Gwinnett County of establishing a pilot program to grant approved, investigated of 319 grant funding. Environmental subsidize the repair of failing septic grant would be Health systems. Implementation of this pilot matched by program would only begin following Gwinnett County, the approval by EPD of a 319 grant Gwinnett proposal. Environmental Health and NRCS City of Buford City of Buford As a Co-permittee with Gwinnett In-progress 2001 zoning and County, the City is required to have developmental a comprehensive stormwater Regs. program, which includes public education and participation, illicit discharge detection and elimination, permitting and reporting, and program implementation. Stream inspections are a component of this program. District-Wide Metropolitan North As a part of this watershed Local Funds Ongoing 2004 & 2005 Very Watershed Georgia Water management plan MS4 Phase I and Management Plan Planning District and Phase II communities will be Local Governments required to adopt the following in 16 county District ordinances: Post Development Area Storm Water Management for New Development and Redevelopment, Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection, and Stream Buffer Protection. As well as establishing municipal Good Housekeeping Practices.

85 TMDL Implementation Plan for Richland Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Long-Term Metropolitan North Local wastewater systems will Local Funds Ongoing 2005 Very Wastewater Georgia Water implement a policy on private Management Plan Planning District and wastewater systems, develop Local Governments interim decentralized system plans in 16 county District with concept of merging into larger Area systems, a grease management program, and numerous sewer system programs (mapping, maintenance programs, Rehab identification and construction program and capacity certification program).

VII. MONITORING PLAN

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VIII. PLANNED OUTREACH FOR IMPLEMENTATION

List and describe outreach activities, which will be conducted to support this plan and the implementation of it.

Table 7. PLANNED OUTREACH RESPONSIBILTY DESCRIPTION AUDIENCE DATE Unincorporated Gwinnett County Stenciling Program General Public On going (Enacted: 9/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Utility bill inserts General Public On going (Enacted: 9/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Pet Waste Brochure General Public On going (Enacted: 10/00) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Pet Waste Sign Program in Parks General Public On going (Enacted: 2/03) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Adopt A Stream General Public On going (Enacted: 7/91) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Septic Tank Maintenance Folder General Public On going (Enacted: 12/02) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Educational School Activities School age students On going (Enacted: 9/94) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Menu for a Cleaner Environment Restaurants On going (Enacted: 11/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Septic Tank Workshop General Public 2/03 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Watershed Festival General Public 10/01 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Clean Water Campaign General Public On going (Enacted: 1/00) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Storm Water Website General Public, Professional and Industry On going (Enacted: www.gwinnettstormwater.com 8/02) Unincorporated Gwinnett Pilot Septic System Repair Subsidy Program based on 319 To be determined. Unknown County, NRCS, Gwinnett County Grant from EPD. Outreach activities not yet determined. Environmental Health City of Buford Distribution of Storm water educational flyers in mail outs. General population Quarterly Metropolitan North Georgia Local Governments will participate in a regional public General Public 2004 Water Planning District and education program such as the Clean Water Campaign, or Local Governments in 16 county establish its own program. The program must address water District Area quality issues and the promotion of water conservation.

