City Joins 'Imagine a Day Without Water' Movement

The city of Atlanta’s department of watershed management is launching a water supply program that will provide a minimum of 30 days of raw water.

As part of a national movement with the Value of Water Coalition, the city will “Imagine a Day Without Water” at the future home of Atlanta’s water supply, 900 Lois Street, on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 10 am.

The program will tunnel about five miles between a quarry, the Hemphill Water Treatment Facility and the Chattahoochee River.

Atlanta is home to the world’s busiest airport, 29 Fortune 500 company headquarters, and more than 1.2 million water customers. Estimates show just one day without water would cost the Atlanta economy $100 million.