Friday, November 16, 2001
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Friday, November 16, 2001 |
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County's water sources are on the rise By JOHN
THOMPSON Coweta County received good news this week in its ongoing pursuit of future water sources. Assistant County Administrator Eddie Whitlock said the county learned it had been granted a surface water withdrawal permit for up to 7.7 million gallons a day for its new B.T. Brown reservoir. Whitlock said the county has been waiting for the permit to see how big the water plant at the site would be. Now, engineers can complete a final drawing of the plant and move ahead with construction. The plant is expected to open at the end of 2003. Other water sources for residents include: Pumping five to 10 million gallons of water from Griffin and Spalding County when their new pump station is up and running in 2004. Building a one-million-gallon storage tank across from the familiar golf ball water tank at Canongate on Interstate 85. Building another storage tank at Ga. Highway 154 and Interstate 85. This would be the county's biggest tank and contain 1.5 million gallons of water. The county also plans to try groundwater recharging on 300 acres it owns near the proposed reservoir and also extend contracts with Newnan Utilities to keep the water pumping.
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