Atlanta's Award-Winning Water Treatment Plants The Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) has given Atlanta water treatment plants the "gold award" for exceptional performance in the delivery of safe, portable water.
The annual GAWP awards recognize facilities that met or exceeded the permit requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2007. The City of Atlanta currently is spending $1 billion to overhaul its drinking water system by replacing meters, repairing leaks, building new transmission and distribution mains and upgrading its plants.
The City of Atlanta Chattahoochee and Hemphill water treatment plants received the Gold Award for permit compliance. The Atlanta-Fulton County Treatment Plant, which is jointly owned by the City and Fulton County, also received a Gold Award. The plants had no permit violations in 2007. The Chattahoochee plant treats 64.9 million gallons of water per day; Hemphill treats 136.5 million gallons; and the City's share of the Atlanta-Fulton County Treatment is 45 million gallons.
"We are grateful to GAWP for recognizing our ongoing efforts to provide clean, safe drinking water to customers," said Rob Hunter, commissioner, Department of Watershed Management (DWM).
GAWP represents more than 5,000 operators, owners, contractors, manufactures' representatives, engineers, elected officials, industry representatives and others concerned with Georgia's water resources.
The Department of Watershed Management is dedicated to providing the highest quality drinking water and wastewater services to the City of Atlanta's residents, businesses and wholesale customers at the lowest possible cost, while protecting urban waterways, conserving natural resources, and providing clean, safe water for downstream customers. Our vision, mission and value statements can be found here.
Traditionally, the City of Atlanta has operated its water, wastewater and sewer agencies independently. However, each of these functions is related to overall water quality and the management of water resources within a watershed. Watershed management is the best way to effectively restore, protect and manage water resources.
The Department of Watershed Management includes all functions that involve the use and management of the City's water resources - the Bureaus of Drinking Water, Wastewater Treatment & Collections (including Sewer Operations) and Watershed Protection (including Stormwater Management). The functions that support these operations and provide customer service are housed in the Bureaus of Administration and Management. Capital projects to expand and upgrade Atlanta's water resource systems as needed are overseen by the Bureau of Engineering Services.
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Clean Water Atlanta Update from Mayor Shirley Franklin
Last week (4/12/07), Mayor Shirley Franklin sent a progress report to City residents, media and other stakeholders regarding the $3.9 billion Clean Water Atlanta sewer and wastewater overhaul program.
Daily consumption figure for 5/14/2008 is 93.46 MGD
