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Cobb County–Marietta Water Authority reports steady finances, cites federal ruling on Allatoona reservoir allocation
Summary
The authority reported near-budget water sales and net income gains, ongoing capital projects and said a federal judge upheld the Army Corps' 2021 allocation decision for Lake Allatoona, allowing return flows to be counted toward Georgia's supply.
The Cobb County–Marietta Water Authority reported monthly water sales and revenue near budgeted amounts and described ongoing capital and pipeline projects while summarizing a recent federal-court decision affecting Lake Allatoona allocations.
At the meeting, the authority's representative, Mr. Chalfont, said average water sales for the month ending Feb. 28 were about 68 million gallons per day against a budgeted 67.5 million, and monthly water revenue totaled nearly $7 million, about $20,000 under budget. He reported net income of roughly $3.3 million for the month, $700,000 above the monthly budgeted figure, and noted year-to-date capital spending and cash reserves for capital projects.
Chalfont also told the board that a federal judge last Monday upheld the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 2021 decision to grant Metro Atlanta’s water-supply request from Lake Allatoona. He said the court found the Corps' allocation would have "little, if any, effect on Allatoona's water needs," and that the ruling allows the authority to count return flows into Allatoona — treated return flows the authority regards as equivalent to source water when calculating allocations.
Chalfont described the ruling as a significant development for regional water supply planning and said the case had been ongoing for many years. He also listed active projects: about nine pipeline projects, three facilities projects, one project in bidding, and roughly nine unfunded EPA-related projects. The authority reported year-to-date average rainfall at 7.6 inches — down from 13.6 inches the prior year — and cautioned that a drought is possible this summer.
Board members asked questions; Chalfont closed by inviting further inquiries. No board action was requested or taken on the water-authority report during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- No formal board votes were taken on the Water Authority report; the item was informational.
