As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported this week, the owners of a private Johns Creek sewage treatment plant continue to press Fulton County to buy it, even though a consultant recently concluded the county doesn't need the facility.
The Cauley Creek wastewater treatment plant closed in 2012 after the county terminated its contract, saying it no longer needed it to meet the area's sewer needs. The plant converted sewage into non-drinkable irrigation water for about two dozen customers, including several private golf clubs. Those clubs say the plant is a dependable source of irrigation water, and its "reused" water has environmental benefits.
But Cauley Creek may not be their only option for such water. Fulton County produces reused irrigation water at its own Johns Creek Environmental Campus, and the AJC has learned county officials are considering providing it to Cauley Creek’s former customers.
That would require the county to build a new 9-mile water line at an estimated cost of about $9 million, documents obtained by the newspaper show.
Cauley Creek’s owner, Ron Green, told the AJC he thinks the cost would be much higher. The private consultant employed by the county is taking a new look at the issue.
You can read more about the debate surrounding the Cauley Creek plant here.
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