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Water-resources briefing urges continued green infrastructure, flags local stream impacts
Summary
A regular water-resources update noted small streams in Hiram are vulnerable to bacteria and sediment impacts, highlighted state buffer rules and the city’s MS4 compliance, and advocated low‑impact development and rain‑garden approaches.
At the City of Hiram’s March meeting, a water-resources presenter reviewed drinking-water, wastewater and stormwater responsibilities and urged expanded use of green infrastructure and low‑impact development techniques.
The presenter (identified in the transcript as Ms. Fox) said Hiram sits on many small headwater streams that connect to larger creeks and ultimately the Chattahoochee River, and she summarized monitoring results that show elevated bacteria and sediment in some local streams. She said Licklog Creek had elevated bacteria in a 2020 survey and that in…
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