A public hearing about the

proposed construction of a new reservoir lake for Fayette County will

be held Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m.

The meeting location has not

been established, but officials hope to have that detail wrapped up soon.

The public hearing is the next

step taken by the Fayette County Water System, which is seeking the final

approval permit for Lake McIntosh from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The 650-acre lake would be

built on Line Creek between Peachtree City and Coweta County. The plans

are to build a dam for the lake west of Dividend Drive and north of McIntosh

Trail in Peachtree City. An area of 69.5 square miles would form the lake's

drainage basin.

The lake is expected to boost

water production by eight million gallons a day.

After comments are received

from the public, the Army Corps of Engineers will get input on the proposed

project from several other agencies, chiefly the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service and the Environmental Protection Agency, said County Attorney

Bill McNally, who is negotiating the approval process.

"Whenever it goes forward,

we'll take it step by step," McNally said.

There is no indication about

when the Corps of Engineers will have a final decision on the application,

McNally said.

"So far, everything appears

to be going well," McNally said.

The county will be responsible

for replacing wetlands related to the project. Officials may seek wetland

replacement "credits" by building a nature center near the site,

but no decision has been made yet as the Fayette County Water Committee

recently asked McNally to look into that possibility.

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