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Proposal would dedicate $501.7M to coastal surface‑water system and $250M to statewide water infrastructure program
Summary
GIFA asked the subcommittee to approve a multi‑hundred‑million‑dollar package for a new Savannah‑region surface water intake, treatment plant and transmission lines and separately to continue a $250 million statewide water and wastewater infrastructure fund.
Hunter Hill, representing the Georgia Fund/Georgia Infrastructure Fund attached to the Department of Community Affairs, briefed the subcommittee on a large coastal water infrastructure request in the governor’s FY‑25 amended budget.
Mr. Hill described a multi‑jurisdictional proposal to increase surface‑water availability for Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties to address near‑term and projected water demands tied to industrial and residential growth. The governor’s proposal includes a $501.7 million package split by county: approximately $319 million for a new…
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