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Woodstock STATE OF GEORGIA CHEROKEERottenwood Creek, SopeMountain Creek Park and Others Watershed TIER 2 TMDL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVISION #1 HUC 10 #0313000111 Rottenwood Creek, Sope Creek and Others Watersheds Chattahoochee River Basin Alpharetta

Fulton County, Cobb County, DeKalb Counties and the cities of Smyrna, Marietta and Atlanta Roswell

Sewell Mill Creek I. INTRODUCTION Bishop Creek Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plans FULTON are platforms for evaluating and tracking water quality Sope Creek protection and restoration. These plans have been designed to accommodate continual updates and Marietta revisions as new conditions and information warrant. In GWINNETT addition, field verification of watershed characteristics and COBB listing data has been built into the preparation of the March Creek plans. The overall goal of the plans is to define a set of actions that will help achieve water quality standards in Rottenwood Creek the state of Georgia. Doraville

This implementation plan addresses the general DEKALB characteristics of the watershed, the sources of pollution, stakeholders and public involvement, and Long Island Creek Chamblee education/outreach activities. In addition, the plan Smyrna describes regulatory and voluntary practices/control actions (management measures) to reduce pollutants, Atlanta milestone schedules to show the development of the management measures (measurable milestones), and a monitoring plan to determine the efficiency of the management measures. Table 1. IMPAIRMENTS IMPAIRED STREAM IMPAIRED SEGMENT LOCATION IMPAIRMENT IMPAIRED STREAM IMPAIRED SEGMENT LOCATION IMPAIRMENT SEGMENT SEGMENT Bishop Creek Cobb County Fecal Coliform Bacteria Chattahoochee River* Morgan Falls Dam to Peachtree Creek FCG(PCBs) Long Island Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River Fecal Coliform Bacteria Chattahoochee River* Morgan Falls Dam to Peachtree Creek Fecal Coliform Bacteria March Creek Fulton County Fecal Coliform Bacteria Foxwood Branch* Tributary to Rottenwood Creek Fecal Coliform Bacteria Rottenwood Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River Fecal Coliform Bacteria Willeo Creek* Cobb/Fulton Counties Fecal Coliform Bacteria Sewell Mill Creek Cobb County Fecal Coliform Bacteria Sope Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River Fecal Coliform Bacteria * Plan will be written by GA EPD TMDL Implementation Plan for Rottenwood Creek, Sope Creek and Others Watershed HUC 10 #: 0313000111

II. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE WATERSHED

Write a narrative describing the watershed, HUC 10#: 0313000111. 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 Rottenwood Creek, Sope Creek and Others Watershed (HUC10 #0313000111) is located in the north central portion of metro Atlanta in Fulton, Cobb and DeKalb Counties. The land area for HUC 10 #0313000111 is 77,980 acres. There are three major highways that cross this HUC10; Interstate 75, Interstate 285, and Georgia 400. Based on available ARC 2001 land cover data this area appears to be primarily residential. Along the western border of HUC10 #0313000111 there are concentrations of commercial areas.

The stream segments identified on Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s 303(d) list in HUC10 #0313000111 for which ARC has developed an implementation plan include: Bishop Creek (Cobb County), Long Island Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), March Creek (Fulton County), Rottenwood Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), Sewell Mill Creek (Cobb County), and Sope Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River). The 303 (d) listed stream segment of Bishop Creek (Cobb County) is located entirely in the northeastern portion of Cobb County. The Long Island Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River) segment is located entirely in Fulton County and flows into the Chattahoochee River. The March Creek (Fulton County) stream segment begin in DeKalb County then flows through Fulton County and into the Chattahoochee River. The Rottenwood Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River) stream segment begins in the City of Marietta then flows southeast to the Chattahoochee River. The Sewell Mill Creek (Cobb County) stream segment begins in the northern portion of Cobb County and then flows south into Sope Creek. The Sope Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River) stream segment begins in the City of Marietta then flows through unincorporated Cobb County and into the Chattahoochee River. The Bishop Creek, Long Island Creek, March Creek, Rottenwood Creek, Sewell Mill Creek, and Sope 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 #0313000111 include: Fulton, Cobb and DeKalb Counties and the cities of Smyrna, Marietta and Atlanta.

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. 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.

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ARC 2001 Land Cover for Bishop Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Medium-Density Residential 926.40 74.43% 112 Commercial 191.87 15.42% 12, 15, 121 Forest/Open Space 84.77 6.81% 40, 171, 172, 173 Transitional & Extractive Lands 25.04 2.01% 17, 74, 75, 76 Agricultural Lands 16.58 1.33% 21, 22, 23, 24 Total Acres 1244.66 100.00%

ARC 2001 Land Cover for Long Island Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Low-Density Residential 1735.31 41.51% 111 Medium-Density Residential 1534.41 36.71% 112 Commercial 368.49 8.82% 12, 15, 121 High-Density Residential 256.32 6.13% 113, 119, 117 Forest/Open Space 180.59 4.32% 40, 171, 172, 173 Transportation and Utilities 81.13 1.94% 14, 145 Transitional & Extractive Lands 12.87 0.31% 17, 74, 75, 76 Water/Wetland 10.93 0.26% 51, 53, 60 Total Acres 4180.05 100.00%

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ARC 2001 Land Cover for March Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Medium-Density Residential 2234.38 60.25% 112 Commercial 540.51 14.57% 12, 15, 121 High-Density Residential 465.58 12.55% 113, 119, 117 Forest/Open Space 268.97 7.25% 40, 171, 172, 173 Transitional & Extractive Lands 102.07 2.75% 17, 74, 75, 76 Transportation and Utilities 79.29 2.14% 14, 145 Low-Density Residential 17.94 0.48% 111 Total Acres 3708.74 100.00%

ARC 2001 Land Cover for Rottenwood Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Commercial 5474.18 43.11% 12, 15, 121 Medium-Density Residential 2623.52 20.66% 112 High-Density Residential 1777.71 14.00% 113, 119, 117 Forest/Open Space 1507.84 11.87% 40, 171, 172, 173 Industrial/Institutional 586.14 4.62% 13 Transportation and Utilities 488.47 3.85% 14, 145 Transitional & Extractive Lands 215.19 1.69% 17, 74, 75, 76 Low-Density Residential 20.62 0.16% 111 Water/Wetland 3.52 0.03% 51, 53, 60 Agricultural Lands 1.21 0.01% 21, 22, 23, 24 Total Acres 12698.41 100.00%

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ARC 2001 Land Cover for Sewell Mill Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Medium-Density Residential 7963.58 86.60% 112 Commercial 452.75 4.92% 12, 15, 121 Forest/Open Space 430.33 4.68% 40, 171, 172, 173 Low-Density Residential 176.41 1.92% 111 Transitional & Extractive Lands 69.15 0.75% 17, 74, 75, 76 Agricultural Lands 39.97 0.43% 21, 22, 23, 24 Water/Wetland 33.13 0.36% 51, 53, 60 High-Density Residential 30.18 0.33% 113, 119, 117 Total Acres 9195.50 100.00%

ARC 2001 Land Cover for Sope Creek TMDL Segment Watershed Aggregated ARC Area % of Total Land Cover Land Cover Classification (Acres) Area Codes Medium-Density Residential 15924.75 70.74% 112 Commercial 2917.06 12.96% 12, 15, 121 Forest/Open Space 1871.38 8.31% 40, 171, 172, 173 High-Density Residential 647.68 2.88% 113, 119, 117 Transitional & Extractive Lands 340.47 1.51% 17, 74, 75, 76 Low-Density Residential 307.63 1.37% 111 Agricultural Lands 233.04 1.04% 21, 22, 23, 24 Transportation and Utilities 210.01 0.93% 14, 145 Water/Wetland 58.94 0.26% 51, 53, 60 Total Acres 22510.96 100.00%

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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. The GA Environmental Protection Division has developed the implementation plans for the other four stream segments listed on the cover of this document. For information on these implementation plans please contact Mary Gazaway at (404) 675-1745.

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: 48% for Bishop Creek (Cobb County), 52% for Long Island Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), 60% for March Creek (Fulton County), 68% for Rottenwood Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River), 30% for Sewell Mill Creek (Cobb County), and 83% for Sope Creek (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River)..

Staff from the Fulton County Department of Public Works and the Cobb County Water System 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 #0313000111: urban runoff, animal waste, sanitary sewer overflows & leaks, illicit connections, land disturbing activities, 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, Cobb County Water System, the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District and the cities of Atlanta, Smyrna and Marietta. 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. Cobb County conducts fecal coliform monitoring on Bishop, Rottenwood, Sewell Mill, and Sope Creeks. Fulton County has a monitoring component in their Watershed Protection Plan which identifies sample sites on March Creek and Long Island 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

6 TMDL Implementation Plan for Rottenwood Creek, Sope Creek and Others Watershed HUC 10 #: 0313000111 students. DeKalb County, Fulton County, Cobb County and the Cities of Atlanta, Marietta and Smyrna all participate in the Clean Water Campaign (www.cleanwatercampaign.com). The City of Atlanta provides water related educational information on two websites www.cleanwateratlanta.org and www.atlantapublicworks.org. DeKalb County also maintains a website with water related issues (https://dklbweb.dekalbga.org/watersewer). An active Adopt-A-Stream program operates in Fulton, Cobb, and DeKalb Counties and the City of Atlanta. 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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Bishop 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 Bishop Creek Cobb County 2 miles / 1,244 acres Fishing NS

Bishop Creek is an urban stream flowing from and through an older residential community of Cobb emptying into Sope Creek. The impaired TMDL segment of Bishop Creek has sewer infrastructure at regular enough intervals to ensure overlapping visual inspection fields at given manhole or crossing points. Stream Monitoring maintains a Water Quality monitoring site just south of Bishop Creek, after the creek enters Sope creek.

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) 48% 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

The impaired TMDL segment of Bishop Creek has sewer infrastructure at regular enough intervals to ensure overlapping visual inspection fields at given manhole or crossing points, and they are inspected by Cobb County’s Inflow and Infiltration every 18-24 months. Cobb County Stream Monitoring collects samples downstream of Bishop Creek’s discharge into Sope creek at several points on Sope Creek every quarter.

Cobb County has programs in place for investigating potential sources of pollution. These programs are described below. 1. General urban runoff is monitored through: Cobb Water’s Stream Monitoring program and sampling is done for all pertinent biological and chemical data including fecal coliform at 143 sites at all major streams every quarter. The Cobb Board of Health regulates septic tanks and maintains a nuisance ordinance against unwarranted waste. The National Resources Conservation Service maintains incentives for the restoration of fencing to protect stream buffers, thereby enhancing urban runoff water quality.

