In response to the water resource challenges facing Georgia, the Georgia General Assembly adopted Senate Resolution 142 during the 2001 legislative session. SR142 created the 23-member Joint Comprehensive Water Plan Study Committee and the 50-member Water Plan Advisory Committee.

The resolution charged the study committee to

• consider existing policy, laws, rules, and programs to manage water resources;
• recommend a process and schedule to prepare the details of a comprehensive water plan;
• develop the principles for a comprehensive water plan;
• undertake a study of the water resources issues, including water quality and quantity, facing Georgia; and
• recommend any other action or legislation the study committee deems appropriate.

Environmental Policy Program faculty and staff provided support to the study committee's efforts. This page provides detailed information on the activities of the study committee and advisory committee and their work to develop the framework for the state water management plan and to identify actions the state should take to better manage water resources.

• Final Report of the Study Committee (August 29, 2002)
• Draft: Final Report of the Study Committee (August 7, 2002)
• Draft: Final Report of the Study Committee (July 23, 2002)
• Interim Report of the Study Committee (December 2001)
• White Papers
• Process Schedule
• Issues Facing Georgia
• Vision Statement, Guiding Principles, and Goals
• Publications and Reports
• Briefing Papers