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IX. MILESTONES/ MEASURES OF PROGESS OF BMPs AND OUTREACH

This table will be used to track and report progress of management measures including BMPs and outreach. Record milestone dates for: - Accomplishment of management practices or activities - Outreach activities - Installation of BMPs to attain water quality standards. Comment on the effectiveness of the management measure, how much support the measure was given by the community, what was learned, how the measure might be improved in the future, and any other observations made. This table can be "pulled out” of this template and used to report and track progress. Table 8. MILESTONES MANAGEMENT MEASURE RESPONSIBLE STATUS COMMENT ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSED INSTALLED Gwinnett County Storm Water Gwinnett County 9/96 On-going Industrial inspections and illicit discharge investigations Management Ordinance Gwinnett County Development Regulations Gwinnett County 11/97 1/2001 Water quality requirements added in Big Haynes Basin Gwinnett County Development Regulations Gwinnett County 4/1999 1/2001 Increase requirements for water quality and quantity, along with channel protection requirements Gwinnett County Development Regulations Gwinnett County 1/2001 Ongoing Water Quality requirements changed County wide Septic to Sewer Transition Program Gwinnett County Department of 11/01 On-going Passed by Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. Citizen Public Utilities petitions currently being processed as they are received. Phase I – MS4 Permit Gwinnett County Department of 6-15-1994 On-going Annual reports submitted by anniversary date of permit each Public Utilities year: June 15. Best Management Practices(BMP) Gwinnett County 2000 On going Require maintenance agreements and 18 month maintenance Inspections bond at the time of construction Best Management Practices(BMP) Gwinnett County 2002 On going Annual Field Inspections Inspections Watershed Protection Plan Gwinnett County 5/1998 5/2000 Passed Gwinnett County Board of Commissioner and Approved by the EDP Watershed Master Planning Gwinnett County 10/2000 On-going Master Planning – 1 basin on average per year Sanitary Sewer Evaluation System Gwinnett County DPU 1987 On-going Inspection Program Grease Trap Inspection Program Gwinnett County DPU 7/1999 On-going Inspections Pilot Septic System Repair Subsidy Gwinnett County, NRCS, Gwinnett Under Not yet This program is currently under consideration and will not be Program County Environmental Health consideratio commenced implemented without the receipt of 319 grant funding. n

88 TMDL Implementation Plan for Richland Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 City of Buford zoning and developmental City of Buford 1998 Ongoing Compliance inspections of business locations to check for illicit Regs. connections to the MS4. District-Wide Watershed Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2004 & Refer to the District-wide Watershed Management Plan Planning District and Local 2005 Governments in 16 county District Area Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2005 Refer to the Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area

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PROJECTED ATTAINMENT DATE

The projected date to attain and maintain water quality standards in this watershed is 10 years from acceptance of the TMDL Implementation Plan by Georgia EPD.

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Scheduled EPD basin Group Monitoring TMDL Completed TMDL Implementation Plan Accepted ◊

Evaluation of implementation plan/water quality improvement Project Attainment

Prepared By: Matt Harper Agency: Atlanta Regional Commission Address: 40 Courtland Street, NE

City: Atlanta ST: GA ZIP: 30303

E-mail: [email protected] Date Submitted to EPD: August 30, 2004 Revision: #1

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APPENDIX A

STAKEHOLDERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STAT ZIP PHONE E-MAIL E City of Sugar Hill 4988 W Broad St Sugar Hill GA 30518 770-945-6716 Pam Caird 770-751-9716 [email protected] Robyn Stalson 770-454-6526 [email protected] Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Laura Beall / Council for Quality Growth 6500 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Ste 220 Duluth GA 30097 770-813-4470 [email protected] Mark Thelen / Landmark Landscapes 559 S. Cemetery Street Norcross GA 30071 770-446-0044 [email protected] Andrea Pinabell / Stormwater Management Inc. 430 Lindbergh Drive #F3 Atlanta GA 30305 404-846-5785 [email protected] Ben R. Jordan / The Coca- Cola Company P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta GA 30301 [email protected] Bruce W. Thurlby / Archaea bruce.thurlby@archaseasolutions. Solutions, Inc. 100 Lloyd Avenue, Suite D Tyrone GA 30290 770-487-5303 com Bryan Barrett / USDA 355 East Hancock Ave Athens GA 30601 706-546-2039 [email protected] Buddy Belflower / USDA/NRCS 734 Cresent Dr Gainesville GA 30501 770-536-6981 [email protected] Chad Knudsen / Ecological chadknudsen@ecologicalsolution Solutions 770-998-7848 s.net Chrissy Marlowe / GA DCA 225 West Broad St. Athens GA 30601 706-425-3077 [email protected] Chuck Budinger / Corporate Env. Risk Management 2116 Monroe Drive, Suite 110 Atlanta GA 30324 678-999-0173 [email protected] [email protected] David Smith 740 Hunterhill Court Roswell GA 30075 770-641-3096 et David Smith / Ecological 630 Colonial Park Drive, Suite [email protected] Solutions 200 Roswell GA 30075 770-998-7848 et Duncan Cottrell / Adopt-A- Stream Coordinator / Upper Etowah River Alliance 770-735-2778 [email protected] Geneva Nelson / Foundation for Global Community 899 Chippendale Lane Norcross GA 30093 770-564-2730 [email protected] Jason Barringer 2446 Fallview Terrace East Point GA 30344 [email protected]

