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Cumming council awards $593,709 design-development study for Lake Lanier wastewater discharge
Summary
The Cumming City Council voted 3-0 to award Garber Engineering LLC $593,709 to prepare a design development report (DDR) for a planned wastewater treatment facility that would eventually discharge treated effluent to Lake Lanier. Council and staff described the project as phased, technically complex and subject to state and federal permitting.
The Cumming City Council voted to award Garber Engineering LLC $593,709 to prepare a design-development report (DDR) for a planned wastewater treatment facility that would ultimately discharge treated effluent into Lake Lanier.
The DDR, described by city utilities staff as the next step in a multi‑decade program, will study a proposed initial phase sized at about 2.5 million gallons per day (MGD), phased capacity increases tied to a waste‑load allocation that city staff said currently ranges from 7.5 MGD up to a possible 15 MGD. The council approved the award 3-0.
Why it matters: City officials said the DDR is intended to produce the engineering, environmental and permitting analyses the city will need before seeking construction funding and state concurrence. Staff said…
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