| Harry
Simmons Water Treatment Plant was constructed in 1929 for the
treatment of drinking water in the Griffin area. The plant took
the place of clear wells at the City Park. In 1929 the raw water
source was the Flint River and water was pumped 12 miles to the
treatment plant. Due to growth in the region and the short supply
of water in the summer months, Heads Creek reservoir was constructed
in the mid 1960's for storage capacity. Harry Simmons Water Treatment
Plant is permitted for 12.5 mgd and Heads Creek reservoir storage
is 621,000,000 Gallons of water. |
Still
Branch Reservoir was completed in 2005. The reservoir/filter plant
is designated by Georgia EPD as a regional reservoir supplying
water to Pike County, Spalding County, East Coweta County, North
Meriwether County, Williamson, Zebulon, and Griffin. The reservoir
was filled with 3.5 billion gallons of water pumped from the Flint
River. The treatment plant in the first phase will treat 12.0
MGD and eventually will treat 48 MGD. The finished water is pumped
21 miles to Griffin and 4.5 miles to Coweta County. This facility
has state of the art technology and has been designed to protect
the ecosystem of the Flint River. |