2. Monitoring for sanitary sewer leaks is by the aforementioned Cobb Water Stream Monitoring program, Cobb Water System’s Water Quality Section and by Cobb Water’s Inflow and Infiltration department at sewer crossings and manholes. Cobb’s Water Protection group also maintains a restaurant grease trap program, prohibiting all county restaurants from discharging grease to septic tanks, and requiring all county restaurants to pump their traps quarterly so as to keep sewer line grease at a minimal and less of a factor in blocking lines and causing sanitary sewer overflows. Cobb Water’s Engineering also maintains a manhole raising program in low lying areas in order to place sewer caps above the latest FEMA flood plain levels, curtailing overflow contamination. Cobb Water’s System Maintenance also maintains a foam root control program for sewer lines.

3. Monitoring for illicit connections and illegal dumping is by Cobb Water’s Stream Monitoring program and Cobb Water’s Water Quality Section as they test for all parameters throughout the watershed. The Cobb County Illicit Discharge ordinance prohibits illicit/illegal discharges to the storm drainage system with monitoring by all sections of the Water System.

4. Animal waste from farm animals, birds and pets impacting streams is regulated through Cobb Community Development’s restrictive buffer ordinance, and the USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service maintains incentives for buffer restoration and fencing, as the USDA also sponsors a program in cooperation with Cobb Stormwater to remove beavers from areas where their dams raise water levels to sanitary sewer manholes. The Cobb Board of Health regulates septic tanks and maintains a nuisance ordinance addressing unwarranted (animal) waste handling. Also, Cobb Water, Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb Parks and Recreation are partnering to establish a pet waste management program in County parks.

5. Land disturbing activities are addressed through Cobb Community Development’s Erosion and Sediment Control restrictions, regulatory BMP’s and buffer ordinance as well as by NRCS buffer incentives.

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In addition to the Cobb County programs listed above, the Atlanta Regional Commission has taken steps to involve local stakeholders in identifying possible pollution 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.

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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 Urban Runoff Entire segment affected large Fecal coliform Leaking Sewer/Septic Lines Sporadically throughout the small sewer lines monitored segment Fecal coliform Illicit Discharges Limited negligible ordinances effective Fecal coliform Animal Waste Entire segment affected moderate pets, birds, wildlife, farm animals Fecal coliform Land disturbance(vegetative buffer Limited negligible regulated by County clearing, erosion control)

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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.

As a first step an initial meeting was held 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.

The primary ongoing outreach activities to advise and engage stakeholders are channeled through the Clean Water Campaign and responses to complaints of violations by Water Quality Section. Workshops, public events, and the distribution of literature are activities utilized by several stakeholders. Cobb County Government agencies, Cobb County Board of Health and other stakeholders all take an active roll in addressing issues in the watershed. A formal stakeholder committee involving these organizations and others is currently in the process of being assembled. The following list of Committee members is a proposed list by Cobb County Water System.

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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

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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VI. 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) Stream Cobb Water System, Water quality sampling/illicit Cobb current 1976 very Monitoring/Dry Cobb Marietta Water discharge detection, NPDES Weather Screening Authority fecal sites Fecal Coliform Cobb Water System Fecal coliform sampling Cobb current 2002 moderate Monitoring Program Pet Waste Cobb Water, Cobb Measures to control pet waste from Cobb proposed Pending moderate Management Parks and being washed into creeks at County Program Recreation, Keep Park locations Cobb Beautiful Inflow and Cobb Water System Infrastructure inspections and repair Cobb current 1988 very Infiltration stream Engineering walks County Ordinances Cobb Community Ordinances to protect stream bank Cobb current 1977-illicit discharge, moderate Development buffers, control erosion, stop illicit 1999-stream buffer, 1990- discharges erosion control Nuisance Cobb Board of Required removal of health Cobb current 1988 moderate Ordinance Health nuisances, maintenance and installation of septic tanks Clean Water Atlanta Regional Campaign to improve water quality ARC, Cobb current 2001 moderate Campaign Commission, Cobb in streams and rivers Water System, Environmental Protection Division Chattahoochee Cobb Water System Relieve sewer system loads in the Cobb under construction 1988 moderate Tunnel Project basin to prevent overloading and spills buffer incentives USDA/NRCS incentives for fencing and NRCS current 1996 moderate restoring buffers Adopt A Stream Ga. EPD, Cobb trains volunteers for bio, physical Cobb current 2001 moderate and chem. monitor manhole raising Cobb Water raises manholes caps above latest Cobb current 1999 moderate Engineering floodplain level 15 TMDL Implementation Plan for Bishop Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 grease trap Cobb Water prohibits running grease to septic Cobb current 1988 very maintenance Protection tanks and requires restaurants to section pump traps regularly in order to prevent grease buildup in lines causing overflows foam root control Cobb Water System chemical dissolving of encroaching Cobb current 1997 moderate Maintenance roots in sewers beaver control USDA / Cobb remove beavers from building dams Cobb/USDA current 1998 very Stormwater and raising water levels above manholes streambank Cobb Stormwater reinforces stream banks in order to Cobb Stormwater current 1995 moderate stabilization Management stabilize sewer infrastructure Management program CMOM Program EPD, Cobb Water CMOM Program -- (Capacity, Cobb Water current 2003 very System (System Management, Operation, and System Maintenance) Maintenance): Program that provides incentives to Cobb County to reduce sanitary sewer spills, maintain infrastructure, prioritize problem areas, and provide a Capital Improvement Plan that ensures funding for sewage system improvements. Preventative Cobb Water System: Measures taken to prevent spills Cobb Water current since inception of sewer very Maintenance System such as tracking patterns of spills System infrastructure Maintenance and lining, cleaning, video analysis, re-routing of sewer lines. Emergency Cobb Water System: Employees are on call and respond Cobb Water current 1960’s very Response Policy System to sewer spills within one hour of System Maintenance reporting for remediation.

16 TMDL Implementation Plan for Bishop Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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).

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.

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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 Cobb Water System, Cobb Pet waste management at County Park Locations General Public tentative Parks and Recreation, Keep Cobb Beautiful Cobb Water System, Cobb Clean Water Campaign General Public, Targeted Industries current Marietta Water Authority, Atlanta Regional Commission, Cobb Water Quality Section 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

Table 8. MILESTONES MANAGEMENT MEASURE RESPONSIBLE STATUS COMMENT ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSED INSTALLED Stream Monitoring Program Cobb Water System: Stream 1976 1976 aforementioned comprehensive bio and chem. monitoring Monitoring, Water Quality Section including fecals and walks once a quarter NPDES Fecal Coliform Monitoring Program Cobb Water System: Stream 2002 2002 collect fecal NPDES permit mandated samples at 8 sites Monitoring, Water Quality Section Stream walks at stream sewer crossings Cobb Water: Engineering Inflow 1988 1988 walk all segments for overflow at manholes and creek and manholes and Infiltration, Stream Monitoring crossings buffer ordinance Community Development 1990 1990, 1999 regulates, maintains 50-200 feet buffers education ARC, Cobb County, Austell 1994 1994 ads and literature concerning water quality, fecals nuisance ordinance, septic regulate Cobb Board of Health 1988 1988 regulate and enforce septic tanks, removal of improper waste Wetland and Buffer Preservation, beaver USDA/Cobb County National 1996, 1998 1996, 1998 incentives for buffer restoration, fencing off and wetland removal Resource Conservation Service, protection U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, USDA/Stormwater grease trap program Cobb Water Protection 1988 1991 every restaurant inspected, prohibit discharge into septic manhole raising program Cobb Water Engineering 1999 1999 sewer caps raised above current/latest floodplain CMOM Program Cobb Water System: System 2003 2003 Comprehensive program that provides incentives and gives Maintenance the guidelines of how the County’s collection system will operate. Pet Waste Management Program Cobb AAS, Keep Cobb Beautiful, 2003 2004 every restaurant inspected, prohibited discharge into septic Parks and Recreation tanks District-Wide Watershed Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water Refer to the District-wide Watershed Management Plan Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 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 Bill Higgins/Cobb County 680 South Cobb Drive Marietta GA 30060 (770)419-6435 [email protected] Water System Tom Campbell/ Cobb County 3830 South Cobb Drive Suite 102 Smyrna GA 30080 (770)435-7815 Board of Health Rob Hosack/ Cobb County 191 Lawrence St. Marietta GA 30090 (770)528-2125 Community Development Rick Brownlow/Metro North 40 Courtland St. Atlanta GA 30303 Georgia Resources Planning District Valerie Pickard/USDA Natural 678 South Cobb Drive Marietta GA 30060 770 792 0594 Resources Conservation Service Sally Bethea/Upper 3 Puritan Mill Atlanta GA 30318 (404)352-9828 Chattahoochee River Keeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd. Jennifer McCoy/Cobb County 662 South Cobb Drive Marietta GA 30060 (770)528-1480 [email protected] Adopt-A-Stream Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Michael Jones 1441 Buckner Road Mableton GA 30126 770-739-5191 [email protected] Kevin Johns / Parsons 5320 Mill Run Drive Marietta GA 30068 770-992-7470 [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]

21 TMDL Implementation Plan for Bishop Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 [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] 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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Long Island 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 Long Island Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River (Fulton Co.) 5 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

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 Long Island Creek watershed. The field survey and background investigation identified non-point sources such as urban runoff, septic system failures, and animal waste and sewer line failures. These are the most likely potential sources of pollution in and around the TMDL segment. Proposed management practices to address fecal coliform have been provided by local governments and are outlined in the 2004 Long Island Creek TMDL segment Implementation Plan in tables 5, 6 and 7. Urban runoff is considered a moderate source of fecal coliform bacteria affecting this entire TMDL segment. Leaking or failing septic tank systems and animal waste from wildlife or horse farms and domestic pets is also considered a moderate source of fecal coliform bacteria affecting sporadic areas of this entire TMDL segment. Sanitary sewer overflows and illicit connections of sanitary sewers are considered small sources affecting sporadic and limited areas of the Long Island Creek TMDL 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 Septic tank systems Sporadically throughout the Moderate Leaking / runoff from failing septic segment tank systems, including faulty drain fields 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 Illicit connections Limited Small Improper connections of sanitary sewer flows to the storm drain system

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V. STAKEHOLDERS

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.

27 TMDL Implementation Plan for Long Island Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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.

