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The watershed assessment

recently approved by the Peachtree City Water and

Sewerage Authority will go on as planned, without the

inclusion of Camp Creek.

After some discussion at a

special called meeting during the May 22 retreat, the

board took no action on Camp Creek after being advised by

WASA general manager Larry Turner that it was

unnecessary, since the relevant data are already

available.

Turner cited a report by

the firm of Danes and Moore, who had been retained to do

a study for Fayette County concerning Timberlake

subdivision. Turner said the report was a good one, and

it concluded that the water quality was good.

The original report, which

was paid for by Pathway Communities, was done in 1997,

and an update was made last year. New samplings will be

presented this August, Turner said.

The other major item on the

agenda at the called meeting was the purchase of new

television equipment for maintenance purposes.

The board was informed by

staff that the old TV truck was not adequate to go

everywhere it was needed, and when the possibility of

putting the current equipment in a new van was discussed,

it was determined that the equipment itself has problems

and needs replacing.

The camera being used now

frequently goes out, which causes delays and severely

hampers production, according to WASA staff member Scott

McDonald.

The board voted 4-1 to

acquire the necessary equipment as recommended by

McDonald.

Just after the called

meeting, Turner gave a financial report of WASA

activities. He showed the total water usage in the city

broken down into several areas: 61 percent residential,

18 percent industrial, 12 percent commercial and 9

percent multifamily.

Approximately 54 percent of

revenues come from residential user fees, followed by a

number of other categories, Turner reported.

Expenditures as of April

are $2.5 million for the fiscal year, slightly below the

projected figure of $2.67 million.

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