91 TMDL Implementation Plan for Richland Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Kevin Johnson / The Trust for Public land 1447 Peachtree Street Suite 601 Atlanta GA 30309 404.873.7306 [email protected] Kimberly Ajy / Jordan Jones and Goulding 6801 Governors Lake Parkway Norcross GA 30071 6783330232 [email protected] Linda MacGregor / McKenzie 3455 Lawrenceville Suwanee MacGregor Incorporated Road, Suite A Suwanee GA 30024 678-546-9450 [email protected] Max Walker 941 Pine Roc Drive Stone Mountain GA 30083 770/469/4786 [email protected] Rose Mary Seymour / UGA - Griffin Campus 1109 Experiment St Griffin GA 30223 770 229-3214 [email protected] Valerie Barker 2575 Kenwood Dr. Duluth GA 30096 City of Buford Schools 95 Scott Street Buford GA 30518 770-945-6761 First United Methodist of 285 Main Street Buford GA 30305 Buford Edward Breedlove P.O.Box 472 Buford GA 30045 Northeast Georgia Health 743 Spring Street Gainesville GA 30501 770-271-6100 Resources GA.Mall Consortium LLC P.O.Box 999 Buford GA 30518 (404) 675-1751 Richland Creek Dev. LLC P.O. Box 1403 Cumming GA 30028 (770) 822-7000 Hamilton Mill Bus CTR LLC 3424 Peachtree Rd Atlanta GA 30326

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APPENDIX B

UPDATES TO THIS PLAN

Describe any updates made to this plan. Include the date, section or table updated, and a summary of what was changed and why.

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Suwanee Creek COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLES FOR AND NARRATIVES ABOUT EACH IMPAIRED STREAM IN THE WATERSHED.

STREAM SEGMENT NAME LOCATION MILES/AREA DESIGNATED USE PS/NS Suwanee Creek Mill Creek to Chattahoochee River (Gwinnett Co.) 4 miles / 32,961 acres Fishing NS

III. SOURCES AND CAUSES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT LISTED IN TMDLs

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IV. IDENTIFICATION AND RANKING OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OR CAUSES OF IMPAIRMENT

In addition to the efforts stated above Gwinnett County has conducted a stream walk for Suwanee Creek. This thorough stream survey was conducted in 2004.

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To the extent possible, identify sources and quantify the extent of pollution in the stream segment for each of the parameters listed in Table 2 and evaluate the likely impact on the parameter load to the stream. This should follow research performed and described in preceding narrative and should correct or add information to the TMDLs. The SOURCES SHOULD BE RANKED from those having the most impact to those having the least impact. The estimated extent of contribution can be expressed as the area of the watershed effected, the stream miles effected, or the number of activities contributing to the problem. The magnitude of contribution should be estimated to be large, moderate, small, or negligible.

Table 3. CONCLUSIONS MADE OF POTENTIAL SOURCES OF STREAM SEGMENT IMPAIRMENT PARAMETER 1 POTENTIAL SOURCES ESTIMATED EXTENT OF ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE COMMENTS CONTRIBUTION OF CONTRIBUTION Fecal Coliform Animal wastes Whole Watershed Moderate Nonpoint source - pets and wildlife Fecal Coliform Septic tank systems Limited Moderate Leaking / runoff from failing septic tank systems, including faulty drain fields Fecal Coliform SSOs Limited Small Overflows from sanitary sewer system due to blockages from grease, roots, vandalism / pipe failures Fecal Coliform Illicit connections Negligible Negligible Improper connections of sanitary sewer flows to the storm drain system

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V. STAKEHOLDERS

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STAKEHOLDERS is essential to the process of preparing TMDL implementation plans and improving water quality. Stakeholders can provide valuable information and data regarding their community, impaired water bodies, potential causes of impairments, and management practices and activities, which may be employed to reduce the impacts of the causes of impairment. Describe outreach activities to advise and engage stakeholders in the TMDL implementation plan preparation process. Describe the stakeholder group employed or formed to address the impaired segments in the watershed. Summarize the results of the number of attendees and meetings and describe major findings, recommendations, and approvals.

The next step in this process involved holding 4 initial public meetings in May 2004 to educate stakeholders about this process and solicit input. A total of 43 persons attended the public meetings.

