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Georgia Water Planning — An independent resource
Plans, sources & context.
For a better understanding of Georgia’s water.

Georgia’s water. In context.

Understand the plans.
Find the original sources.

A guide to Georgia’s regional water planning, from the first adopted plans to the evidence behind later updates.

Chattahoochee River at Norcross, Georgia, with shallow water, exposed rocks and wooded banks

The historical collection

Regional water plans

10 regions · September 2011

Explore the first adopted regional plans. Each guide explains what the document covers, how to use it and where to find a copy.

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Includes the statewide overview and consultation-stage versions.

Research & comparisons

Middle Ocmulgee across planning cycles

What changed between the 2011 plan and the 2023 update? A closer look at planning horizons, assessment methods and management actions, with context on the 2017 revision process.

Read the comparison

Read the numbers carefully.

A forecast is not an observation. A recommendation is not a completed project.

Use the plan-reading guide