MEDIA ADVISORY

Watershed Management to Host Media Tour of Hemphill Drinking Water Operations

ATLANTA (May 8, 2017) – Currently, the City of Atlanta provides drinking water to approximately 1.3 million people each day. Built in 1892, the Hemphill Water Treatment Plant (WTP) provides drinking water to more than 65 percent of the City of Atlanta.  The Hemphill WTP is a manually operated and is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.

In celebration of National Drinking Water Week, the Department of Watershed Management is offering local media outlets with a behind-the-scenes look into the City of Atlanta’s drinking water treatment process. On the tour, you will have the opportunity to interview Hemphill WTP staff and capture b-roll of various treatment processes including the water quality laboratory.

What: Media tour of the Hemphill WTP

Who:  Richard T. Parker, Deputy Commissioner, Water Treatment and Reclamation

Quinton Fletcher, Hemphill WTP Plant Manager

Where: Hemphill Water Treatment Plant

650 17th Street NW

Atlanta, GA 30318

When: Tuesday, May 9, 2017 from 10 a.m. – 11a.m.

Comments: Identification is necessary to gain entry into Hemphill WTP. Comfortable, enclosed shoes recommended. Please contact Cameo Garrett at 404-546-3207 or cgarrett@atlantaga.gov to confirm your attendance.

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