Gwinnett County approved Tuesday a deal that would allow it to treat up to a million gallons a day of the city of Buford’s sewage.
Buford would pay the county $1.375 million per year for the privilege, officials said.
The intergovernmental agreement approved Tuesday by Gwinnett’s Board of Commissioners would allow Buford to connect its existing sewer system to the county’s state-of-the-art F. Wayne Hill Water Reclamation Center. Tyler Richards, the assistant director of the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources, said the rate being charged to the city of Buford is equivalent to what any Gwinnett customer would pay.
County officials said Gwinnett and Buford have never had such an arrangement before.
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A memo from Richards to the county commission said the arrangement was aimed “to meet the City of Buford’s current and foreseeable future needs.” It was unclear if the partnership would affect the rates paid by the city of Buford’s customers.
Buford city manager Bryan Kerlin did not immediately respond to inquiries Wednesday morning.
“It’s good for the lake, it’s good for the river, it’s good for Gwinnett,” county Commissioner John Heard, who represents the Buford area, said during Tuesday’s meeting, referencing Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River.
The county approved the arrangement by a 4-1 vote. District 3 Commissioner Tommy Hunter was the lone dissent.
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