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GA SR1049
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/23/2016
Primary Sponsor
Nan Orrock
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate recognizes water as essential to quality of life, environmental sustainability, and economic competitiveness, and urges support for future investments in water and wastewater systems statewide
- Atlanta daily treats more than 136 million gallons of drinking water and 122 million gallons of wastewater and 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 1.7 trillion gallons of drinking water lost nationally each year due to faulty, aging, or leaky infrastructure
- Every water sector job generates an additional 3.68 jobs in the national economy, and every dollar spent on infrastructure improvements yields six dollars in economic returns
Legislative Description
State of Georgia; recognize the importance of water; urge support for future investment in water and wastewater systems
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
2/24/2016
Full Bill Text
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