A new water main, five feet in diameter and just over three miles long, began serving Gwinnett water customers on July 2. The $10 million dollar project runs from the new Shoal Creek Filter Plant to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard where it connects to two 48-inch water mains. Five months of construction wrapped up in June with testing and disinfection finished in early July.

“This is a major enhancement to our water delivery system,” said Lynn Smarr, Acting Director of the Department of Water Resources. “It greatly improves our ability to provide uninterrupted water service and strengthens the reliability of the overall water distribution system.”

The new water main is capable of transporting 100 million gallons of water each day to the 3,400-mile network of pipes that deliver drinking water to more than 750,000 Gwinnett residents. Computers monitor the water system 24/7 to alert Water Production staff to changing conditions in the pipe network.

“This project is a key part of an ongoing process to increase the redundancy and reliability of the water system infrastructure,” Smarr said.