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Coweta approves $1.88 million stream-credit purchase to allow Southwest Connector project to proceed
Summary
Commissioners authorized purchase of 5,797.8 stream mitigation credits at $325 each (total $1,884,285) so the Southwest Connector phase 1 can meet the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404-permit mitigation requirements after the originally proposed mitigation bank delayed availability.
The Coweta County Board of Commissioners authorized the purchase of stream mitigation credits totaling $1,884,285 on March 19 to meet Clean Water Act (Section 404) permitting requirements for the county’s Southwest Connector road project.
Public works director Todd Hanley told commissioners that phase 1 of the Southwest Connector will impact intermittent and perennial streams and wetlands and requires mitigation. A mitigation bank originally consulted for the project delayed credit availability to late 2025, which would have delayed the project. County staff located…
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