About SRWA

The Soque River Watershed Assocation (SRWA) is a non-profit organization working to protect and restore the Soque River in Northeast Georgia. The Soque River is the only river in Georgia to begin and end all within one county, Habersham. It is a major headwater tributary to the Chattahoochee River which serves as the primary drinking water supply for the city of Atlanta. The organization, founded in 1998, is governed by a community-oriented board of directors, and has two staff members. Primary activities of the Association include: organization of a community watershed partnership; grant management of a Federal 319 project to complete a watershed assessment and draft a watershed protection plan; coordination of a community greenway project; and collaboration with local officials on conservation policy and planning improvements.

Publications

Brochures and Publications

Harvesting Rain

Livestock Water Alternatives

Build a Rain Garden

Greenways

Streamside Management

Judicial Center Innovative Stormwater Features

Tree Planting

Rain Gardens –  a How-To Manual for Homeowners

Collecting and Utilizing Rainfall Runoff

Release of Liability

Technical Papers

A Strategy for Attaining Bacterial Water Quality Standards (2011) by Duncan Hughes

Sediment Source Assessments and Establishing Priorities for Abatement (2011) by Justin Ellis, Duncan Hughes and Alex Smith

Stream  Biotic Health and Land Cover in the Soque River Watershed (2007) by Duncan Hughes