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GA HR1575
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/2/2016
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Gardner
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AI Summary
- Georgia House Resolution recognizing water as essential to quality of life, environmental sustainability, and economic competitiveness, and urging support for future investments in water and wastewater systems
- Atlanta daily treats more than 136 million gallons of drinking water and 122 million gallons of wastewater/storm water, serving 1.2 million people in the metro-Atlanta area
- Atlanta's Department of Watershed Management is undertaking a project to fill a downtown quarry with 2.4 billion gallons of water to provide safe drinking water to residents and travelers through the world's busiest airport
- Atlanta's pipes average 75 to 100 years old, well past their recommended life span, contributing to the loss of 1.7 trillion gallons of drinking water annually due to faulty, aging, or leaky pipes
- Every water sector job generates an additional 3.68 jobs in the national economy, and every dollar spent on infrastructure improvements generates six dollars in economic returns
Legislative Description
Water and wastewater systems; importance of water to the State of Georgia and urge support for future investments; recognize
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/8/2016
Full Bill Text
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