Engineering, consulting and construction company, Black and Veatch, has been selected by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to assist in preparing water development and conservation plans for three of the state's regional water planning councils. The project is part of Georgia's Comprehensive Statewide Water Management Plan.  When complete, the plan will improve the quality of life for citizens by providing a proactive, sustainable strategy for water resource management.

'This type of water planning is the foundation for providing sustainable solutions to effectively, prudently and proactively manage water resources today while accounting for future needs,' said Dan McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Black  and Veatch's global water business.

Black and Veatch will work with the Middle Chattahoochee, Upper Flint and Lower Flint-Ochlockonee Regional Planning Councils, using water resource assessments and population projections of up to 40 years to develop realistic estimates of water use. To identify the gap between need and availability, those estimates will be compared to water resources.