Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Bulloch County explores large-scale septage plan, estimates millions to build regional pretreatment
Summary
County staff outlined options to address roughly 55,000 residential and 3,500 commercial septic systems, including buying treatment capacity at a regional plant or building a local pretreatment facility; estimated capital costs run into multiple millions and the board did not take action but directed further study.
Bulloch County commissioners on Feb. 3 heard a work session briefing on septage management that laid out options ranging from continued reliance on septic systems to construction of a pretreatment facility and buying capacity at a regional wastewater plant.
Mister Eldridge, leading the presentation, said the county has "55,000 residential septic tanks and about 3,500 commercial" systems and described repeated instances of roadside dumping. He said engineers’ estimates put capital costs in the multi‑millions: "You're looking at 9,000,000 for a facility, 8,000,000 for capacity and access, and that would be followed by…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