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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 (Marietta, GA Office) 678 South Cobb Drive, Suite 150 Marietta GA 30060 770-792-0647 City of Atlanta Office of the 55 Trinity Avenue Suite 2400 Atlanta GA 30303 404-330-6100 [email protected] Mayor City of Atlanta Department of 55 Trinity Avenue Suite 5400 Atlanta GA 30303 404-330-6081 [email protected] Watershed Management City of Atlanta Department of 55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 1450 Atlanta GA 30303 Planning, Atlanta Planning & Advisory Board 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) 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

Table 5. MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND ACTIVITIES

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

30 TMDL Implementation Plan for Long Island Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 NPDES Phase I City of Atlanta MS4 Permit: The State of GA has issued the Enforced 6/15/1994 Permit City of Atlanta with a permit to operate the GAS000100 City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). Major aspects of the permit include public education, illicit discharge detection and elimination, source identification activities, water sampling and reporting. City of Atlanta City of Atlanta Ordinance to address stormwater management Enforced 1993 Stormwater and nonpoint source pollution Management Ordinance Illicit Discharge City of Atlanta Ordinance to address illicit discharge and Enforced 1996 Ordinance illegal dumping into the MS4 system. Erosion and City of Atlanta Ordinance to address erosion and Enforced 1996 Sedimentation sedimentation occurring at constructions site Control Ordinance that limits sediment from entering the sewer system. Riparian Buffer City of Atlanta Ordinance that protects 75 feet from the top of Enforced 1999 Protection bank on a perennial and intermittent stream. Ordinance Floodplain City of Atlanta Ordinance that protects floodplains in the City Enforced 1985 Protection from being developed. Ordinance Sanitary Sewer City of Atlanta Inspection program evaluates the condition of In progress 1998 Evaluation System every manhole and pipe (smoke test, tv, and radar). Assessing easements for problems CMOM Program City of Atlanta The required CMOM (Capacity Management, In progress 1999 Operations & Maintenance) program includes the following: Collection and Transmission Systems Contingency and Emergency Response Plan; Short-Term Operation Plan; Maintenance Management System Plan; Pump Station Evaluations; Grease Management Program; Sewer Mapping Program; Safety Program; Training Program; Capacity Certification Program; and Long-Term Operation Plan. Grease Trap City of Atlanta Inspection of grease traps In progress 1999 Inspection Program BMP Program City of Atlanta Through development ordinance ensures that Enforced 1995 BMPs are properly selected and maintained for non point source pollution prevention. CMOM Program Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County In 2005 Very Plan (June 2002) Water & Developme Sewer nt Revenue Fund

31 TMDL Implementation Plan for Long Island Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 Emergency Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Completed Completed in 2001 Moderate Sanitary Sewer Plan (June 2002) Water & in 2001 Evaluation Study Sewer (ESSES) Revenue Fund Interim Collection Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Completed Completed in 2002 Moderate System Master Plan (June 2002) Water & in 2002 Plan Sewer Revenue Fund Survey of Sanitary Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Begin in 2003 Moderate Sewer Plan (June 2002) Water & 2003 Sewer Revenue Fund Sanitary Sewer Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Planned for 2005 Very Modeling Plan (June 2002) Water & 2005 Sewer 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 & Treatment Sewer Revenue Fund Database and Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Fulton County Ongoing 2005 Moderate Tracking of Un- Plan (June 2002) Water & sewered Areas Sewer 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 & Developed Areas Sewer by 2030 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 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

32 TMDL Implementation Plan for Long Island Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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: Local Governments Post Development Storm Water Management in 16 county District for New Development and Redevelopment, Area 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 implement a Local Funds Ongoing 2005 Very Wastewater Georgia Water policy on private wastewater systems, develop Management Plan Planning District and interim decentralized system plans with Local Governments concept of merging into larger systems, a in 16 county District grease management program, and numerous Area 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 City of Atlanta Stenciling program General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Utility bill inserts General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Great American Cleanup General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Clean Water Campaign General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Community watershed workshops General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Stream clean ups General Public Ongoing (1998) City of Atlanta Adopt-A-Stream General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Citizens participation program General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Project WET General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Website: www.cleanwateratlanta.org General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Website: www.atlantapublicworks.org General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Programming on City Channel 26 General Public Ongoing City of Atlanta Neighborhood Planning Unit presentations General Public Ongoing 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 34 TMDL Implementation Plan for Long Island Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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 NPDES Phase I Permit GAS000100 City of Atlanta 6/95 Ongoing Refer to Annual Report to GA EPD City of Atlanta Stormwater Management Ordinance City of Atlanta 1993 Ongoing Plan review and field inspections (Inspections are performed on all construction activities within the City of Atlanta through the issuance of a building permit) Illicit Discharge Ordinance City of Atlanta 1996 Ongoing Illicit discharge investigations (inspection forms are included in annual NPDES report) Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance City of Atlanta 1996 Ongoing Erosion and sedimentation investigations (inspection forms and violations are filed and recorded electronically within the Department of Watershed Management) Riparian Buffer Protection Ordinance City of Atlanta 1999 Ongoing Riparian buffer investigations and variances (Variance applications are filed and keep on record by the Department of Planning and Watershed Management) Floodplain Protection Ordinance City of Atlanta 1985 Ongoing Floodplain determinates and permits Sanitary Sewer Evaluation System City of Atlanta 1998 2010 Inspections (Investigations are recorded by city and field reports; they are recorded by the Department of Watershed Management under guise of the consent decree) CMOM Program City of Atlanta 1999 Ongoing Inspections and maintenance Grease Trap Inspection Program City of Atlanta 1999 Ongoing Inspections and permits (Inspection forms and corrective action requests are filed and recorded by the Department of Watershed Management) BMP Program City of Atlanta 1995 Ongoing Plan review and field inspection CMOM Program Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) Emergency Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) (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 Areas Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) 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)

36 TMDL Implementation Plan for Long Island Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 Providing sewer service to Developed Areas by Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Protection Plan (June 2002) 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 Refer to the District-wide Watershed Management Plan Water Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Refer to the Long-Term Wastewater Management 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: 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] 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] Anne Marie Hoffman 1037 Colquitt Avenue, #12 Atlanta GA 404-588-9980 Glen Behrend 1771 Defoor Avenue, Unit F Atlanta GA 30318 404-603-9960 [email protected] Graham Anthony 9575 Marsh Cove Court Atlanta GA 30350 770-643-8286 [email protected] JP Bertulfo 3504 Sexton Woods Dr ATLANTA GA 30341 206-309-0864 [email protected] Ken Johnson 457 Overbrook Drive, NW Atlanta GA 30318 404-351-4652 Nancy Rinzler 225 Northland Ridge Trail Atlanta GA 30342 404 255 8081 [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

39 TMDL Implementation Plan for Long Island Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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] Dr. Edward Mills 5685 Lake Placid Drive Atlanta GA 30342 (404) 252-2125

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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

Long Island Creek TMDL Segment (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River)

In the

Chattahoochee River Basin

July 2004

Visual Field Survey

For

Long Island Creek TMDL Segment (Headwaters to Chattahoochee River)

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 ...... 14 3.3 Non-Point Sources...... 14 3.4 Other Potential Individual Sources of Pollution...... 16 4.0 RANKS ASSIGNED TO POLLUTION SOURCES...... 16 5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS...... 17 6.0 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ...... 17

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 Long Island Creek Watershed...... 5 Figure 2. ARC 2001 Land Cover for Long Island Creek Watershed ...... 6 Figure 3. Long Island Creek 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 at Pinebrook Road...... 10 Figure 6. Stream channel adjacent to apartments upstream of Roswell Road ... 10 Figure 7. Pipe and debris downstream of Lake Forrest Drive...... 11 Figure 8. Looking downstream from Northside Drive...... 12 Figure 9. Pipes and sewer vent downstream of Northside Drive (looking upstream)...... 12 Figure 10. Small dam in apartment complex upstream of Roswell Road (looking downstream) ...... 13 Figure 11. Downstream side of Roswell Road culvert (looking upstream)...... 13 Figure 12. Beaver dam upstream of confluence (looking downstream) ...... 14 Figure 13. Canada Geese adjacent to pond at apartments on Lake Placid Drive. 15 Figure 14. Horse stable and field downstream of Jett Road ...... 16

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Location

Long Island Creek is located in the northern portion of the Atlanta Metropolitan region in unincorporated Sandy Springs. As shown in Figure 1, the Long Island Creek TMDL segment watershed is located entirely within Fulton County, flowing southwest toward its confluence with the Chattahoochee River. The TMDL segment begins approximately 1/3 mile northeast of where it crosses under I-285. Downstream of I- 285, the creek flows through densely populated apartment complexes and a commercial area on Roswell Road. Downstream of the Roswell Road crossing, Long Island Creek then flows through residential areas and under multiple residential roads before reaching its confluence with the Chattahoochee.

1.2 Watershed Description

The Long Island Creek TMDL segment watershed is comprised of 4180 acres of land within Fulton County and is located within HUC 10 – 0313000111 and HUC 12 – 031300011105. Mapping of the watershed shows that 42% of the land cover within the watershed is low density residential. The percentages for land covers are presented below in Table 1. Table 2 outlines how ARC’s land cover categories have been aggregated into the categories used for this project. 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 Low-Density Residential 1735.31 41.51% 111 Medium-Density Residential 1534.41 36.71% 112 Commercial 368.49 8.82% 12, 15, 121 High-Density Residential 256.32 6.13% 113, 119, 117 Forest/Open Space 180.59 4.32% 40, 171, 172, 173 Transportation and Utilities 81.13 1.94% 14, 145 Transitional & Extractive Lands 12.87 0.31% 17, 74, 75, 76 Water/Wetland 10.93 0.26% 51, 53, 60 Total Acres 4180.05 100.00%

3 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

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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 Long Island 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 Long Island 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 Long Island Creek TMDL segment can be roughly divided into four sections based on the field observations. The first section is the most upstream, starting near Pinebrook Road (Figure 5) in a single family residential area. In this area the stream segment is very narrow with heavily vegetated banks. The stream segment quickly transitions into a densely populated apartment (Figure 6) and commercial area along Roswell Road. This second section continues on to Lake Forrest Drive and is characterized by heavy litter, erosion, and minimal vegetative buffers along the stream banks.

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Figure 4. Location of Images Taken During Visual Field Survey

Figure 5. Looking upstream at Pinebrook Road

Figure 6. Stream channel adjacent to apartments upstream of Roswell Road

10 In the third section of the TMDL stream segment, surrounding land cover changes to single family residential around Lake Forrest Drive. From Lake Forrest Drive downstream to Northside Drive the stream segment and its surroundings are fairly homogenous. The primary change in the stream from the upstream sections is the presence of a more established buffer between the stream and bordering residences. However, there is still frequent litter of varying sizes (Figure 7), and significant erosion of the stream banks likely due to upstream activities. Upstream of Long Island Drive is a private lake adjacent to the stream where a tributary flows into Long Island Creek.

