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5. COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Water Supply and Treatment The City of Atlanta’s water supply and treatment system is owned and operated by the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM). It serves a popula on of more than 1.2 million people, including approximately 540,291 (2009 US Census popula on es mate) residents and a work force of 378, 109 (according to the GA Department of Labor) . In 2009, the City’s average daily water produc on was 90 million gallons per day.
Service Area
The geographic area served by the City of Atlanta’s water treatment and distribu on system covers an area greater than 650 square miles. It includes the City of Atlanta, and all local governments and jurisdic ons in Fulton County The Cha ahoochee River is the source of water for the City of Atlanta. south of the Cha ahoochee River, with the excep on of East Point and College Park. Harts eld-Jackson Airport and Fort McPherson are also included in the City’s service area. Within this area the City of Atlanta provides water on a wholesale basis to the ci es of Fairburn, Hapeville and Union City. Coweta, Clayton and Faye e coun es are also wholesale customers. The boundaries for the City of Atlanta’s retail service area are the boundaries for the City of Atlanta and unincorporated Fulton County prior to Fairburn and Union City’s November 2006 annexa ons. As such, all of Sandy Springs and the City of Cha ahoochee Hill Country, along with a por on of Fairburn and Union City are within the retail area served by the City of Atlanta. The City also provides water to Fulton County north of the Cha ahoochee River. The City’s service area is shown in Map 5-1.
Water Supply Facili es
The City of Atlanta’s water supply and treatment system consists of mul ple Atlanta Water Works on 14th Street facili es and an extensive network of water mains. Key to this system are two intake structures, two raw water pumping sta ons, three reservoirs, three treatment plants, een pump sta ons, 12 storage tanks, ve major administra ve facili es and approximately 2,700 miles of water mains and pipes.
The Cha ahoochee River Intake operates pursuant to a withdrawal permit of 180 mgd from the Georgia Environmental Protec on Division (EPD) and is the source of water for the Cha ahoochee and Hemphill Water Treatment Plants (WTPs). Water from the intake ows to the Cha ahoochee Raw Water Pumping Sta on. Water is then pumped to the Hemphill WTP reservoirs or the Cha ahoochee WTP. The Cha ahoochee WTP has a maximum permi ed treatment capacity of 64.9 million gallons per day (mgd). The two raw water reservoirs located at the Hemphill Water Treatment Plant have a total capacity of approximately 550 million gallons. Water ows from the raw water reservoirs to the Hemphill Water Treatment Plant which has a permi ed maximum treatment capacity of 136.5 mgd. Atlanta Water Works on Northside Drive. The Atlanta-Fulton County Water Treatment Plant (AFCWTP), a joint venture plant owned by the City of Atlanta and Fulton County, is managed by the
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