Friday, August 3, 2001
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Friday, August 3, 2001 |
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City gets ready for sewer service By JOHN
THOMPSON
Shortly after Senoia rings in the new year in January, construction is expected to start on phase two of the city's sewerage project. The price tag on the second phase is $6.1 million and low interest loans and a $2.6 million grant will pay for the construction. The second phase would sewer the existing homes and businesses in town and have an ultimate capacity of 700,000 gallons per day. Currently, the city's first phase is using about 25,000 gallons a day for 50 low-income homes. City Administrator Leonard Thompson estimates it will take nearly 18 months to complete the project. The sewer system will feature eight-inch lines connected to six pump stations that feed the sewage to the town's treatment plant next to Southern Mills on Andrews Parkway. The city hooked up the first customer to the sewer system last summer after nearly 20 years of debate, planning and discussion. The first phase is providing sewerage for the town's low-income residents. The city will then focus on providing sewerage to the town's subdivisions and the businesses on Main Street. During the town's initial installation of the service, residents will be allowed to hook up for free. But since many of the older homes have their current septic systems in the backyards and the new sewer lines are running along the street, there will still be a cost to make the connection.
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