Toccoa awarded $4-million for water and sewer infrastructure

The City of Toccoa has been awarded over $4 million to reinforce water and sewer infrastructure to ensure residents have reliable and safe drinking water and wastewater systems.

The $4,315,000 awarded to the City of Toccoa was announced by Governor Brian Kemp, who was joined by members of the Water and Sewer Infrastructure Committee and state leaders, earlier this week.

Toccoa’s award was part of $422 million that was issued to several communities across the state of Georgia.

Gov. Kemp says these investments will help:

Improve drinking water treatment.

Extend drinking water service to high-need areas; improve drinking water infrastructure including interconnections and additional sources to ensure water system resiliency; high-tech meters and asset management systems to improve drinking water system responsiveness to issues such as leaks or line breaks; upsizing or replacing pipes to reduce leaks and water loss; and lead pipe inventory development and replacement.

Improve wastewater treatment, resulting in cleaner lakes and rivers.

Improve biosolids management, resulting in less waste in our landfills.

Improve sewer systems, resulting in fewer spills that can pose threats to public health and environmental quality; and

Secure Georgia’s water resources for future generations.

The City of Clarkesville in Habersham County also received an award of $422,480.

For additional information regarding this awarded grant visit opb.georgia.gov/awarded-grants.