Figure 7. Pipe and debris downstream of Lake Forrest Drive

In the fourth section of the stream, from Northside Drive downstream to the Chattahoochee River, the steam characteristics differ substantially from those observed upstream. The surroundings are comprised of estate properties of low density and the stream exhibits a more natural appearance (Figure 8). Litter is not as common and the stream buffer is denser throughout the lower portion of the TMDL segment, which passes through the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Strong evidence of the presence of wildlife in this portion of the Long Island Creek TMDL segment contrasts the more urban characteristics of upstream areas.

Figure 8. Looking downstream from Northside Drive

There are small intermittent sections of stream bank where riprap and gabion have been placed, which do not amount to significant bank stabilization. Below, Figure 9 shows an area of riprap as well as a sewer vent which emits strong wastewater odors.

Figure 9. Pipes and sewer vent downstream of Northside Drive (looking upstream)

12 Structures in or over the creek include twelve bridges, two culverts (Figure 11), one small dam (Figure 10), and two beaver dams. The small dam is located within the Stonebridge Apartment Complex on Lake Placid Drive, upstream of Roswell Rd.

Figure 10. Small dam in apartment complex upstream of Roswell Road (looking downstream)

Figure 11. Downstream side of Roswell Road culvert (looking upstream)

The beaver dams are located in the downstream portion of the Long Island Creek TMDL segment within the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. The dams stretch across the stream but are not blocking the water flow from upstream (Figure 12). Evidence of recent beaver dam building activities was seen in the woods adjacent to the dams.

Figure 12. Beaver dam upstream of confluence (looking downstream)

The stream bed and banks are littered frequently with small pieces of trash such as cans and bottles, as well as occasional to frequent large pieces of trash such as tires, hubcaps, and vinyl siding. There was more litter in the upper sections of the stream segment than downstream portions. Potential sources affecting the overall health of Long Island 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 Long Island Creek TMDL segment watershed.

3.3 Non-Point Sources

The watershed appears entirely sewered. However, there may be isolated houses that are served by septic systems.

Wildlife was observed occasionally in the streambed as well as in areas adjacent to the stream in the upstream sections. However, moving downstream, evidence of wildlife became very frequent and was most common in the portion of the stream

14 flowing through the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area. There were abundant raccoon tracks, occasional deer tracks, and possible large cat tracks throughout the lower section of the stream. Small groups of fish were observed throughout the segment.

Canada Geese were seen in two portions of the segment; both in the Stonebridge apartment complex on Lake Placid Drive around a small pond (Figure 13) and upstream of the Long Island Drive near a private lake. In the Stonebridge apartment complex, there were numerous dog walk areas designated by signs and clean-up bins. However, there was a significant amount of domestic animal waste on the ground.

Figure 13. Canada Geese adjacent to pond at apartments on Lake Placid Drive

In addition to the water fowl and domestic pets, the field survey revealed four residences with horses or horse facilities. These were located in the middle and downstream portions of the Long Island Creek (Figure 14). Horses were observed in two locations at the time of the visual survey.

Figure 14. Horse stable and field downstream of Jett 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 Long Island Creek TMDL segment watershed (Figure 3). No individual sources of pollution were observed directly adjacent to the stream segment. In Figure 3 the red crosses symbolize hazardous waste facilities. Examples of the types of businesses categorized as hazardous waste facilities include dry cleaners, vehicle maintenance faculties, and leather manufacturing facilities. This data was used as a part of the Source Water Assessment Project for Metro Atlanta and the data source was US EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS). A brief review of these data types shows little or no potential influence on fecal coliform levels in this TMDL stream segment.

4.0 RANKS ASSIGNED TO POLLUTION SOURCES

Urban runoff is considered a moderate source of fecal coliform bacteria affecting this entire TMDL segment. Leaking or failing septic tank systems and animal waste from wildlife or horse farms and domestic pets is also considered a moderate source of fecal coliform bacteria affecting sporadic areas of this entire TMDL segment. Sanitary sewer overflows and illicit connections of sanitary sewers are considered small sources affecting sporadic and limited areas of the Long Island Creek TMDL segment.

5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

There are no permitted point source discharges in the Long Island Creek watershed. The field survey and background investigation identified non-point sources such as urban runoff, septic system failures, and animal waste and sewer line failures. These are the most likely potential sources of pollution in and around the TMDL segment. Proposed management practices to address fecal coliform have been provided by local governments and are outlined in the 2004 Long Island Creek TMDL segment 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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March Creek (a.k.a. Marsh 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 March Creek (a.k.a. Marsh Creek) Fulton County 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 March Creek watershed. The field survey and background investigation identified non-point sources such as urban runoff, septic system and sewer line failure, and animal waste. These are the most likely potential sources of pollution in and around the TMDL segment. Proposed management practices to address fecal coliform have been provided by local governments and are outlined in the 2004 March Creek TMDL segment Implementation Plan in tables 5, 6 and 7. Urban runoff is considered a moderate source of fecal coliform bacteria affecting the entire reach of this TMDL segment. Leaking or failing septic tank systems and sanitary sewer overflows are considered moderate sources affecting sporadic areas of the March Creek TMDL segment. Animal waste from pets and wildlife is also considered a moderate source of fecal coliform bacteria affecting sporadic areas of this entire TMDL 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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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 Septic tank systems Sporadically throughout the Moderate Leaking / runoff from failing septic segment tank systems, including faulty drain fields Fecal Coliform SSOs Sporadically throughout the Moderate Overflows from sanitary sewer system segment due to blockages from grease, roots, vandalism / pipe failures Fecal Coliform Animal wastes Sporadically throughout the Moderate Nonpoint source - pets and wildlife segment Fecal Coliform Illicit connections Limited Negligible Improper connections of sanitary sewer flows to the storm drain system

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V. STAKEHOLDERS

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.

46 TMDL Implementation Plan for March Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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.

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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

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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) Phase I MS4 DeKalb County Under this permit, DeKalb County is DeKalb County In-Progress 09/1997 Moderate Municipal required to have a comprehensive Water / Stormwater Permit stormwater program, which includes Wastewater public education and participation, Revenue illicit discharge detection and elimination, permitting and reporting, and program implementation. DeKalb County DeKalb County Ordinance to address storm water Storm Water In-progress 1998 Very Storm Water Roads & Drainage runoff, nonpoint source pollution Revenue Ordinance controls. Sanitary Sewer DeKalb County Sanitary sewer system inventory DeKalb County Ongoing 1996 Very Maintenance Water & Sewer and inspection (mapping, television Water / Program inspections); infiltration & inflow Wastewater identification and reduction (flow Revenue monitoring, smoke testing); sewer line rehabilitation (pipe bursting, relining, cleaning) and manhole rehabilitation. Restoration and DeKalb County Utility line vegetation program using DeKalb County Ongoing 2001 To Be Determined Retrofit Programs government native prairie grasses to stabilize Water / utility easements and enhance Wastewater habitat, sheet flow filterability; and Revenue construction of hydrologic controls and stream restoration projects. IAW O.C.G.A. 290- DeKalb County Rules and regulations for installation DeKalb County Enforced June 30, 1980 Moderate 5-26 Board of Health and repair of on-site sewage Board of Health management systems. CMOM Program Fulton County Refer to Fulton County Watershed Fulton County In Development 2005 Very Protection Plan (June 2002) Water & Sewer Revenue Fund

49 TMDL Implementation Plan for March Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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 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

50 TMDL Implementation Plan for March Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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. 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 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

52 TMDL Implementation Plan for March Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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

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) 54 TMDL Implementation Plan for March Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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 Refer to the District-wide Watershed Management Plan Planning District and Local Governments in 16 county District Area Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan Metropolitan North Georgia Water 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

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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] Anne Marie Hoffman 1037 Colquitt Avenue, #12 Atlanta GA 404-588-9980 Glen Behrend 1771 Defoor Avenue, Unit F Atlanta GA 30318 404-603-9960 [email protected] Graham Anthony 9575 Marsh Cove Court Atlanta GA 30350 770-643-8286 [email protected] JP Bertulfo 3504 Sexton Woods Dr ATLANTA GA 30341 206-309-0864 [email protected] Ken Johnson 457 Overbrook Drive, NW Atlanta GA 30318 404-351-4652 Nancy Rinzler 225 Northland Ridge Trail Atlanta GA 30342 404 255 8081 [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 57 TMDL Implementation Plan for March Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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]

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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

March Creek TMDL Segment (Fulton County)

In the

Chattahoochee River Basin

July 2004

Visual Field Survey

For

March Creek TMDL Segment (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 Sources of Pollution...... 13 4.0 RANKS ASSIGNED TO POLLUTION SOURCES...... 13 5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS...... 14 6.0 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ...... 14

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 March Creek Watershed ...... 5 Figure 2. ARC 2001 Land Cover for March Creek Watershed...... 6 Figure 3. March 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 near the top of the segment ...... 10 Figure 6. Stream channel adjacent to apartments at Peachtree Dunwoody Road (looking upstream)...... 10 Figure 7. Looking upstream at Culvert under Georgia Highway 400 ...... 11 Figure 8. Erosion around sewer manhole downstream of Georgia 400 (looking upstream)...... 11 Figure 9. Sewer pipe with debris and litter downstream of Roswell Road (looking downstream) ...... 12 Figure 10. Horse stable and pasture downstream of Riverside Drive ...... 13

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Location

March Creek is located in the northern portion of the Atlanta Metropolitan region in unincorporated Sandy Springs. As shown in Figure 1, the March Creek watershed extends from DeKalb County into Fulton County before reaching the Chattahoochee River. While the TMDL stream segment is located within both DeKalb and Fulton Counties, the majority of the watershed lies in Fulton County. The segment begins approximately 1750 ft. upstream of crossing under Winding Branches Circle. There are 12 roads crossing the March Creek TMDL segment.

