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Douglasville expands reservoir, uses treated wastewater to serve data centers, officials say
Summary
Douglasville officials told a legislative subcommittee they are expanding the Dog River reservoir to triple capacity for drought resilience and that a partnership with Google uses tertiary‑treated wastewater to meet a data center’s needs without draining potable supplies.
Gil Strauss, executive director of the Douglasville‑Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority, told a Georgia House subcommittee that Douglas County is expanding its Dog River reservoir to increase drought resilience and accommodate long‑term community needs. Strauss said the authority’s reservoir expansion will raise the reservoir 35 feet, increasing surface area from about 260 acres to about 600 acres and increasing storage from roughly 1.9 billion gallons to about 6.5 billion…
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