CONYERS - Officials of the state Environmental Protection Division certified Rockdale County's new water plant Monday to purify 22.1 million gallons a day, an increase of more than 6 million from the original design. <br>
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After years of buying drinking water from neighboring counties, Rockdale officials planned to turn the valve Tuesday morning to bring locally treated water into the distribution system. <br>
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The extra capacity was made possible through value-engineering before construction and minor improvements, which did not increase cost of the $59 million project that includes 19 miles of water mains, miles of extensions, two water tanks and an intake pump on Big Haynes Creek. <br>
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County water customers currently use 12 million gallons of water on the peak day of the year.
