During periods

of heavy rain, storm water can sneak its way past holes in manhole covers

to enter the sewage treatment collection system.

The inflow

problems can make it difficult to treat sewage on those days, General

Manager Larry Turner told the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority

at its regular meeting Monday night.

One solution

would be to replace the current manhole covers, which have holes, with

new ones that have no holes and have seals on the edge to keep out the

storm water, Turner said.

"It's

something over the next few years that we need to concentrate on,"

Turner said.

Generally,

the sewer system treats approximately 85 percent of the volume it charges

customers for because water used for irrigation and food purposes doesn't

usually make it back into the system, Turner said. But in 2001, the system

treated a larger volume of sewage than it charged for, indicating a problem

with the inflow of storm water, he said.

The city also

experienced a greater amount of rain in 2001, Turner added.

Most of the

problem areas are south of Ga. Highway 54 in the older parts of the city,

Turner said.

In other business,

Turner presented a financial overview of the 2001-2001 fiscal year. Although

the authority went over budget due to financing for the bond issue to

fund an expansion, revenues were also up and the authority ended approximately

$750,000 in the black for the year.

The authority

issued 106 pool credits during the year, totalling almost $14,000. The

credits are issued to homeowners who fill their pools since the water

won't enter the sewage system for treatment.

Instead of

refunding those customers, they must pay the sewer bill in full, receiving

a credit on their account. The authority denied 10 pool credit requests

during the year also.

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