| Title | Example | More Information | Tools |
| 800 Acres Protected on Dog River in Douglas County | The Trust for Public Land-Georgia conveyed 802 acres of pristine land along the Dog River to Douglas County - the funding for the government's purchase generated by the SPLOST (Special Option Local Sales Tax) voters approved earlier this year. The county is acquiring the land to protect the quality of its drinking water, which is supplied by the river, and to provide recreational opportunities for county residents. The purchase comes on the heels of the county's acquisition of a nearby property, a 470-acre tract along the Chattahoochee River that will also be the site of a future park. The project will protect 2.13 miles of Dog River buffer and approximately 1 mile of Flyblow Creek, a tributary of the Dog River. Friends of Douglas County’s Michael Mulcare advocates creating a local land trust to manage and monitor the property once the county has placed legally protective measures on the land. A Douglas County Chamber of Commerce quality-of-life committee, he adds, named creating a land trust a major initiative that should be undertaken with the support of all interests in the county. | Claude Abercrombie Commissioner Douglas County 770-920-7266 |
Land Trust Riparian Buffers |
| Douglas County-septic monitoring | The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority can disconnect water to houses along the Dog River basin--a county drinking water source--if septic tanks aren't pumped every five years. | Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority 770-949-7617 [more information] |
Riparian Buffers Septic System Monitoring |
| Douglasville Livable Center Initiative | Through Livable Center Initiatives (LCI), the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) will invest $5 million over the next four years to fund "smart growth" studies around Atlanta. Beginning in 2003, ARC will contribute $350 million to help implement the various study projects. The city will develop a plan that incorporates the future commuter rail station with other needed features downtown including residential opportunities for loft housing, in-fill and other LCI goals. | Bill Osborne City Manager City of Douglasville 770-920-3000 |
Design Charrette Transportation Enhancement Program |
| Watershed Protection Strategy in the Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority | The Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (WSA) provides wholesale or retail water supply and wastewater services to approximately 120,000 residential and industrial users in Douglas County, the city of Douglasville, Lithia Springs, and Carrol County. The WSA has developed a nationally recognized watershed protection plan to preserve the quality of local sources of drinking water and has facilitated a comprehensive approach to watershed protection by devising a single set of rules and ordinances that is seamless across jurisdictions. The city and county adopted protection measures as ordinances and as a condition of supply to jurisdictions outside of Douglas County. All decisions in the watershed are based on industry standards of practices that protect water supplies and are supported by assessment of risk. The WSA is now conducting watershed assessments based on state procedures and standards. Assessments in both the Anneewakee Creek and the Gothards Creek basins are being implemented for future expansion of wastewater treatment plants. | Peter Frost Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority 770-949-7617 |