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City hears $12.56 million plan to replace raw water main to Lake Toccoa
Summary
City officials reviewed a proposal to install a 24-inch, roughly 20,000-foot raw water main from Davidson Creek Lake to Lake Toccoa, a project presented with an estimated cost of $12,560,500 and potential grant and financing options to reduce reliance on Lake Yonah.
Utilities Director Harry Scott and consultants from Carter & Sloope presented a proposal to replace the city's raw water main with a 24-inch line running approximately 20,000 feet from Davidson Creek Lake to the proposed discharge point at Lake Toccoa. The work was presented as a way to increase system efficiency, cut pumping costs from Lake Yonah and delay the need for a larger withdrawal permit from Georgia Power and FERC.
The presentation included a projected construction cost of $12,560,500. Scott said the project would "increase overall water system efficiency, reduced water consumption costs from Lake Yonah, [and] reduce pumping costs" and noted that Carter & Sloope has a staff financial specialist available to help answer financing questions. Commissioners focused on potential funding sources, including an ARC grant, and discussed the city's need for a new water treatment plant as a long-term priority. Commissioner Gail Fry asked staff to return with financing options; Commissioner Terry Carter asked about ongoing maintenance of the existing plant, to which Scott said, "we are doing everything we can to keep it maintained daily."
No formal motion or vote was taken; the presentation was recorded as such and staff were directed to continue exploring financing and technical options.
