After five years of research into the threats to the Lake Toccoa watershed, the SCDA's Infrastructure Committee presented their findings and recommendations to the City of Toccoa. “Seventy percent of the earth is covered in water … but only .007 percent of all the water in the world is available for us as human beings,” said committee chairman Buddy Lawson to commissioners. “I thought that was significant, and brings home the need for protecting our watershed and water resources.”
The committee made five overall recommendations to protect the water supply which will cover 90-95% of all threats if implemented:
• Prohibit development of any kind on city-owned property surrounding Lake Toccoa.
• Control golf course storm water run-off into Lake Toccoa and control chemicals applied to the golf course.
• Prepare and implement a plan for regional water sales.
• Dredge Lake Toccoa and the Davidson Creek Impoundment.
• Extend water discharge piping from Davidson Creek to Lake Toccoa
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