1.2 Watershed Description

The March Creek TMDL segment watershed is comprised of 3709 acres of land within Fulton and DeKalb Counties. The March Creek TMDL segment is located within HUC 10 – 0313000111 and HUC 12 – 031300011101. Mapping of the watershed shows that land cover within the watershed is predominantly medium density residential, accounting for 60% of the area. The percentages of land cover are presented below in Table 1. Table 2 outlines how ARC’s land cover categories have been aggregated into the categories used for this project. 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 2234.38 60.25% 112 Commercial 540.51 14.57% 12, 15, 121 High-Density Residential 465.58 12.55% 113, 119, 117 Forest/Open Space 268.97 7.25% 40, 171, 172, 173 Transitional & Extractive Lands 102.07 2.75% 17, 74, 75, 76 Transportation and Utilities 79.29 2.14% 14, 145 Low-Density Residential 17.94 0.48% 111 Total Acres 3708.74 100.00%

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Figure 2. ARC 2001 Land Cover for March Creek Watershed

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 March 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 March 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 March Creek TMDL segment begins as a small stream in a residential area (Figure 5). The stream flows through neighborhoods and under four roads before reaching Peachtree Dunwoody Road. This area is marked by higher density in several apartment and townhome complexes. The stream is slightly wider in this area, and it also flows through a channelized section (Figure 6) before flowing under Georgia Highway 400 (Figure 7).

On the west side of Georgia Highway 400, March Creek flows through a small residential area and then into an area of more intense land use with a mix of commercial and residential around Roswell Road. This portion of the March Creek TMDL segment has a somewhat smaller buffer and is bordered by extensive areas of impervious surface. The stream widens out and begins exhibiting a more urban character.

Upstream of Brandon Mill Rd, March Creek regains a more natural appearance as it flows through residential areas until it reaches its confluence with the Chattahoochee River.

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Figure 4. Location of Images Taken During Visual Field Survey

Figure 5. Looking upstream near the top of the segment

Figure 6. Stream channel adjacent to apartments at Peachtree Dunwoody Road (looking upstream)

Figure 7. Looking upstream at Culvert under Georgia Highway 400

There are frequent areas of significant erosion (Figure 8) within the stream channel and along the stream banks, especially downstream of Georgia 400 and of Roswell Road.

Figure 8. Erosion around sewer manhole downstream of Georgia 400 (looking upstream)

The portion of the TMDL segment downstream of Roswell Road has extensive debris piles at both pipe crossings and culverts, and large sediment deposits.

Figure 9. Sewer pipe with debris and litter downstream of Roswell Road (looking downstream)

The stream bed and banks are littered frequently with small pieces of trash such as cans and bottles, as well as occasional large discarded items such as grocery carts. There is more litter in the middle of the TMDL segment than up or downstream.

Additional observations during the visual field survey include bridges over the creek at Brandon Mill and Riverside Drive, and culverts at 10 road crossings. Downstream of Brandon Mill the land cover is lower density residential where there are likely private residences with horses.

Potential sources affecting the overall health of the March Creek TMDL segment are discussed in the Point Source and Non-point Source sections.

3.2 Point Sources

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

3.3 Non-Point Sources

The watershed appears primarily sewered but there may be isolated areas where older homes are served by septic systems. Evidence of the presence of wildlife was

12 observed in the streambed as well as in areas adjacent to the stream. Raccoon tracks were present occasionally throughout the segment. Near the bottom of the TMDL stream segment, a private residence has a stable and field, shown in Figure 10. No horses were observed at the time of the visual survey.

Figure 10. Horse stable and pasture downstream of Riverside Drive

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 March Creek TMDL segment watershed (Figure 4). No individual sources of pollution were observed directly adjacent to the stream segment. In Figure 3 the red crosses symbolize hazardous waste facilities. Examples of the types of businesses categorized as hazardous waste facilities include dry cleaners, vehicle maintenance facilities, and leather manufacturing facilities. This data was used as a part of the Source Water Assessment Project for Metro Atlanta and the data source was US EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRIS). A brief review of these data types shows little or no potential influence on fecal coliform levels in this TMDL stream segment.

4.0 RANKS ASSIGNED TO POLLUTION SOURCES

Urban runoff is considered a moderate source of fecal coliform bacteria affecting the entire reach of this TMDL segment. Leaking or failing septic tank systems and sanitary sewer overflows are considered moderate sources affecting sporadic areas of the March Creek TMDL segment. Animal waste from pets and wildlife is also

13 considered a moderate source of fecal coliform bacteria affecting sporadic areas of this entire TMDL segment.

5.0 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

There are no permitted point source discharges in the March Creek watershed. The field survey and background investigation identified non-point sources such as urban runoff, septic system and sewer line failure, and animal waste. These are the most likely potential sources of pollution in and around the TMDL segment. Proposed management practices to address fecal coliform have been provided by local governments and are outlined in the 2004 March Creek TMDL segment Implementation Plan in tables 5, 6 and 7.

6.0 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT

Fulton County Public Works staff accompanied ARC staff during this stream survey. Results have been made available and discussed with local government representatives.

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Rottenwood 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 Rottenwood Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River (Cobb Co.) 9 miles / 12,698 acres Fishing NS

Rottenwood Creek is an urban stream originating within the City of Marietta. The highly developed watershed encompasses an area of 19.6 square miles (mi2) and includes large areas of impervious surface. Several tributaries to Rottenwood Creek originate within Dobbins Air Reserve Base. On the Dobbins complex is U.S. Air Force Plant 6 (AFP6/Lockheed-Martin), the site of past release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), primarily trichloroethylene (TCE), and metals into the soil and groundwater. In 2001, The United States Geological Survey (USGS) started an ongoing study to assess conditions within Rottenwood Creek and compare to a nearby similar urban stream, Sope Creek.

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

The impaired TMDL segment of Rottenwood creek has manhole covers and sanitary pipe creek crossings at regular enough intervals to ensure Cobb County staff has overlapping visual inspection fields at given manhole or crossing points except north of Delk Rd. in Marietta where the city of Marietta maintains its own infrastructure. Cobb County stream monitoring program covers this area north of Delk Rd. as well as the rest of the segment once a quarter, and Cobb County Inflow and Infiltration inspects the sanitary sewer system covered every 18-24 months. Adopt-A-Stream groups are active in the basin. A restaurant in the basin was cited for illicit discharges of grease and oil which in turn increased the total monitoring efforts of Rottenwood by Cobb County Stormwater Management. Marietta Water performs annual aerial crossing inspections, camera recon of a required quantity of pipe, and annually inspects all grease traps for proper operation and maintenance.

Cobb County has programs in place for investigating potential sources of pollution. These programs are described below. 1. General urban runoff is monitored through: Cobb Water’s Stream Monitoring program and sampling is done for all pertinent biological and chemical data including fecal coliform at 143 sites at all major streams every quarter and NPDES Fecal Coliform Monitoring program. Cobb Water’s Adopt-A-Stream program has volunteers on sections of Rottenwood Creek monitoring biological, chemical, and physical changes. The Cobb Board of Health regulates septic tanks and maintains a nuisance ordinance against unwarranted waste. The National Resources Conservation Service maintains incentives for the restoration of and fencing to protect steam buffers, thereby enhancing urban runoff water quality. The City of Marietta also does dry weather screening including fecal testing in the headwaters of Rottenwood.

2. Monitoring for sanitary sewer leaks is by the aforementioned Cobb Water Stream Monitoring program, by Cobb Water’s Water Quality Section, by Cobb Water’s Inflow and Infiltration department at sewer crossings of streams and at manholes, and by Cobb Water’s Adopt-A- Stream program volunteers’ physical monitoring of particular tributaries. Cobb Water Chattahoochee project is projected for completion soon and will relieve pressure off a main sewer line that collects and runs through part of the Rottenwood Creek basin, thereby reducing the potential for sanitary sewer overflow. Cobb’s Water Protection group also maintains a restaurant grease trap program, prohibiting all county restaurants from discharging grease to septic tanks, and requiring that they pump their traps quarterly so as to keep sewer line grease at a minimal and less of a factor in blocking lines and causing sanitary sewer overflows. Cobb Water’s Engineering also maintains a manhole raising program in low lying areas in order to place sewer caps above the latest FEMA flood plain levels, curtailing overflow contamination. Cobb Water System‘s System Maintenance also maintains a foam root control program for sewer lines.

3. Monitoring for illicit connections and illegal dumping is by Cobb’s Stream Monitoring program as they test for all parameters throughout the watershed, by dry weather screening performed by the city of Marietta, and by Cobb Water’s NPDES Fecal Coliform Monitoring Program. The Cobb County Illicit Discharge ordinance prohibits illicit/illegal discharges to the storm drainage system with monitoring by all sections of the Water System.

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4. Animal waste from farm animals, wild animals, and domestic pets impacting streams is regulated through Cobb Community Development’s restrictive buffer ordinance, and the USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service maintains incentives for buffer restoration and fencing, as the USDA also sponsors a program in cooperation with Cobb Stormwater to remove beavers from areas where their dams raise water levels to sanitary sewer cap manholes. The Cobb Board of Health regulates septic tanks and maintains a nuisance ordinance addressing unwarranted (animal) waste handling. Also, Cobb Water, Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb Parks and Recreation are partnering to establish a pet waste management program in County parks.

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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 segment affected large is urban/suburban segment Fecal coliform Leaking Sewer/Septic Lines Sporadically throughout the small sewer lines monitored segment Fecal coliform Illicit Discharges Limited negligible ordinances effective Fecal coliform Animal Waste Entire segment affected moderate pets, birds, farm animals Fecal coliform Land disturbance(vegetative buffer Limited negligible regulated by County clearing)

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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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The primary ongoing outreach activities to advise and engage stakeholders are channeled through the Clean Water Campaign and responses to complaints of violations by Water Quality. Workshops, public events, and the distribution of literature are activities utilized by several stakeholders. Cobb County Government agencies, City of Marietta, Adopt-A-Stream groups, Cobb Community Development and other stakeholders all take an active roll in addressing issues in the watershed. A formal stakeholder committee involving these organizations is currently in the process of being assembled. The following list of Committee members is a proposed list by Cobb County Water System.