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List the watershed or advisory committee members of the stakeholder group for this segment in the following table.

Table 4. COMMITTEE MEMBERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL GA EPD, Water Protection 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1751 Branch GA Adopt-A-Stream 4220 International Pkwy, Suite 101 Atlanta GA 30354 (404) 675-1636 Gwinnett County Board of 75 Langley Drive Lawrenceville GA 30045 (770) 822-7000 Commissioners (Chairman) Gwinnett County Department 684 Winder Highway Lawrenceville GA 30045-5012 (678) 376-6949 [email protected] of Public Utilities Gwinnett County Board of 240 Oak Street Lawrenceville GA 30045-5012 (770) 963-5132 [email protected] Health NRCS [email protected] 750 South Perry Street, Suite 410 Lawrenceville GA 30045-4804 (770) 963-9288 .gov GA Soil & Water 1500 Klondike Rd., Suite A109 Conyers GA 30094 (770) 761-3020 [email protected] Conservation Comm. Duluth City Council 3578 West Lawrenceville St. Duluth GA 30096 (770) 476-3434 [email protected] Duluth Planning & 3578 West Lawrenceville Street Duluth GA 30096 770-476-1790 [email protected] Development Department Duluth Public Works 2450 Chattahoochee Drive Duluth GA 30097 770-476-2454 [email protected] Department City of Suwanee Public 373 Highway 23 Suwanee GA 30024 (770) 945-8996 [email protected] Works & Inspections Department City of Buford 95 Scott Street Buford GA 30518 770-945-6761 Metropolitan North Georgia 40 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta GA 30303 404-463-3260 Water Planning District

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VI. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

Table 5. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

100 TMDL Implementation Plan for Suwanee Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Watershed Master Gwinnett County Develop Capital Improvement Plans In-progress 10/2000 Moderate Planning (CIP) for watersheds Sanitary Sewer Gwinnett County Inspection program evaluates In-Progress 1987 Very Evaluation System DPU condition of manholes, and pipes (smoke test and TV). Walking easements looking for problems. Grease Trap Gwinnett County Inspection of grease traps In-progress 6/1999 Very Inspection DPU Program Pilot Septic Gwinnett County, The responsible parties are 319 Grant funding Pilot Program No. Would only be Unknown System Repair USDA - NRCS, currently investigating the possibility being pursued. If currently being implemented upon receipt Subsidy Program Gwinnett County of establishing a pilot program to grant approved, investigated of 319 grant funding. Environmental subsidize the repair of failing septic grant would be Health systems. Implementation of this pilot matched by program would only begin following Gwinnett County, the approval by EPD of a 319 grant Gwinnett proposal. Environmental Health and NRCS Development City of Duluth Regulations modified to include Enforced Amended March 2004 Very Regulations water quality and quantity requirements in response to the Gwinnett County Watershed Protection Plan Best Management City of Duluth Inspection of water quality and In progress 12/02 Very Practices (BMP’s) quantity BMP’s to insure they are properly maintained. Illicit Connection City of Duluth This ordinance provides the Enforced Adopted March 2004; Moderate and Illicit authority needed to inspect all replaced Storm Water Discharge drainage facilities and to actively Management Ordinance Ordinance regulate discharges of pollutants via storm runoff to streams. This ordinance is used to define the conditions upon which runoff to municipal storm water sewer systems are authorized. Phase I MS4 City of Duluth As a Co-permittee with Gwinnett In-progress September 1997 Moderate Municipal County, the City is required to have Stormwater Permit a comprehensive stormwater program, which includes public education and participation, illicit discharge detection and elimination, permitting and reporting, and program implementation. Stream inspections are a component of this program. Health & Sanitation City of Duluth Requires maintenance of properties Enforced 8/91; Amended 3/04 Moderate Ordinance within the City

