Etowah HCP - Utility Crossings Technical Committee

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utility crossings technical committee

The design and installation of utility crossings affects the imperiled aquatic species covered by the HCP. The Utility Crossings Technical Committee is developing guidelines for the design and installation of utility crossings based on the habitat needs of the covered species.

committee members

Rodney Buckingham	Pickens County
Lou Chastain	Georgia Department of Transportation
Bill Cupp	Atlanta Gas Light
Dan Dobrinska	Comcast Cable
Lamont Kiser,	Bartow County
General membership	Pickens County Utility Coordinating Committee
Geoff Morton	Cherokee County
Gary Mullinix	City of Canton
Norman Pope	Pickens County
Kenny Phelps	Cherokee County
Kenneth Raines	Sawnee EMC
Frankie Ringdon	Ellijay Telephone Company
Terry Ryland	Atlanta Gas Light
Steve Timmons	Amicalola Electric
Robert Turner	Telecommunication Assistance
Mike Ware	Atlanta Gas Light

committee staff

James Norman	River Basin Center, UGA Institute of Ecology
Emily Franzen	River Basin Center, UGA Institute of Ecology
Mary Freeman	US Geological Survey and River Basin Center, UGA Institute of Ecology
Seth Wenger	River Basin Center, UGA Institute of Ecology
Curt Gervich	Etowah Aquatic HCP Outreach Coordinator
Lucy Cason	Land Use Clinic, River Basin Center, UGA Institute of Ecology & School of Law

committee reports & documents

Technical Committee Report: Utility Stream Crossings Policy, July 13, 2006, updated July 2007 (PDF)

For more information:
Eric Prowell, Hydrologist
USFWS, Georgia Ecological Services
105 West Park Drive, Suite D.
Athens GA 30606
(706) 613-9493
Eric_Prowell@fws.gov