Public Notice: Please be advised that the regularly scheduled Water Committtee meeting on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 has been canceled.

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The Fayette County Water System is a part of Fayette County government, under the direction of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners, with a Water Committee acting as an advisory committee to the Board.

The Fayette County Water System provides service to Tyrone, Peachtree City, Woolsey, parts of Fayetteville and Brooks and part of the unincorporated County. The Water System also serves as a backup water supply for Fayetteville and Brooks that is served by their own water departments.

 

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Residential Toilet Rebate Program

To encourage customers to replace older inefficient toilets the Fayette County Water System is participating in the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Residential Toilet Rebate Program. Rebates are limited and will be issued on a first-come, first serve basis.

To view rebate information and find out if you are eligible, go to www.northgeorgiawater.org/toiletrebate. The application for the rebate can be downloaded from this address.

Water Restrictions

Water Restriction Changes Effective April 1, 2008 *

On September 28, 2007, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) declared a level four drought response across the northern third of Georgia, including Fayette County.  Level four prohibits most types of outdoor residential water use.  More information about the outdoor water use schedules can be found on the EPD web site at www.georgiaepd.com.

To learn more about water conservation and answers to frequently asked questions please go to the EPD Water Conservation web site at www.conservewatergeorgia.net Detailed information on the drought can be found at www.georgiadrought.org.

 

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Supply and Production

The Fayette County Water System (" the System ") currently has a total production capacity of 20.375 million gallons per day (MGD). This capacity includes the 13.5 MGD at the Crosstown Water Plant, and an additional .825 MGD from four wells at various locations. With the completion of the South Fayette Water Plant in the summer of 2001, the System now has an additional 6.0 MGD capacity. The City of Atlanta has also allocated 4.0 MGD to Fayette County.

The System currently has three raw water storage reservoirs, two of which impound Flat Creek:

• Lake Kedron, located in northern Peachtree City, is a 235-acre reservoir which stores approximately 1.0 billion gallons of water and will safely yield 3.5 MGD during drought conditions.
• Lake Peachtree, in the southern part of Peachtree City, is a 250-acre reservoir which will yield 0.5 MGD during drought conditions.
• Lake Horton, in south Fayette County, stores 3.5 billion gallons of water and will yield 16-18 million gallons per day during drought conditions.

 

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Distribution

The existing water distribution system is extensively developed on the east side of the County in the Fayetteville area, on the west side throughout Peachtree City and Tyrone, and in the unincorporated portions of the County.

The Water System includes more than 583 miles of water lines in various diameters and materials. All water lines are constructed by the Water System's own crews, contracted for with the construction monitored and approved by the Water System's engineer, or are constructed by subdividers and contributed to the Water System upon approval of the construction by the Water System Director.

The system wholesales water to the City of Fayetteville pursuant to a wholesale water contract which expires in the year 2034. The Water System is also the backup supply for the Town of Brooks.

Due to the uniqueness of the design, the pump house on Lake Peachtree was featured in Metal Architect, (December 1990). The System has added several pump houses since then. The buildings are not only functional but blend with the surroundings.

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