The Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) has given Atlanta water treatment plants the “gold award” for exceptional performance in the delivery of safe, portable water. The annual GAWP awards recognize facilities that met or exceeded the permit requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act in 2007. The City of Atlanta currently is spending $1 billion to overhaul its drinking water system by replacing meters, repairing leaks, building new transmission and distribution mains and upgrading its plants. The City of Atlanta Chattahoochee and Hemphill water treatment plants received the Gold Award for permit compliance. The Atlanta-Fulton County Treatment Plant, which is jointly owned by the City and Fulton County, also received a Gold Award. The Chattahoochee plant treats 64.9 million gallons of water per day; Hemphill treats 136.5 million gallons; and the City’s share of the Atlanta-Fulton County Treatment is 45 million gallons. “We are grateful to GAWP for recognizing our ongoing efforts to provide clean, safe drinking water to customers,” said Rob Hunter, commissioner, Department of Watershed Management (DWM). GAWP represents more than 5,000 operators, owners, contractors, manufactures’ representatives, engineers, elected officials, industry representatives and others concerned with Georgia’s water resources.
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