101 TMDL Implementation Plan for Suwanee Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Phase I MS4 City of Suwanee As a Co-permittee with Gwinnett In-progress September 1997 Municipal County, the City is required to have Stormwater Permit a comprehensive stormwater program, which includes public education and participation, illicit discharge detection and elimination, permitting and reporting, and program implementation. Stream inspections are a component of this program. Revised City of Suwanee Adopted the revised development Enforced Feb. 2001 Development regulations produced by Gwinnett Regulations County. Regulations modified to include water quality and quantity requirements in response to county’s Watershed Protection Plan City of Buford City of Buford As a Co-permittee with Gwinnett In-progress 2001 zoning and County, the City is required to have developmental a comprehensive stormwater Regs. program, which includes public education and participation, illicit discharge detection and elimination, permitting and reporting, and program implementation. Stream inspections are a component of this program. District-Wide Metropolitan North As a part of this watershed Local Funds Ongoing 2004 & 2005 Very Watershed Georgia Water management plan MS4 Phase I and Management Plan Planning District and Phase II communities will be Local Governments required to adopt the following in 16 county District ordinances: Post Development Area Storm Water Management for New Development and Redevelopment, Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection, and Stream Buffer Protection. As well as establishing municipal Good Housekeeping Practices.

102 TMDL Implementation Plan for Suwanee Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Long-Term Metropolitan North Local wastewater systems will Local Funds Ongoing 2005 Very Wastewater Georgia Water implement a policy on private Management Plan Planning District and wastewater systems, develop Local Governments interim decentralized system plans in 16 county District with concept of merging into larger Area systems, a grease management program, and numerous sewer system programs (mapping, maintenance programs, Rehab identification and construction program and capacity certification program).

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VII. MONITORING PLAN

VIII. PLANNED OUTREACH FOR IMPLEMENTATION

List and describe outreach activities, which will be conducted to support this plan and the implementation of it.

104 TMDL Implementation Plan for Suwanee Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Adopt A Stream General Public On going (Enacted: 7/91) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Septic Tank Maintenance Folder General Public On going (Enacted: 12/02) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Educational School Activities School age students On going (Enacted: 9/94) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Menu for a Cleaner Environment Restaurants On going (Enacted: 11/98) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Septic Tank Workshop General Public 2/03 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Watershed Festival General Public 10/01 Unincorporated Gwinnett County Clean Water Campaign General Public On going (Enacted: 1/00) Unincorporated Gwinnett County Gwinnett County Storm Water Website General Public, Professional and Industry On going (Enacted: www.gwinnettstormwater.com 8/02) Unincorporated Gwinnett Pilot Septic System Repair Subsidy Program based on 319 To be determined. Unknown County, NRCS, Gwinnett County Grant from EPD. Outreach activities not yet determined. Environmental Health City of Duluth www.duluthga.net General public, professional and industry Ongoing City of Duluth Gwinnett County Storm Drain Stenciling program General Public Oct. 2002 to present City of Duluth Use of Gwinnett County Utility bill inserts in public areas of Duluth residents Ongoing City Hall City of Duluth Distribution of Gwinnett County stormwater educational General Public Ongoing information City of Duluth Duluth Newsletter General Public, residents and business owners 6 times per year City of Duluth Code Enforcement Gazette newsletter Specific target reader with each issue 2 times per year City of Suwanee Distribution of Gwinnett County stormwater educational General population Ongoing information City of Buford Distribution of Storm water educational flyers in mail outs. General population Quarterly Metropolitan North Georgia Local Governments will participate in a regional public General Public 2004 Water Planning District and education program such as the Clean Water Campaign, or Local Governments in 16 county establish its own program. The program must address water District Area quality issues and the promotion of water conservation.

