Forsyth County officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, for a recent expansion at the Fowler Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) in southwest Forsyth. Photos from the event can be found here.

Watch the full ceremony:

The ceremony featured remarks from District 3 Commissioner Todd Levent, County Manager David McKee, Director of Water & Sewer Scott Adams and representatives from ESG Engineering, Inframark and Archer Western Construction.

The expansion at the facility increased the wastewater treatment capacity from 5 million gallons per day (mgd) to 7.5 mgd. Additional improvements to the facility include:

• Upgrade of the influent pump station to enhance system reliability and to accommodate increased wastewater flows associated with the growth of the wastewater collection system in the Big Creek and Settingdown Creek basins.
• Addition of two membrane bioreactor (MBR) tanks to increase the facility’s treatment capacity and, in turn, increase treated waterflows to the Chattahoochee River.
• Addition of a new chemical facility to accommodate the increased chemical demands associated with the expansion in the facility’s treatment capacity.
• Upgrades to existing systems and equipment to replace aging components and improve reliability.

“These upgrades allow the facility to continue to meet our growing needs and provide high quality effluent; reliably and efficiently,” said Water & Sewer Director Scott Adams. “We are very pleased the nearly two-year construction project was completed on schedule and within budget.”

Watch the latest episode of On the Move to learn more about the facility's upgrades:

The Fowler WRF is one of five Forsyth County Water & Sewer Department Water Reclamation Facilities that remove contaminants from household and commercial wastewater through a series of physical, chemical and biological treatment processes.

By complying with, or exceeding, all state and federal regulations governing wastewater treatment, treated wastewater is safely discharged back into the environment.

For more information on the facility and the County’s water reclamation process, please click here.