Politics & Government
Hard Labor Creek Board To Begin Discussion Of Design For Water Treatment Plant and Distribution System
The two counties will have to borrow additional money to treat and distribute the water from the 1,370-acre reservoir.
The Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir Management Board on Tuesday is scheduled to begin discussion of preliminary design for the water treatment and water transmission facilities--the next stage in making the reservoir now filling in southeast Walton County something more than a pretty lake.
The Board will discuss cost estimates for obtaining a schematic design for the facility and for design development details. The estimated total cost of the work is $1.7 million.
It also is scheduled to discussion acceleration of a future implementation schedule for the treatment plant needed to make the water drinkable and the transmission facilities needed to get the water to customers in Oconee and Walton counties.
The two counties will have to borrow additional money to treat and distribute the water from the 1,370-acre reservoir, which is expected to reach full pool in 2017.
For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.
Pictured: Project Manager Jimmy Parker