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IX. MILESTONES/ MEASURES OF PROGESS OF BMPs AND OUTREACH

This table will be used to track and report progress of management measures including BMPs and outreach. Record milestone dates for: - Accomplishment of management practices or activities - Outreach activities - Installation of BMPs to attain water quality standards. Comment on the effectiveness of the management measure, how much support the measure was given by the community, what was learned, how the measure might be improved in the future, and any other observations made. This table can be "pulled out” of this template and used to report and track progress. Table 8. MILESTONES MANAGEMENT MEASURE RESPONSIBLE STATUS COMMENT ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSED INSTALLED Gwinnett County Storm Water Gwinnett County 9/96 On-going Industrial inspections and illicit discharge investigations Management Ordinance Gwinnett County Development Regulations Gwinnett County 11/97 1/2001 Water quality requirements added in Big Haynes Basin Gwinnett County Development Regulations Gwinnett County 4/1999 1/2001 Increase requirements for water quality and quantity, along with channel protection requirements Gwinnett County Development Regulations Gwinnett County 1/2001 Ongoing Water Quality requirements changed County wide Septic to Sewer Transition Program Gwinnett County Department of 11/01 On-going Passed by Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners. Citizen Public Utilities petitions currently being processed as they are received. Phase I – MS4 Permit Gwinnett County Department of 6-15-1994 On-going Annual reports submitted by anniversary date of permit each Public Utilities year: June 15. Best Management Practices(BMP) Gwinnett County 2000 On going Require maintenance agreements and 18 month maintenance Inspections bond at the time of construction Best Management Practices(BMP) Gwinnett County 2002 On going Annual Field Inspections Inspections Watershed Protection Plan Gwinnett County 5/1998 5/2000 Passed Gwinnett County Board of Commissioner and Approved by the EDP Watershed Master Planning Gwinnett County 10/2000 On-going Master Planning – 1 basin on average per year Sanitary Sewer Evaluation System Gwinnett County DPU 1987 On-going Inspection Program Grease Trap Inspection Program Gwinnett County DPU 7/1999 On-going Inspections Pilot Septic System Repair Subsidy Gwinnett County, NRCS, Gwinnett Under Not yet This program is currently under consideration and will not be Program County Environmental Health consideratio commenced implemented without the receipt of 319 grant funding. n

106 TMDL Implementation Plan for Suwanee Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Development Regulations City of Duluth Dec. 2002 Dec. 2002; Increase requirements for water quality and quantity, along amended with channel protection requirements 3/04 Best Management Practices (BMP’s) City of Duluth 12/02 On going Require maintenance agreements and maintenance schedule at the time of construction Best Management Practices (BMP’s) City of Duluth 2003 On going Annual Field Inspections Illicit Connection and Illicit Discharge City of Duluth 9/96 On-going Industrial inspections and illicit discharge investigations Ordinance Phase I MS4 Municipal Stormwater Permit City of Duluth 2003 Ongoing Implement an employee education program through internal quarterly meetings Phase I MS4 Municipal Stormwater Permit City of Duluth 2002 2005 Storm Drain Stenciling Phase I MS4 Municipal Stormwater Permit City of Duluth 2001 Ongoing Issue educational information on the City website Phase I MS4 Municipal Stormwater Permit City of Duluth 2002 Ongoing Implement an employee education program through videos purchased Health & Sanitation Ordinance City of Duluth 8/91 Ongoing Respond to/follow-up on neighborhood complaints regarding excessive pet waste. Phase I MS4 Municipal Stormwater Permit City of Suwanee 1998 Ongoing Compliance inspections of business locations to check for illicit connections to the MS4. Revised Development Regulations City of Suwanee 2001 Ongoing Review of development plans to ensure compliance with revised development regulations Revised Development Regulations City of Suwanee 2001 Ongoing Require maintenance agreements and 18 month maintenance bond post construction City of Buford zoning and developmental City of Buford 1998 Ongoing Compliance inspections of business locations to check for illicit Regs. connections to the MS4. District-Wide Watershed Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2004 & Refer to the District-wide Watershed Management Plan Planning District and Local 2005 Governments in 16 county District Area Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 2005 Refer to the Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area

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PROJECTED ATTAINMENT DATE

The projected date to attain and maintain water quality standards in this watershed is 10 years from acceptance of the TMDL Implementation Plan by Georgia EPD.

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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Scheduled EPD basin Group Monitoring TMDL Completed TMDL Implementation Plan Accepted ◊

Evaluation of implementation plan/water quality improvement Project Attainment

Prepared By: Matt Harper

Agency: Atlanta Regional Commission

Address: 40 Courtland Street, NE City: Atlanta ST: GA ZIP: 30303 E-mail: [email protected] Date Submitted to EPD: August 30, 2004 Revision: #1

