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Council considers 180-day moratorium on new construction as sewer plants near capacity
Summary
City staff presented projections showing the West wastewater plant could exceed capacity by 2027 and recommended a 180-day moratorium on new construction pending state EPD guidance and options to expand treatment/discharge. Council opened discussion; no formal moratorium vote was recorded.
City utilities staff told the Villa Rica City Council on Feb. 4 that approved and pending development would push the city's wastewater system beyond safe operating capacity within a few years without additional infrastructure or permitted discharge locations. Staff asked the council to consider a temporary moratorium on new construction to allow time for planning and regulatory approvals.
John Bain (utilities staff) and other members of the operations team said Villa Rica has two wastewater treatment facilities: the West plant (approximately 2.0 million gallons per day design capacity) and the North plant (about 0.5 million gallons per day). Using developers'submitted project lists and anticipated completion timing, staff reported the West plant's load had climbed from about 50% of capacity in 2021 toward over 60%…
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