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Bryan County approves Thomas & Hutton task order to develop industrial pretreatment program
Summary
County commissioners authorized a task order with Thomas & Hutton to develop an industrial pretreatment program tied to the new Bryan County Water Reclamation Facility, directing staff to incorporate Georgia EPD NPDES limits and federal requirements. The motion passed; the transcript shows an unclear dollar amount.
The Bryan County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a scope of services from consulting firm Thomas & Hutton and authorized the chairman to execute a corresponding task order to develop an industrial pretreatment program for the county’s new water reclamation facility.
County staff told commissioners the new Bryan County Water Reclamation Facility in the north part of the county will provide sewer infrastructure for new industry and development — including a regional “mega site” — and that federal and state rules require a formal industrial pretreatment program when treatment plants accept certain industrial process waters or when flows and pollutant loads meet regulatory thresholds. Staff said the program must incorporate National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) discharge limits issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) and applicable federal requirements.
The board’s motion approved Thomas & Hutton’s scope of services and authorized execution of a task order identified in the meeting transcript as “task order number 115.” The dollar amount stated on the record was unclear: the motion as transcribed referenced both “$211,000” and “$2,211,020.” The minutes and public record provided at the meeting did not resolve which figure is the final total.
Commissioners said Thomas & Hutton was recommended because the firm helped design the facility and has institutional knowledge of the plant and nearby industrial users. Commissioners voted in favor by voice/hand; no roll-call tally was recorded in the public discussion.
The authorization allows county staff to proceed with the consultant contract and the pretreatment program development. The program will be used to implement discharge limits and industrial-user controls required under Georgia EPD rules and the NPDES permit once the reclamation facility begins service to industrial users.