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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) Stream Cobb Water System, Water quality sampling/illicit Cobb current 1976 very Monitoring/Dry Cobb Marietta Water discharge detection, NPDES Weather Screening Authority fecal sites Fecal Coliform Cobb Water System Fecal coliform sampling Cobb current 2002 moderate Monitoring Program Pet Waste Cobb Water, Cobb Measures to control pet waste from Cobb proposed Pending moderate Management Parks and being washed into creeks at County Program Recreation, Keep Park locations Cobb Beautiful Inflow and Cobb Water System Infrastructure inspections and repair Cobb current 1988 very Infiltration stream Engineering walks County Ordinances Cobb Community Ordinances to protect stream bank Cobb current 1977-illicit discharge, moderate Development buffers, control erosion, stop illicit 1999-stream buffer, 1990- discharges erosion control Nuisance Cobb Board of Required removal of health Cobb current 1988 moderate Ordinance Health nuisances, maintenance and installation of septic tanks Clean Water Atlanta Regional Campaign to improve water quality ARC, Cobb current 2001 moderate Campaign Commission, Cobb in streams and rivers Water System, Environmental Protection Division Chattahoochee Cobb Water System Relieve sewer system loads in the Cobb under construction 1988 moderate Tunnel Project basin to prevent overloading and spills buffer incentives USDA/NRCS incentives for fencing and NRCS current 1996 moderate restoring buffers Adopt A Stream Ga. EPD, Cobb trains volunteers for bio, physical Cobb current 2001 moderate and chem. monitor manhole raising Cobb Water raises manholes caps above latest Cobb current 1999 moderate Engineering floodplain level 68 TMDL Implementation Plan for Rottenwood Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 grease trap Cobb Water prohibits running grease to septic Cobb current 1988 very maintenance Protection tanks and requires restaurants to section pump traps regularly in order to prevent grease buildup in lines causing overflows foam root control Cobb Water System chemical dissolving of encroaching Cobb current 1997 moderate Maintenance roots in sewers beaver control USDA / Cobb remove beavers from building dams Cobb/USDA current 1998 very Stormwater and raising water levels above manholes streambank Cobb Stormwater reinforces stream banks in order to Cobb Stormwater current 1995 moderate stabilization Management stabilize sewer infrastructure Management program CMOM Program EPD, Cobb Water CMOM Program -- (Capacity, Cobb Water current 2003 very System (System Management, Operation, and System Maintenance) Maintenance): Program that provides incentives to Cobb County to reduce sanitary sewer spills, maintain infrastructure, prioritize problem areas, and provide a Capital Improvement Plan that ensures funding for sewage system improvements. Preventative Cobb Water System: Measures taken to prevent spills Cobb Water current since inception of sewer very Maintenance System such as tracking patterns of spills System infrastructure Maintenance and lining, cleaning, video analysis, re-routing of sewer lines. Emergency Cobb Water System: Employees are on call and respond Cobb Water current 1960’s very Response Policy System to sewer spills within one hour of System Maintenance reporting for remediation. NPDES Phase I City of Smyrna MS4 Permit: The State of GA has City of Smyrna Current 1992 Very Permit # issued the City of Smyrna with a GAS000132 permit to operate the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). Major aspects of the permit include public education, illicit discharge detection and elimination, source identification activities, water sampling and reporting. Phase I MS4 City of Marietta See Current Stormwater General Funds ongoing Permit Management Plan GAS000125

69 TMDL Implementation Plan for Rottenwood Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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

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 Fecal Coliform Cobb Water System Current 2002 2009 Determine baseline conditions Fecal Coliform/Water Cobb Water System Current 2001 2009 Determine water quality, determine source of Quality parameters pollutants Sewage Cobb Water System (I & I) Current 1988 On-going Inspect and repair infrastructure and stop any Leaks/Overflows leaks discovered Turbidity, detergents, City of Smyrna Current 1992 Ongoing NPDES MS4 Program Dry weather screening Chlorine, copper, phenol

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 Cobb Water System, Cobb Pet waste management at County Park Locations General Public tentative Parks and Recreation, Keep Cobb Beautiful Cobb Water System, Marietta Clean Water Campaign General Public current Water Authority, Atlanta Regional Commission Cobb Water System Adopt-A-Stream program General Public, School systems 2001 and future City of Marietta See Current Stormwater Management Plan General Public 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

Table 8. MILESTONES MANAGEMENT MEASURE RESPONSIBLE STATUS COMMENT ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSED INSTALLED Stream Monitoring Program Cobb Water System: Stream 1976 1976 aforementioned comprehensive bio and chem. monitoring Monitoring, Water Quality Section including fecals and walks once a quarter NPDES Fecal Coliform Monitoring Program Cobb Water System: Stream 2002 2002 collect fecal NPDES permit mandated samples at 8 sites Monitoring, Water Quality Section Stream walks at stream sewer crossings Cobb Water: Engineering Inflow 1988 1988 walk all segments for overflow at manholes and creek and manholes and Infiltration, Stream Monitoring crossings buffer ordinance Community Development 1990 1990, 1999 regulates, maintains 50-200 feet buffers education ARC, Cobb County, Austell 1994 1994 ads and literature concerning water quality, fecals nuisance ordinance, septic regulate Cobb Board of Health 1988 1988 regulate and enforce septic tanks, removal of improper waste Wetland and Buffer Preservation, beaver USDA/Cobb County National 1996, 1998 1996, 1998 incentives for buffer restoration, fencing off and wetland removal Resource Conservation Service, protection U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, USDA/Stormwater grease trap program Cobb Water Protection 1988 1991 every restaurant inspected, prohibit discharge into septic manhole raising program Cobb Water Engineering 1999 1999 sewer caps raised above current/latest floodplain CMOM Program Cobb Water System: System 2003 2003 Comprehensive program that provides incentives and gives Maintenance the guidelines of how the County’s collection system will operate. Pet Waste Management Program Cobb AAS, Keep Cobb Beautiful, 2003 2004 every restaurant inspected, prohibited discharge into septic Parks and Recreation tanks NPDES Phase I Permit # GAS000132 City of Smyrna Refer to Annual Report Phase I MS4 Permit GAS000125 City of Marietta Refer to annual report for program effectiveness

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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

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APPENDIX A

STAKEHOLDERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL Bill Higgins/Cobb County 680 South Cobb Drive Marietta GA 30060 (770)419-6435 [email protected] Water System Tom Campbell/ Cobb County 3830 South Cobb Drive Suite 102 Smyrna GA 30080 (770)435-7815 Board of Health Wayne McGary/ Marietta 1660 Barnes Mill Rd. Marietta GA 30062 (770)794-8710 Water Authority Rob Hosack/ Cobb County 191 Lawrence St. Marietta GA 30090 (770)528-2125 Community Development Jennifer McCoy/Cobb County 662 South Cobb Drive Marietta GA 30060 (770)528-1480 [email protected] Adopt-A-Stream Valerie Pickard/USDA Natural 678 South Cobb Drive Marietta GA 30060 (770)792-0594 Resources Conservation Service Rusty Simpson/Cobb County 1792 County Services Parkway Marietta GA 30080 (770)528-8840 Parks and Recreation Sally Bethea/Upper 3 Puritan Mill Atlanta GA 30318 (404)352-9828 Chattahoochee River Keeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd. Kevin Johns / Parsons 5320 Mill Run Drive Marietta GA 30068 770-992-7470 [email protected] Earnie W. Cortis 2686 Farmstead Smyrna GA 770-436-8873 [email protected] Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Michael Jones 1441 Buckner Road Mableton GA 30126 770-739-5191 [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 2116 Monroe Drive, Suite 110 Atlanta GA 30324 678-999-0173 [email protected]

75 TMDL Implementation Plan for Rottenwood Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 Env. Risk Management [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] 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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Sewell 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 Sewell Mill Creek Cobb County 4 miles / 9,195 acres Fishing NS

Sewell Mill Creek is located in eastern Cobb County and is a major tributary to Sope Creek. Sewell Mill Creek flows southward and joins Sope Creek as they flow to the Chattahoochee River. The majority of land use within the Sewell Mill Creek watershed is established, medium density residential. There is one Stormwater Monitoring site on Sewell Mill Creek. It is located at Post Oak Tritt Road, on Piney Grove Creek, upstream of the first Stream Monitoring site.

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

The impaired TMDL segment of Sewell Mill creek has sewer infrastructure at regular enough intervals to ensure overlapping visual inspection fields at given manhole or crossing points, and they are inspected by Cobb County Inflow and Infiltration every 18-24 months. Adopt-A-Stream is active in the basin and the Stream monitoring program covers the segment every quarter.

Cobb County has programs in place for investigating potential sources of pollution. These programs are described below. 1. General urban runoff is monitored through: Cobb Water’s comprehensive stream monitoring program involving the Stream department and Stormwater’s Water Quality department, and sampling is done for all pertinent biological and chemical data including fecals at 143 sites all major streams every quarter. Cobb Water’s Adopt-A-Stream has volunteers on sections of Sewell Mill monitoring biological, chemical, and physical changes. Also, urban runoff is monitored through Cobb Water’s Fecal Coliform Monitoring Program. The Cobb Board of Health regulates septic tanks and maintains a nuisance ordinance against unwarranted waste. The National Resources Conservation Service maintains incentives for the restoration of and fencing to protect stream buffers, thereby enhancing urban runoff water quality.

2. Monitoring for sanitary sewer leaks is by the aforementioned Cobb Water Stream Monitoring program, by Cobb Water’s Inflow and Infiltration stream walks at sewer crossings and manholes, by Cobb’s Water Quality Section and by Cobb Water’s Adopt-A-Stream volunteers’ physical monitoring of particular tributaries. Cobb Water Engineering’s tunnel project is projected for completion soon and will relieve pressure off a main sewer line that collects and runs through part of the Sewell Mill basin, thereby reducing the potential for sanitary sewer overflow. Cobb’s Water Protection group also maintains a restaurant grease trap program, prohibiting all county restaurants from discharging grease to septic tanks, and requiring that they pump their traps quarterly so as to keep sewer line grease at a minimal and less of a factor in blocking lines and causing sanitary sewer overflows. Cobb Water’s Engineering also maintains a manhole raising program in low lying areas in order to place sewer caps above the latest FEMA flood plain levels, curtailing overflow contamination. Cobb Water System’s System Maintenance also maintains a foaming root control program for sewer lines.

3. Monitoring for Illicit connections and illegal dumping is by Cobb’s Stream Monitoring program as they test for all parameters throughout the watershed, by Cobb Water’s Fecal Coliform monitoring program. The Cobb County Illicit Discharge ordinance prohibits illicit/illegal discharges to the storm drainage system with monitoring by all sections of the Water System.

4. Animal waste from farm animals, wild animals and domestic pets impacting streams is regulated by Cobb Community Development’s restrictive buffer ordinance, and the USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service maintains incentives for buffer restoration and fencing, as the USDA also sponsors a program in cooperation with Cobb Stormwater to remove beavers from areas where their dams raise water levels to sanitary sewer cap manholes. The Cobb Board of Health regulates septic tanks and maintains a nuisance ordinance

79 TMDL Implementation Plan for Sewell Mill Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 addressing unwarranted (animal) waste handling. Also, Cobb Water, Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb Parks are partnering to establish pet waste management program in county parks.

5. Land disturbing activities’ fecal agitation and distribution is addressed by Cobb Community Development’s Erosion and Sediment Control restrictions, regulatory BMP’s and buffer ordinance as well as by NRCS buffer incentives.

