Upcoming North Fulton Meeting on Water Conservation Rate Structure

Information provided by Fulton County

Fulton County Department of Water Resources will host a public meeting on Aug. 13 to discuss a proposed modification to the water conservation rate structure. 

The meeting will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Atlanta-Fulton County Water Resources Commission’s Water Facility, located at 9750 Spruill Road in Johns Creek.

According to a press statement, the Fulton County Department of Water Resources is proposing to modify the existing two-tiered water conservation rate structure to a single rate of $5.80/1,000 gallons for irrigation only systems pursuant to the requirements of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District (MNGWPD)'s Water Supply and Water Conservation Management Plan. 

If approved by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, the new single-tiered irrigation rate structure would go into effect beginning on October 1, 2013. 

Since the 2007 drought, Fulton County has maintained a moratorium on the installation of irrigation meters. Per the MNGWPD’s Plan, any local water provider that currently offers and/or has active irrigation meters must establish an irrigation rate of a minimum of 200 percent of the base water rate, which for Fulton County is currently $2.90/1,000 gallons. The modification to the rate structure will allow the County to relax the moratorium.

Fulton County staff will be on hand to discuss the project details and to address any concerns posed by the public.