At its meeting

Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council will consider a proposal to

hire a consultant to evaluate the city's stormwater system and develop

a stormwater management plan for the future.

The plan is

necessary to meet a requirement of the Georgia Environmental Protection

Division which requires cities to develop stormwater management programs.

City Engineer Troy Besseche is proposing that the city hire a consultant

who would make a presentation on the matter to council at its annual retreat

in March.

The EPD is

requiring cities to adopt stormwater action plans by the first quarter

of 2003.

The consultant

will evaluate the city's stormwater system, review water quality data

and hold a series of meetings develop a direction for the program, according

to a memo to council from Besseche.

The budget

for the consultant is set at $75,000 and would require an extra $25,000

in the upcoming budget which currently has $50,000 tabbed for the stormwater

program.

The City Council

previously discussed possibly turning over the stormwater management program

to the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority since it already has much

of the equipment needed to maintain and improve the system.

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