Photocircuits

Atlanta Inc. in Peachtree City is by far the

largest water user in Fayette County, according

to an analysis of the June water bills sent out

The

company ran a tab for 25.6 million gallons of

water, which is the equivalent of filling over

1,000 backyard swimming pools per month.

total of 16 water-using entities each metered

over a million gallons of water in June,

according to the numbers released by the water

system.

Photocircuits

not only tops the list, but its use is more than

the next nine highest water bills on the list

combined.

Scott

Formel, a superintendent with Photocircuits, says

the company tries to recycle water when it is

economically feasible. The plant, which

manufactures electronic circuit boards, uses

water to create chemicals and rinse off other

chemicals.

Photocircuits

is the top employer in the county, providing over

1,300 jobs.

Two

other industries cracked the top 10: Hoshizaki

America Inc., in third place with over 3.2

million gallons used in June, and TDK Electronics

with 2.58 million gallons, good for sixth on the

list.

The

second largest water user in the county for June

was the Fayette County Board of Education, which

used 4.6 million gallons at its various

facilities throughout the area.

The

only other governmental entity that made the list

was the Federal Aviation Administration, which

was fourth overall with a usage of 3.09 million

gallons for June.

There

were only two other businesses on the list of

users breaking the million-gallon mark: the

Fayette Pavilion retail center (fifth overall,

total usage of 2.73 million gallons) and Fayette

County Hospital (seventh overall, total usage of

2.53 million gallons).

The

rest of the list is comprised of residential

units as follows:

8.

Twiggs Corner Condominiums, 2.04 million gallons;

9.

Harmony Village Apartments, 2 million gallons;

10.

Amli at Peachtree City, 1.7 million gallons;

11.

Balmoral Apartments, 1.62 million gallons;

12.

Sheraton Conference Center, 1.54 million gallons;

13.

Aberdeen Conference Center, 1.29 million gallons;

14.

Shiloh Mobile Home Park, 1.28 million gallons;

15.

Ridgefield Condominiums, with 1.11 million

gallons; and

16.

Marnelle Mobile Home Park, with 1.10 million

gallons.

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