Project Summary:

In order to meet the requirements of one of the fastest growing communities in the Savannah area, the City of Pooler is in the process of significantly expanding its existing wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal facilities. ATM assisted the City's engineers, Hussy, Gay, Bell and DeYoung with meeting the Georgia Environmental Protection Division mandated requirement for conducting a Watershed Assessment and developing a Stormwater Management Plan. ATM developed and attained EPD approval of a Watershed Assessment Work Plan. The plan included physical and hydrologic evaluations of the watershed areas, a water quality sampling plan, as well as biological assessments on Hardin Canal, Pipemakers Canal and Little Ogeechee River.

ATM managed the wet and dry weather water quality sampling program and conducted the in-field biological assessments. After evaluation the resulting data with respect to possible point and nonpoint source impacts, ATM produced a report of the findings identifying water quality concerns and possible point and nonpoint sources. The report also included detailed descriptions of available stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) and a methodology for estimating pollution loading from new developments and determining the types and amounts of BMPs necessary to reduce or eliminate resultant loadings. Finally, ATM provided recommendation for implementation of a Stormwater Management Plan that would implement BMPS in order to reduce pollution caused by runoff from new developments.