Water/Waste Water

Public Involvement Coordination-Sewer System Evaluation Survey & Consent Decree Program. The Clean Water Atlanta Program is an integrated plan to improve water quality regionally by assessing, repairing, and upgrading the entire wastewater treatment, management and transportation system (sewer) and associated components for the City of Atlanta. The SSES Project entails surveying approximately 8,000 manholes and 2,200 miles of sanitary sewer [Read More…]

Full Circle developed and managed the Communications efforts of the Baton Rouge Sanitary Sewer Overflow Program, May 2010 – Current. Full Circle Communications (FCC) has successfully created and implemented a communications program to compliment the Baton Rouge/East Baton Rouge Parish’s Consent Decree required work, the Baton Rouge SSO Program. The communications program was designed specifically with the vision of the [Read More…]

The purpose of this project was to upgrade and expand DeKalb’s two advanced wastewater treatment facilities, to ensure the plants would adequately serve DeKalb residents and businesses well into the future (with an expected population of 900,000 by 2015). Expanding wastewater flow capacity to 93 million gallons per day would allow the County to treat waste from the increased population in [Read More…]

The North Georgia Water Resources Partnership conducted a feasibility study of Nutrient Water Quality Trading in the Coosa River Basin.  The project, partially funded by a Section 319(h) grant, was intended to both develop a working trading framework and identify one or more point-to-nonpoint source trade(s) that could be implemented to support the Lake Weiss TMDL.  Nutrient trading was a [Read More…]

The Marsh Creek Pump Station Project was an initiative to replace the existing pump station with a new, state-of-the-art pump station with upgraded equipment and flow monitoring devices. Once the new pump station was commissioned, the wastewater treatment facility was decommissioned and demolished. The new pump station occupies approximately 2 acres of the 23 acre campus. Full Circle was responsible [Read More…]

The Atlanta City Council adopted groundbreaking legislation for the amended Post-Development Stormwater Ordinance Management, drafted by the Department of Watershed Management promoting the use of green infrastructure practices in new and redevelopment projects in the City.  Although required by a regional planning agency, the City went a step further to protect the property of its residents and businesses and reduce [Read More…]

Provided meeting facilitation and documentation of comments and discussion topics for the Savannah-Ogeechee Basin Advisory Council monthly meetings. Council convened to review and discuss regional water concerns identified by DNR and provide feedback and suggestions on management of these issues. The issues addressed included minimizing water withdrawals, maximizing returns, conservation, land application, education, and problems that required regional focus. Documented [Read More…]

Study was made to protect the Alcovy River basin and commissioned by the Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center. Services Provided: Created educational materials and study reports for each of the 15 participating municipalities and its citizens during this two-year watershed protection study. Coordinated public meetings. Produced the project’s executive summary.

Conducted monthly meetings with a 25-member citizens’ advisory group formed to provide fiscal oversight to elected officials during construction of the county’s first water treatment plant. Coordinated with the county’s communications manager to create massive public information campaign reporting road closings, detours, and construction schedules for pipe installation to help alleviate possible inconveniences due to the construction of the water [Read More…]

Responsible for working with water authority staff to inform citizens residing near the Quarles Water Treatment Plant of plans to expand the plant from 64 mgd to 84 mgd over a three year period. Developed mailings, websites, public meetings, and educational materials. 

Responsible for working with county staff to develop a project information campaign targeting local residents, County Commissioners, and other interested parties for a wastewater treatment plant improvement project.  Created informational materials such as status reports, presentations, and display boards, in addition to coordinating a series of public meetings.

Part of the NPDES permitting process to expand wastewater treatment facilities and develop storm water management plan. The project included the Camp Creek, Little River, Big Creek, Johns Creek, and the Sandy Springs watersheds. Services Provided: Led in the formation of a 40-member citizens’ advisory committee charged with providing the county with citizen input regarding water quality in Fulton County [Read More…]

Worked with county staff and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to create a communications plan to inform citizens of the permit request to expand the plant prior to EPD public hearings.  Developed strategic approach utilizing materials developed specifically for targeted stakeholders and a comprehensive method of information dissemination. Crafted a consistent project message to be used throughout all project [Read More…]