Fayette County

commissioners and the mayors of Fayetteville and Brooks will meet in the

near future to choose a representative to serve on the new regional water

board.

Established

new superagency, dubbed the North Georgia Water Planning District, will

oversee water production and conservation policies for the 13 county Atlanta

region, including Fayette.

"I think

we have to really take this seriously," said County Commission Chairman

Greg Dunn last week. "I think it's very critical that we have good

representation on that board."

Fayette has

fared much better than some metro counties during the current drought,

now in its fourth year, and local officials attribute that to local planning

efforts. The fear, said Dunn, is that the new regional board will want

to distribute Fayette water to counties that haven't planned quite as

well.

Under the state

law creating the board, Fayette is allowed one representative, to be chosen

permits Fayetteville and Brooks. Peachtree City's withdrawal permit is

held by the Water and Sewer Authority, a separate entity from the city

government.

Officials are

comparing calendars this week in hopes of meeting within the next week

or two.

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