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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 urban runoff entire segment large is urban/suburban segment fecal sanitary sewer leaks entire segment small sewer lines monitored fecal illegal/illicit discharge sporadic negligible ordinances effective fecal animal waste entire segment moderate pets, wild animals, farm animals fecal land disturbing activities limited small regulated by County

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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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There is a variety of programs in place for involving stakeholders, they include: 1. Cobb County Water System utilizes its Stream Monitoring and Stormwater Quality sections in testing for all pertinent biological and chemical data including fecals at 143 sampling sites on all streams once a quarter as well as 8 NPDES fecal sites once a quarter. Engineering’s Inflow and Infiltration walks streams, inspecting manholes and sanitary sewer creek crossings. Engineering also is in the process of completing a sewage storage tunnel which will relieve the 72” line that partly runs through the Sewell Mill basin. Water Quality Section also administrates Cobb Water’s obligations in the Clean Water Campaign, distributing literature and attending and holding workshops, and enforces county ordinances regarding illicit discharges. 2. Cobb’s Adopt-A-Stream program is sanctioned by the Georgia EPD, and administered by EPD and Cobb’s Water System. Groups are active in the Sewell Mill watershed, monitoring for biological, chemical, and physical parameters. 3. Cobb Board of Health maintains nuisance ordinances regarding irresponsible fecal generating activities and regulates septic tank installation and inspection. 4. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service provides incentives for fencing off and restoration of stream buffers from detrimental environmental impact, including fecal pollution. 5. Cobb Community Development‘s Erosion and Sediment department maintains restrictions on land disturbances, BMPs, and buffers throughout the county. 6. Cobb Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb Adopt-A-Stream, are working to establish future regulatory and physical controls for pet waste in Cobb parks. 7. Metropolitan North Georgia Water Resources Planning District has developed model ordinances adopted by the county including those regulating fecal coliform levels.

A formal stakeholder committee involving these organization representatives is currently in the process of being assembled. The following is Cobb County’s proposed list of stakeholder committee members.

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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 (Very, FUNDING IMPLEMENTED Moderate, Weak) Stream Cobb Water System, Water quality sampling/illicit Cobb current 1976 very Monitoring/Dry Cobb Marietta Water discharge detection, NPDES Weather Authority fecal sites Screening Fecal Coliform Cobb Water System Fecal coliform sampling Cobb current 2002 moderate Monitoring Program Pet Waste Cobb Water, Cobb Measures to control pet waste from Cobb proposed Pending moderate Management Parks and being washed into creeks at County Program Recreation, Keep Park locations Cobb Beautiful Inflow and Cobb Water System Infrastructure inspections and repair Cobb current 1988 very Infiltration Engineering stream walks County Cobb Community Ordinances to protect stream bank Cobb current 1977-illicit discharge, moderate Ordinances Development buffers, control erosion, stop illicit 1999-stream buffer, 1990- discharges erosion control Nuisance Cobb Board of Required removal of health Cobb current 1988 moderate Ordinance Health nuisances, maintenance and installation of septic tanks Clean Water Atlanta Regional Campaign to improve water quality ARC, Cobb current 2001 moderate Campaign Commission, Cobb in streams and rivers Water System, Environmental Protection Division Chattahoochee Cobb Water System Relieve sewer system loads in the Cobb under construction 1988 moderate Tunnel Project basin to prevent overloading and spills buffer incentives USDA/NRCS incentives for fencing and NRCS current 1996 moderate restoring buffers Adopt A Stream Ga. EPD, Cobb trains volunteers for bio, physical Cobb current 2001 moderate and chem. monitor manhole raising Cobb Water raises manholes caps above latest Cobb current 1999 moderate Engineering floodplain level 85 TMDL Implementation Plan for Sewell Mill Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 grease trap Cobb Water prohibits running grease to septic Cobb current 1988 very maintenance Protection tanks and requires restaurants to section pump traps regularly in order to prevent grease buildup in lines causing overflows foam root Cobb Water System chemical dissolving of encroaching Cobb current 1997 moderate control Maintenance roots in sewers beaver control USDA / Cobb remove beavers from building dams Cobb/USDA current 1998 very Stormwater and raising water levels above manholes streambank Cobb Stormwater reinforces stream banks in order to Cobb Stormwater current 1995 moderate stabilization Management stabilize sewer infrastructure Management program CMOM Program EPD, Cobb Water CMOM Program -- (Capacity, Cobb Water current 2003 very System (System Management, Operation, and System Maintenance) Maintenance): Program that provides incentives to Cobb County to reduce sanitary sewer spills, maintain infrastructure, prioritize problem areas, and provide a Capital Improvement Plan that ensures funding for sewage system improvements. Preventative Cobb Water System: Measures taken to prevent spills Cobb Water current since inception of sewer very Maintenance System such as tracking patterns of spills System infrastructure Maintenance and lining, cleaning, video analysis, re-routing of sewer lines. Emergency Cobb Water System: Employees are on call and respond Cobb Water current 1960’s very Response System to sewer spills within one hour of System Policy Maintenance reporting for remediation.

86 TMDL Implementation Plan for Sewell Mill Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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 Planning District and Phase II communities will be Plan 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 Planning District and wastewater systems, develop Plan 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

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 fecals Cobb Water’s Streams and Water current 1970’s n/a comprehensive monitoring of bio and chem. Quality Section data including fecals, for delist, detection and enforcement fecals Cobb Water Streams/ Water current 2002 n/a monitor 8 sites quarterly fecals Quality Section fecals/overflow/ and Cobb Water Engineering current 1988 n/a streamwalks for sanitary sewer leaks at spills crossings and manholes fecals(observed), water Cobb Water’s Adopt-A-Stream current 2001 n/a enlists groups for monitoring specific reaches quality program or tributaries

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 Cobb Water, ARC, EPD Clean Water ads, literature, workshops general public, targeted industries ongoing Cobb Adopt- A-Stream, Cobb workshops, seminars, training and liaison with various public, specific AAS groups, environmental clubs, ongoing Water Quality Section government and private entities Cobb and State government training 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

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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

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APPENDIX A

STAKEHOLDERS

NAME/ORG ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP PHONE E-MAIL Bill Higgins/Cobb County 660 South Cobb Drive Marietta Ga. 30060 770 419 6225 [email protected] Water System Tom Campell/Cobb Board of 3830 South Cobb Drive Smyrna Ga 30080 770 435 7815 Health Valerie Picard/USDA Natural 678 South Cobb Drive Marietta Ga 30060 770 792 0594 Resources Conservation Service Rob Hosak/Cobb Community 191 Lawrence St Marietta Ga. 30090 770 528 2125 Development Jennifer McCoy/Adopt-A- 662 South Cobb Drive Marietta Ga 30060 770 528 1480 [email protected] Stream Rusty Simpson/Cobb Parks 1792 County Services Parkway Marietta Ga 30008 770 528 8805 and Recreation Sally Bethea/Upper 3 Puritan Mill Atlanta GA 30318 (404)352-9828 Chattahoochee River Keeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd. Kevin Johns / Parsons 5320 Mill Run Drive Marietta GA 30068 770-992-7470 [email protected] Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Michael Jones 1441 Buckner Road Mableton GA 30126 770-739-5191 [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

91 TMDL Implementation Plan for Sewell Mill Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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] 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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Sope 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 Sope Creek Headwaters to Chattahoochee River (Cobb Co.) 11 miles / 22,510 acres Fishing NS

The headwaters of Sope Creek originate in commercial and industrial areas in eastern Marietta. Land use within the watershed is a mix of medium density residential, commercial, and industrial. There is very little open or forested area left in this urban watershed with a high percentage of impervious surface. As a result, Sope Creek suffers extensive bank erosion throughout its course due to the increased volume and velocity of storm flow. Sewell Mill Creek joins Sope Creek downstream of Indian Hills Drive, about halfway through its course. Historically Sope Creek has seen an increase in water quality and macro invertebrate diversity after the waters of Sewell Mill Creek joins it.

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

The impaired TMDL segment of Sope creek has sewer infrastructure at regular enough intervals to ensure overlapping visual inspection fields at given manhole or crossing points except west of Roswell Rd, where there are only two creek crossings. The segment is completely covered by the monitoring efforts of the Cobb County Stream Monitoring Program. Adopt-A-Stream program is active in this basin. In a 15 month time frame 5 sanitary sewer overflows were discovered and repaired. In February of 2004 Cobb County Water and the Georgia EPD required Tip Top poultry to upgrade stormwater pollution prevention measures in order to restrict the discharge of BOD and fecal polluted stormwater from their facility. Marietta Water performs annual aerial crossing inspections, camera recon of a required quantity of pipe, and annually inspects all grease traps for proper operation and maintenance.

Cobb County has programs in place for investigating potential sources of pollution. These programs are described below. 1. General urban runoff is monitored through: Cobb Water’s comprehensive stream monitoring program involving the Stream department and Stormwater’s Water Quality department, and sampling is done for all pertinent biological and chemical data including fecals at 143 sites at all major streams every quarter. Cobb Water’s Adopt-A-Stream has volunteers on sections of Sope Creek monitoring biological, chemical, and physical changes. Also, urban runoff is monitored through Cobb Water System’s NPDES Fecal Coliform Monitoring Program. The Cobb Board of Health regulates septic tanks and maintains a nuisance ordinance against unwarranted waste. The National Resources Conservation Service maintains incentives for the restoration and fencing of buffers, thereby enhancing urban runoff water quality. The City of Marietta also does dry weather screening including fecal testing in the headwaters of Sope.

6. Monitoring for sanitary sewer leaks is by the aforementioned Cobb water Stream Monitoring Program, by Cobb Water’s Inflow and Infiltration stream walks at sewer crossings of streams and at manholes, and by Cobb Water’s Adopt-A-Stream volunteers’ physical monitoring of particular tributaries. Cobb Water Engineering’s tunnel project is projected for completion soon and will relieve pressure off a main sewer line that collects and runs through part of the Sope basin, thereby reducing the potential for sanitary sewer overflow. Cobb’s Water Protection group also maintains a restaurant grease trap program, prohibiting all county restaurants from discharging grease to septic tanks. requiring all county restaurants to pump their traps quarterly so as to keep sewer line grease at a minimal and less of a factor in blocking lines and causing sanitary sewer overflows. Cobb Water’s Engineering also maintains a manhole raising program in low lying areas in order to place sewer caps above the latest FEMA flood plain levels, curtailing overflow contamination. Cobb Water System Maintenance also maintains a foam root control program for sewer lines.

