Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Project June Meeting Scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday

The joint June meeting of the Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Management Board and the Walton County Water and Sewerage Authority is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Chambers on Hammond Road in Monroe.

After finally receiving the permit in April, authorities in Walton and Oconee counties are now in a position to proceed with plans to build the dam for the reservoir to supplement area water supplies. The permit was issued by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources under the Georgia Safe Dams Act.

The conditions of the permit give until Nov. 1, 2012 for construction to begin on the dam and until March 31, 2013 for its completion.

Items on the agenda concerning the Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Project include:

• Project Financing/Budget (Review of monthly construction reports and consider approval for the FY 2012 construction budget and the 2008 revenue bond issue).
• Land acquisitions (Review acquisitions already under contract and review status of those under negotiation)
• Dam/reservoir construction
• Reservoir Intake Structure Design
• Project Mitigation
• Executive session to discuss other land acquisitions
• Public Comment

The full agenda of the meeting is available in images.

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