Union City officials are concerned that current and upcoming residential development will result in a need for greater wastewater treatment capacity. Responding to that concern, the City Council April 18 approved a measure aimed at increasing sewer capacity at the county’s Camp Creek Wastewater Treatment plant.

In a April 5 memo, city engineer Charles Corbin cited ongoing discussions with Fulton County designed to solve the city’s long term need for wastewater treatment. He said the city has active or approved subdivisions that will need .66 million gallons per day (MGD) treatment capacity. Another .06 MGD will be needed to cover subdivisions being proposed. A third need category was described as those areas within the present city limits where there is undeveloped residential land which can add .66 MGD capacity to the city’s long term treatment needs.

“These three added together result in a total additional need of just under 1.4 MGD to serve the present city limits. Future annexations could add another 1.3 MGD to the long term treatment need,” Corbin said.

Corbin recommended that Union City accept the county’s offer to increase capacity by 1 MGD with two options to review additional capacity needs.

“We’re nearly at our capacity of 1.5 million gallons now,” City Administrator Terrrell Jacobs said prior to the affirmative vote. “The city very much needs the additional capacity for the continued growth we’ve experienced. This is our least expensive option.”

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