The Peachtree

City Water and Sewer Authority approved a contract for up to $50,000 so

an engineering firm can help supervise the construction of three new pump

stations in the city.

Although WASA

employees will be involved in the construction project on a daily basis,

General Manager Larry Turner said there are some tasks that they can't

do, such as reviewing shop drawings and performing a final inspection.

The supervision

contract went to ARCADIS Geraghty and Miller, Inc. of Atlanta. Although

the price estimate was higher than usual, that was because the pump stations

are in three different locations, Turner added.

The authority

has already approved a $584,350 construction contract for the pump stations

one by Lake Peachtree, one behind the Publix shopping center and one off

Stratford Court.

In other business,

WASA also elected its officers for 2001. John Gronner will remain chairman

and Ted Taylor will remain vice chairman.

Mike Harman

was named the authority's new secretary-treasurer to replace John Williams,

whose five-year term has expired. New WASA member Steve Bradley, who took

Williams' place, was welcomed.