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Elbert County commits $5,000 to Simla for preliminary water‑quality engineering study
Summary
The board approved a $5,000 county contribution to help pay for a $20,000 preliminary engineering study for the Town of Simla after hearing that 14,000 feet of early‑20th‑century cast‑iron pipe and high iron levels are producing poor water quality and low pressure affecting fire flow and public confidence.
Elbert County commissioners voted Oct. 22 to contribute $5,000 to the Town of Simla to help fund a $20,000 preliminary engineering study of chronic water‑quality and low‑pressure problems.
Mike McEwen, public works director for the Town of Simla, told the board the town is dealing with aging infrastructure — about 14,000 feet of cast‑iron pipe installed in 1914 — and elevated iron in the aquifer…
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