The city of

Senoia gave final approval Monday night to a modification in its water

contract with Coweta County.

In the new

contract, Senoia is not obligated to purchase a minimum amount of water

from the county. The city has been purchasing all of its water from the

county for the past few years after a tropical storm destroyed the city's

reservoir.

But Senoia

recently learned that it could get its treatment plant back up and running

for just over $150,000 and also produce water cheaper than it buys it

from the county.

Commission

Chairman Vernon "Mutt" Hunter has been at odds with Senoia Mayor

Joan Trammell on several issues lately, but said this should help the

city decide whether it wants to get back into the water business.

After looking

over the contract for two months, Trammell said the modification will

still allow the city to purchase water from the county if it needs it.

"I didn't

want the contract to prevent us from buying water in the future,"

she said.