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Brant D. Keller Director of Public Works & Utilities for the City of Griffin, GA

Brant D. Keller

Brant D. Keller, Ph.D., is director of Public Works & Utilities for the City of Griffin, GA. He was instrumental in setting up the first stormwater utility in the state of Georgia. He is a member of Stormwater magazine’s editorial advisory board.

October 14th, 2008 12:54pm PST

Will EPA Loan NPDES Communities the Money?

Posted By Brant D. Keller 2 Comments

Recently, Janice Kaspersen wrote the blog “Show Me the Money, If you Can Find It.”

It’s 45 days later, and I think it applies more than ever. The federal government is bailing out the housing industry and guaranteeing banks financial support. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the economy has all but come to halt. All you have to do is go to your busiest local... continue reading

July 2nd, 2008 10:35am PST

Sediment: The Number One Polluter or Not?

Posted By Brant D. Keller 4 Comments
Several years back, I wrote an editorial for Stormwater titled “The Dust Bowl, Clean Water Act, and Sediment TMDLs: What Do They All Have in Common?” The subject matter dealt with sediment loading and the lack of progress over the years to effectively limit sediment from entering our streams and rivers. The USEPA is currently developing Effluent Limitation Guidelines. There have been major challenges... continue reading

June 2nd, 2008 1:03pm PST

Current Water Restrictions

Posted By Brant D. Keller Comments
The Southeast region is heading into the continuation of the drought of 2007. Actually, Georgia has been in a drought cycle since 2000. Georgia has had 55 counties under extreme drought watch—drought level four—since the fall of 2007, and just weeks ago six counties were relieved to be classified to drought level two. The effect has been devastating to local utilities. The City of Griffin, a medium-sized water system, forecasted a revenue loss of $750,000.00. Cobb County Water... continue reading

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