It won't be

long now before the South Fayette Water Plant begins pumping six million

gallons of treated water daily.

Water Committee

members last week looked over a rubbing for the brass plaque that will

adorn the front of the plant, with the names of committee members, County

Commission members and others who have been instrumental in getting the

plant built.

An open house

is tentatively planned for July, said Water System director Tony Parrott,

though the plant should be operational long before then. "That'll

give the grass a chance to grow and provide an opportunity to spruce up

the landscaping," he said.

Committee Chairman

Chuck Watkins appointed a subcommittee of Parrott, County Manager Chris

Cofty and County Attorney Bill McNally to work out details of the celebration.

Staff members

are learning their way around the facility, and chemicals are being delivered.

All but minor details of construction are done, he said.

Because it's

in an upscale residential area, the plant, on Antioch Road south of Brooks,

has been built with architectural details designed to make it look like

a large home.

Water will

be pumped into the plant's raw water holding pond from Lake Horton nearby.

The $12 million

water treatment plant is expected to add six million gallons a day to

Fayette's drinking water supply, bringing the total treated water capacity

to 20 mgd.

Bates Engineers

Inc. is building the plant.

In other updates,

Parrott said the foundation is finished and structural work will begin

soon on a 2.5-million-gallon water tank on Ga. Highway 92 north at Lee's

Mill Road.

Officials also

hope to soon file a permit application to build Lake McIntosh on Line

Creek.

Land purchases

for the lake and for wetlands mitigation required for the project continue,

and environmental assessments and other paperwork are almost ready, said

County Attorney McNally.

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