Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

Goal: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

UGA is working to address UN Sustainable Development Goals through focused research, teaching, service, and stewardship on campus, across the state, and around the globe. Some examples of how students, faculty, and staff are addressing Goal #6 are listed below.

River Basin Center

The River Basin Center connects freshwater science to management and policy to promote the sustainable management of aquatic resources and ecosystems. River Basin Center faculty, staff, and students work on aquatic management issues around the globe, but the center maintains an emphasis on the southeastern United States.

trash traps

The Storm Water Systems device installed in Trail Creek near Dudley Park is a fairly simple concept — the trash trap sits atop the creek collecting debris that floats at the surface, and the two arms protruding from the side funnel trash into the trap. The specific device is called the Banadlong Bandit Litter Trap, and it's designed to be affordable and portable, fitting in the back of a pickup truck when disassembled. The trap captures floating debris, specifically plastics, while still allowing the creek to flow unimpeded. Because the trap is on the surface of the water, it does not interfere with aquatic wildlife movement. The trap captures litter that falls into the creek, which prevents it from reaching larger bodies of water like the Atlantic Ocean.

Georgia water resources conference

Since its inception in 1989, the biennial Georgia Water Resources Conference (GWRC) has provided an open forum for the discussion of water policies and management strategies, as well as the results of research and technical studies. The Georgia Water Resources Conference is organized by the UGA River Basin Center, funded by the Georgia Water Resources

uga extension water & drought

UGA Extension looks at the many prisms of water in all teaching, research, and extension programs. Extension agents educate farmers, homeowners, 4-H'ers, community leaders and businesses through workshops, activities and projects. They offer soil and water testing services, landscape steward programs and frequent publications tracking the current status of drought in Georgia and other water-related issues.