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How much water is enough? UGA research helps balance needs for the Flint

The River Basin Center and American Rivers collaborate with local water utilities and others in South Metro Atlanta and Central Georgia to balance upstream needs for drinking water with downstream needs for wildlife, recreation and agriculture. Planning for the river became a real worry 25 years ago, when drought nearly dried up
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Dozens of students from across UGA present water research at Confluence 2025

The Confluence Graduate Water Research Poster Contest attracted three dozen student researchers last week to share their findings in the third-annual event at the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library.
Franklin Leach holds monitoring equipment in Tanyard Creek on the University of Georgia campus.

Affiliate Spotlight: Leach describes natural world in the language of chemistry

As an affiliate of the River Basin Center, Franklin Leach manages monitoring equipment at the confluence of two branches of Tanyard Creek, streams that come together just south of Bolton Dining Hall in the middle of UGA campus. Tanyard Branch is a learning lab for UGA students from multiple colleges, and the
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