Georgia Public Broadcasting

Publications

Emily Jones and Mary Landers

Old equipment and rising sea levels can mean serious problems for septic systems—and pollution of local waterways—on the Georgia coast.

EMILY JONES & MARY LANDERS

Even if problematic septic systems are identified, many coastal communities lack the money to fix them.

EMILY JONES AND MARY LANDERS

As sea levels rise, Georgia septic systems are running out of space.

Emily Jones and Rickey Bevington

By the end of the century, sea levels off the Georgia coast are expected to rise anywhere from one to eight feet.