Fayette County

Commission Chairman Greg Dunn is ready and waiting for the new metro Atlanta

water superagency to get organized so he can begin his service on it.

A panel composed

of the County Commission and the mayors of Fayetteville and Brooks recently

chose Dunn as the county's representative on the North Georgia Water Planning

District.

Established

agency will oversee water production and conservation policies for a 19

county region around Atlanta.

Fayette leaders

have expressed concern about formation of the agency, saying that it threatens

local rule. Fayette's water supply has remained strong due to wise planning,

they say, adding they fear that a regional agency might force the county

to share its water resources with other counties that haven't planned

as well.

"I think

we have to really take this seriously," Dunn said recently. "I

think it's very critical that we have good representation on that board."

As Fayette's

representative on the group, Dunn will likely serve on an advisory committee

concerned with the Flint River basin, as well as on various technical

committees, he said.

But most counties

haven't yet chosen their representatives, so it will be awhile before

the agency is functioning, he added.

"I'll

be contacting the cities," Dunn said. "I want to involve people

from Fayetteville, Peachtree City and Brooks," he added.

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