The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) began the final phase of several planned repairs to the emergency generators at the Hemphill Water Treatment Plant on Monday, January 25, 2021. Once complete, the improvements will allow 10 back-up generators to be fully operational over a four to six-week period in the event of a power outage without any negative impacts to the Hemphill Water Treatment Plant electrical system.

The first phase of repairs were completed in September 2020 and are part of DWM’s commitment to ensuring operational efficiency of our critical water infrastructure. This is outlined in the department’s Strategic Plan 2022: A One Water Vision. The Department’s infrastructure reliability objectives include minimizing the number and duration of service disruptions and impacts while ensuring infrastructure investments remain aligned with anticipated growth, community needs, and resilience.

For more information, please visit our website www.atlantawatershed.org, and connect with us Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at ATLWatershed.

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