Atlanta to receive nearly $1 million in federal funding to improve water infrastructure – WSB-TV Channel 2

The Atlanta Watershed Department responded to several water main breaks in the city earlier this month. The two largest breaks occurred on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard. and James P. Brawley Dr. and W. Peachtree St. and 11th St.

The outages affected dozens of businesses that had no water or were under a boil water advisory for days.

The funding acquired by U.S. Senators and Georgia’s District 5 Representative will support the city’s efforts to overhaul its aging water infrastructure, some of which is 80 years old, and determine what long-term improvements are needed.

“While I am proud of the important steps we have taken through the bipartisan Infrastructure Act and more to strengthen our water infrastructure, the recent water crisis in Atlanta highlights how much we still have left to do. work to be done on this front,” Warnock said. .

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This is not the only intervention by the federal government after the Atlanta water crisis. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also has access to the city’s water infrastructure.

“The Corps is working with the City to explore the viability of conducting a States Planning Assistance Study to complete a comprehensive physical and operational assessment of the entire City of Atlanta water system,” a statement said. declared the Corps.

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