Several stream gauges across the Southeast are in danger of being shut down due to the lack of funding. Two major stream gauges are the Chattooga and Lookout Creek, which is used to corrolate Bear Creek in Cloudland Canyon. Here is the information that I was given. We need your help!


Go to this page and email Brian and tell him you want to keep the lookout creek gauge
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/fundingalert.html


Here is additional info regarding funding cuts to usgs.
please review these and contact both your congressman or woman and the GA congressman.

co-op program info:
http://water.usgs.gov/coop
NSIP program info:
http://water.usgs.gov/nsip

Find a representative through
www.FirstGov.gov

Contact Sonny Purdue here:
www.gov.state.ga.us
write him an email and tell him why stream gauges are important to you especially the Lookout Creek gauge, and Mill and Holly Creeks as well, if they are in your area

Contact the GA legislature here:
www.legis.state.ga.us

The cuts are through the EPD so you may wish to mention the Environmental Protection Division when contacting these folks.

The conference committee for appropriations hasn't met yet. The contact info is below.

State Budget Conferees:

House (ask them to insist on the House position and retain the House Budget’s funding level for EPD)

Rep. Ben Harbin (Columbia County) ben.harbin@house.ga.gov 404.463.2247

www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/house/bios/Harbin,%20Ben/Harbin,%20Ben.htm

Rep. Jerry Keen (Glynn County) jerry.keen@house.ga.gov 404.656.5052

www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/house/bios/Keen,%20Jerry/Keen,%20Jerry.htm



Rep. Mark Burkhalter (North Fulton County) Mark.Burkhalter@house.ga.gov 404.656.5072

www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/house/bios/Burkhalter,%20Mark/burkhalter,%20mark.htm

Senate (ask them to agree to the House position and reinstate the House Budget’s funding level for EPD)

Sen. Eric Johnson (Savannah) eric.johnson@senate.ga.gov (404) 656-5109

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/johnsonbio.htm

Sen. Tommy Williams (Lyons) tommie.williams@senate.ga.gov (404) 656-0089

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/williamsbio.htm

Sen. Jack Hill (Reidsville) jack.hill@senate.ga.gov (404) 656-5038

http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/jackhillbio.htm

Georgia General Assembly Home Page: http://www.legis.ga.gov/

Use this site for contact info for your State Senator or Representative, or to check on the status of legislation.

House Rules Committee: http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2005_06/house/Committees/rules/gahrules.htm

The Rules Committees set the daily calendar, so contacts with Rules Committee members are especially important.

Brian E. McCallum, Assistant Director
USGS Georgia Water Science Center
3039 Amwiler Road, Suite 130
Atlanta, GA 30360
P: 770.903.9127 F: 770.903.9199
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/