2. Monitoring for illicit connections and illegal dumping is by Cobb’s Stream Monitoring program as they test for all parameters throughout the watershed, by Cobb Water’s NPDES Fecal Coliform Monitoring Program. The Cobb County Illicit Discharge ordinance prohibits illicit/illegal

95 TMDL Implementation Plan for Sope Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 discharges to the storm drainage system with monitoring by all sections of the Water System. The City of Marietta also has an illicit connection ordinance.

3. Animal waste from farm animals, birds and pets impacting streams is regulated through Cobb Community Development’s restrictive buffer ordinance, and the USDA’s National Resources Conservation Service maintains incentives for buffer restoration and fencing, as the USDA also sponsors a program in cooperation with Cobb Stormwater to remove beavers from areas where their dams raise water levels to sanitary sewer cap manholes. The Cobb Board of Health regulates septic tanks and maintains a nuisance ordinance addressing unwarranted (animal) waste handling. Also, Cobb Water, Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb Parks are partnering to establish a pet waste management program in County parks.

4. Land disturbing activities’ fecal agitation and distribution are addressed through Cobb Community Development’s Erosion and Sediment Control restrictions, regulatory BMP’s and buffer ordinance as well as by NRCS buffer incentives. The City of Marietta maintains erosion and sediment control and buffer ordinances.

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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 urban runoff entire segment large is urban/suburban segment fecal sanitary sewer leaks entire segment small sewer lines monitored fecal illegal/illicit discharge sporadic negligible ordinances effective fecal animal waste entire segment moderate pets, birds, farm animals fecal land disturbing activities limited small regulated by County

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V. STAKEHOLDERS

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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There is a variety of programs in place for involving stakeholders, they include: 1. Cobb County Water System utilizes its Stream Monitoring and Stormwater Quality sections in testing for all pertinent biological and chemical data including fecals at 143 sampling sites on all streams once a quarter as well as 8 NPDES fecal sites once a quarter. Engineering’s Inflow and Infiltration walks streams, inspecting manholes and sanitary sewer creek crossings. Engineering also is in the process of completing a sewage storage tunnel which will relieve the 72” line that partly runs through the Sewell Mill basin. Stormwater Water Quality also administrates Cobb Water’s obligations in the Clean Water Campaign, distributing literature and attending and holding workshops, and enforces county ordinances regarding illicit discharges. 2. Cobb’s Adopt-A-Stream program is sanctioned by the Georgia EPD, and administered by EPD and Cobb’s Water System. Groups are active in the Sope watershed, monitoring for biological, chemical, and physical parameters. 3. Cobb Board of Health maintains nuisance ordinances regarding irresponsible fecal generating activities and regulates septic tank installation and inspection. 4. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service provides incentives for fencing off and restoration of stream buffers from detrimental environmental impact, including fecal pollution. 5. Cobb Community Development‘s Erosion and Sediment department maintains restrictions on land disturbances, BMPs, and buffers throughout the county. 6. Cobb Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Keep Cobb Beautiful and Cobb Adopt-A-Stream, are working to establish future regulatory and physical controls for pet waste in Cobb parks. 7. Metropolitan North Georgia Water Resources Planning District has developed model ordinances adopted by the county including those regulating fecals. 8. The City of Marietta maintains ordinances regulating illicit discharges, erosion and sediment, as well as buffer encroachment. They dry weather screen for mandated pollutants including fecals in the headwaters of Sope.

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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) Stream Cobb Water System, Water quality sampling/illicit Cobb current 1976 very Monitoring/Dry Cobb Marietta Water discharge detection, NPDES Weather Screening Authority fecal sites Fecal Coliform Cobb Water System Fecal coliform sampling Cobb current 2002 moderate Monitoring Program Pet Waste Cobb Water, Cobb Measures to control pet waste from Cobb proposed Pending moderate Management Parks and being washed into creeks at County Program Recreation, Keep Park locations Cobb Beautiful Inflow and Cobb Water System Infrastructure inspections and repair Cobb current 1988 very Infiltration stream Engineering walks County Ordinances Cobb Community Ordinances to protect stream bank Cobb current 1977-illicit discharge, moderate Development buffers, control erosion, stop illicit 1999-stream buffer, 1990- discharges erosion control Nuisance Cobb Board of Required removal of health Cobb current 1988 moderate Ordinance Health nuisances, maintenance and installation of septic tanks Clean Water Atlanta Regional Campaign to improve water quality ARC, Cobb current 2001 moderate Campaign Commission, Cobb in streams and rivers Water System, Environmental Protection Division Chattahoochee Cobb Water System Relieve sewer system loads in the Cobb under construction 1988 moderate Tunnel Project basin to prevent overloading and spills buffer incentives USDA/NRCS incentives for fencing and NRCS current 1996 moderate restoring buffers Adopt A Stream Ga. EPD, Cobb trains volunteers for bio, physical Cobb current 2001 moderate and chem. monitor manhole raising Cobb Water raises manholes caps above latest Cobb current 1999 moderate Engineering floodplain level 101 TMDL Implementation Plan for Sope Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 grease trap Cobb Water prohibits running grease to septic Cobb current 1988 very maintenance Protection tanks and requires restaurants to section pump traps regularly in order to prevent grease buildup in lines causing overflows foam root control Cobb Water System chemical dissolving of encroaching Cobb current 1997 moderate Maintenance roots in sewers beaver control USDA / Cobb remove beavers from building dams Cobb/USDA current 1998 very Stormwater and raising water levels above manholes streambank Cobb Stormwater reinforces stream banks in order to Cobb Stormwater current 1995 moderate stabilization Management stabilize sewer infrastructure Management program CMOM Program EPD, Cobb Water CMOM Program -- (Capacity, Cobb Water current 2003 very System (System Management, Operation, and System Maintenance) Maintenance): Program that provides incentives to Cobb County to reduce sanitary sewer spills, maintain infrastructure, prioritize problem areas, and provide a Capital Improvement Plan that ensures funding for sewage system improvements. Preventative Cobb Water System: Measures taken to prevent spills Cobb Water current since inception of sewer very Maintenance System such as tracking patterns of spills System infrastructure Maintenance and lining, cleaning, video analysis, re-routing of sewer lines. Emergency Cobb Water System: Employees are on call and respond Cobb Water current 1960’s very Response Policy System to sewer spills within one hour of System Maintenance reporting for remediation. Phase I MS4 City of Marietta See Current Stormwater General Funds ongoing Permit Management Plan GAS000125

102 TMDL Implementation Plan for Sope Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 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

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 fecals Cobb Water’s Streams and Water current 1970’s n/a comprehensive monitoring of bio and chem. Quality Section, City of Marietta data including fecals, for delist, detection and enforcement fecals Cobb Water Streams/ Stormwater current 2002 n/a monitor 8 sites quarterly fecals fecals/overflow/ and Cobb Water Engineering current 1988 n/a Stream walks for sanitary sewer leaks at spills crossings and manholes fecals(observed), water Cobb Water’s and EPD’s Adopt A current 2001 n/a enlists groups for monitoring specific reaches quality Stream or tributaries

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 Cobb Water, ARC, EPD, City of Clean Water ads, literature, workshops general public, targeted industries ongoing Marietta Cobb Water, EPD, Adopt-A- workshops, seminars, training and liaison with various public, specific AAS groups, environmental clubs, ongoing Stream government and private entities Cobb and State government training City of Marietta See Current Stormwater Management Plan General Public 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

Table 8. MILESTONES MANAGEMENT MEASURE RESPONSIBLE STATUS COMMENT ORGANIZATIONS PROPOSED INSTALLED Stream Monitoring Program Cobb Water System: Stream 1976 1976 aforementioned comprehensive bio and chem. monitoring Monitoring, Water Quality Section including fecals and walks once a quarter NPDES Fecal Coliform Monitoring Program Cobb Water System: Stream 2002 2002 collect fecal NPDES permit mandated samples at 8 sites Monitoring, Water Quality Section Stream walks at stream sewer crossings Cobb Water: Engineering Inflow 1988 1988 walk all segments for overflow at manholes and creek and manholes and Infiltration, Stream Monitoring crossings buffer ordinance Community Development 1990 1990, 1999 regulates, maintains 50-200 feet buffers education ARC, Cobb County, Austell 1994 1994 ads and literature concerning water quality, fecals nuisance ordinance, septic regulate Cobb Board of Health 1988 1988 regulate and enforce septic tanks, removal of improper waste Wetland and Buffer Preservation, beaver USDA/Cobb County National 1996, 1998 1996, 1998 incentives for buffer restoration, fencing off and wetland removal Resource Conservation Service, protection U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, USDA/Stormwater grease trap program Cobb Water Protection 1988 1991 every restaurant inspected, prohibit discharge into septic manhole raising program Cobb Water Engineering 1999 1999 sewer caps raised above current/latest floodplain CMOM Program Cobb Water System: System 2003 2003 Comprehensive program that provides incentives and gives Maintenance the guidelines of how the County’s collection system will operate. Pet Waste Management Program Cobb AAS, Keep Cobb Beautiful, 2003 2004 every restaurant inspected, prohibited discharge into septic Parks and Recreation tanks Phase I MS4 Permit GAS000125 City of Marietta Refer to annual report for program effectiveness

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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 Bill Higgins /Cobb County 660 South Cobb Drive Marietta Ga. 30060 770 419 6225 [email protected] Water Tom Campell/Cobb Board of 3830 South Cobb Drive Smyrna Ga 30080 770 435 7815 Health Valerie Picard/USDA Natural 678 South Cobb Drive Marietta Ga 30060 770 792 0594 Resources Conservation Service Rob Hosak/Cobb Community 191 Lawrence St Marietta Ga. 30090 770 528 2125 Development Jennifer McCoy/Adopt-A 662 South Cobb Drive Marietta Ga 30060 770 528 1480 [email protected] Stream Rusty Simpson/Cobb Parks 1792 County Services Parkway Marietta Ga 30008 770 528 8805 and Recreation Wayne McGary/ 205 Lawrence Street Marietta Ga 30060 770 794 8710 City of Marietta Sally Bethea/Upper 3 Puritan Mill Atlanta GA 30318 (404)352-9828 Chattahoochee River Keeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd. Alice Champagne / Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper 916 Joseph Lowery Blvd Atlanta GA 30318 404-352-9828 [email protected] Michael Jones 1441 Buckner Road Mableton GA 30126 770-739-5191 [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]

108 TMDL Implementation Plan for Sope Creek HUC 10 #: 0313000111 [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] 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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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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