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STAKEHOLDERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL City of Sugar Hill 4988 W Broad St Sugar Hill GA 30518 770-945-6716 Pam Caird 770-751-9716 [email protected] Robyn Stalson 770-454-6526 [email protected] Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Andrea Pinabell / Stormwater Management Inc. 430 Lindbergh Drive #F3 Atlanta GA 30305 404-846-5785 [email protected] Ben R. Jordan / The Coca- Cola Company P.O. Box 1734 Atlanta GA 30301 [email protected] Bruce W. Thurlby / Archaea bruce.thurlby@archaseasolutions. Solutions, Inc. 100 Lloyd Avenue, Suite D Tyrone GA 30290 770-487-5303 com Bryan Barrett / USDA 355 East Hancock Ave Athens GA 30601 706-546-2039 [email protected] Buddy Belflower / USDA/NRCS 734 Cresent Dr Gainesville GA 30501 770-536-6981 [email protected] Chad Knudsen / Ecological chadknudsen@ecologicalsolution Solutions 770-998-7848 s.net Chrissy Marlowe / GA DCA 225 West Broad St. Athens GA 30601 706-425-3077 [email protected] Chuck Budinger / Corporate Env. Risk Management 2116 Monroe Drive, Suite 110 Atlanta GA 30324 678-999-0173 [email protected] [email protected] David Smith 740 Hunterhill Court Roswell GA 30075 770-641-3096 et David Smith / Ecological [email protected] Solutions 630 Colonial Park Drive, Suite 200 Roswell GA 30075 770-998-7848 et Duncan Cottrell / Adopt-A- Stream Coordinator / Upper Etowah River Alliance 770-735-2778 [email protected] Geneva Nelson / Foundation for Global Community 899 Chippendale Lane Norcross GA 30093 770-564-2730 [email protected] Jason Barringer 2446 Fallview Terrace East Point GA 30344 [email protected] Kevin Johnson / The Trust for Public land 1447 Peachtree Street Suite 601 Atlanta GA 30309 404.873.7306 [email protected] Kimberly Ajy / Jordan Jones and Goulding 6801 Governors Lake Parkway Norcross GA 30071 6783330232 [email protected] Linda MacGregor / McKenzie 3455 Lawrenceville Suwanee MacGregor Incorporated Road, Suite A Suwanee GA 30024 678-546-9450 [email protected] Max Walker 941 Pine Roc Drive Stone Mountain GA 30083 770/469/4786 [email protected]

109 TMDL Implementation Plan for Suwanee Creek HUC10 # 0313000109 Rose Mary Seymour / UGA - Griffin Campus 1109 Experiment St Griffin GA 30223 770 229-3214 [email protected] Valerie Barker 2575 Kenwood Dr. Duluth GA 30096 City of Buford Schools 95 Scott Street Buford GA 30518 770-945-6761 First United Methodist of 285 Main Street Buford GA 30305 Buford Edward Breedlove P.O.Box 472 Buford GA 30045 Northeast Georgia Health 743 Spring Street Gainesville GA 30501 770-271-6100 Resources GA.Mall Consortium LLC P.O.Box 999 Buford GA 30518 (404) 675-1751 Richland Creek Dev. LLC P.O. Box 1403 Cumming GA 30028 (770) 822-7000 Hamilton Mill Bus CTR LLC 3424 Peachtree Rd Atlanta GA 30326

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APPENDIX B

UPDATES TO THIS PLAN

Describe any updates made to this plan. Include the date, section or table updated, and a summary of what was changed and why.

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TMDL Watershed Land Cover Matrix (Aggregated ARC Land Cover Categories) Description of Original ARC Aggregated Category Categories ARC Land Cover Code Commercial Commercial and Services 12 Industrial and Commercial 15 Complexes Intensive Institutional 121 Industrial/Institutional Industrial 13 Transportation & Utilities Transportation, Communication & 14 Utilities Limited Access Highways 145 Agricultural Lands Agriculture-Cropland and Pasture 21 Agriculture-Orchards, Vineyards and 22 Nurseries Agriculture-Confined Feeding 23 Operations Agriculture-Other 24 Forest / Open Space Forest 40 Golf Courses 171 Cemeteries 172 Parks 173 Water / Wetlands Rivers 51 Reservoirs, Lakes, and Ponds 53 Wetlands 60 Transitional & Extractive Other Urban 17 Lands Bare Exposed Rocks 74 Quarries, Gravel Pits, and Strip 75 Minds Transitional Areas 76 Low-Density Residential Low Density Single Family 111 Residential Medium-Density Medium Density Single Family 112 Residential Residential High-Density Residential High Density Residential 113

Multifamily Residential 117 Mobile Home Parks 119

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