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FLOYD COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A CLIMATE THAT PROMOTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY CONSCIOUSNESS, AND A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. WE ARE DEDICATED TO SERVICE EXCELLENCE THAT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

 



IN THE NEWS




2006 SPLOST Web Site
For SPLOST Committee Updates, please click on the link above.


Floyd County's 2006 Audit
Year Ending 12/31/06



Working on Wellness

Pollution Hotline & Stormwater Management

Leaf Season Begins October 1

Floyd County Board of Jury Commissioners
Jury Box Questionnaire & Affidavit

Water Conservation Tips

Outdoor Water Use Schedule

Floyd County Animal Control Adopts New Animal Rescue Procedures

Pandemic Flu Preparedness Information
Información de Estado de preparación de Gripe Pandémica



UPCOMING EVENTS




January 8, 2008 -
noon: Caucus
2 p.m.: Meeting

January 22, 2008 -
4 p.m.: Caucus
6 p.m.: Meeting

February 5, 2008 -
(this meeting date was originally scheduled for Feb. 12, but due to an ACCG conflict, was moved up one week)
noon: Caucus
2 p.m.: Meeting

February 26, 2008 -
4 p.m.: Caucus
6 p.m.: Meeting

*Please note, the Commission meetings are now being held in the new Community Room - located on the 2nd Floor of the Administration Building - 12 East 4th Avenue.


To view recent meeting minutes, please click on the logo above.

 Construction and Land Development


When stormwater drains off a construction site, it carries sediment and other pollutants that harm lakes, streams and wetlands. According to the 1996 National Water Quality Inventory, stormwater runoff is a leading source of water pollution. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 20 to 150 tons of soil per acre is lost every year to stormwater runoff from construction sites.

What You Can Do to Help

  • Identify and conserve environmentally sensitive areas on your site and design your site around these areas.

  • Use low impact site design principles. For "Better Site Design" development tools and tips, visit the Center for Watershed Protection and the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual.

  • Implement and maintain aggressive erosion control measures to prevent sediment runoff.

  • Locate your site away from any down sloping street or driveway, and any stream, lake, or drainage way.

  • Maintain construction entrances, and clean up sediments daily by sweeping or scraping up soils tracked onto roadways.

  • Prevent root damage of trees and shrubbery by placing barriers around plant life and limiting construction within those barriers.

  • Re-vegetate through seeding and mulching, as vegetation is most effective in erosion control.

Important Links

For more information on the impact of construction on stormwater pollution, please visit:

Environmental Protection Agency - Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities

The Soil and Water Conservation Society

The International Erosion Control Association

Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC), Inc.

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