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Page A2 Lake Oconee News Friday, February 10, 2017 Mark Engel/Staff With one lane of the Highway 44 bridge over Lake Oconee closed, vehicles were backed up on the Putnam County side for longer than two miles. At times the line stretched from the bridge to Harmony Road. Traffic Continued from A1 Starting two weeks ago, traffic has been disrupted by a progression of lane blockages. Trucks and cars que up in long lines waiting for their turn to follow a pilot car through the one mile long lane closures. This week, the crack sealing stopped but the lane closures continued while repairs were made to the bridge over Lake Oconee at the Greene-Put- nam county line. Large chunks of asphalt had been dislodged by trucks and cars crossing the bridge so three of those areas on the bridge needed to be patched. Southbound traffic in Greene County has been backed up beyond Linger Longer Parkway. North bound motorists have had to sit in lines stretching as far back as Harmony Road in Putnam County. Work on the bridge was expected to be complet ed by Friday. Then the motorist misery of rolling lane closures will continue into Putnam County. In a press release, the Georgia DOT said: “The time to perform this activity depends on road deterioration. Crews have to walk the area on foot to ensure precise application. On average, Georgia DOT crews can perform crack sealing from a half mile to one and a half miles on a 12-foot wide lane in a single day.“ The DOT says to expect delays Monday through Thursday between 9 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. for at least the next month. EXCEPTIONAL ENERGY’ GREENE COUNTY Piedmont Water seeks renewal of wastewater permit from EPD Mark Engel engel@lakeoconeenews.us Piedmont Water has applied to the Georgia En vironmental Protection Division for renewal of a permit to treat waste water for use as irrigation on Reynolds Lake Oconee golf courses and roadsides. The unregulated, pri vately owned company has a waste water treat ment facility located inside Reynolds Lake Oconee off Plantation Lane near the National Golf Course. The current permit to operate the plant expires in April and is up for renewal for another five years. They’ve had a permit to provide the treated water “for more than 20 years” says Piedmont Water spokesman Keith Bower- master. “This is simply a normal procedure.” Bonnie Pope, Program Manager for the Georgia EPD northeast district, says since people walk on it, “very high standards are set for this type of usage.” Piedmont Water, she says, does meet the requirements. mont Mark Engel/Staff Piedmont Water wants to renew its permit to treat waste water for use as irrigation on Reynolds Lake Oconee golf courses and roadsides. According to Piedmont Water’s application to the Georgia EPD, the facility can process 150,000 gallons of waste water a day. Sludge from the sewage is removed and is taken to a landfill in Winder, Georgia. Three on-site ponds can hold up to 14.2 million gallons of treated water waiting to be used. The deadline for submit ting any comments to the Georgia EPD regarding this irrigation permit is Friday, February 17. According to its public notice, email can be sent to EPD.comments@ dm.ga.gov and the subject line should say “LAS permit reissuance-Reynolds Plantation Urban WRF, GAJ030897” Regular mail should be sent to 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 1152, Atlanta, GA, 30334. Katherine Klimt/Staff JORDAN A/R} QUALITY AIR & HEAT % . ^ The Trane TruComfort™ systems give you precise comfort by running at the exact speed needed to keep your home A comfortable. M The XV20i variable speed heat pump system can both heat and cool your home efficiently while simultaneously creating a dean and comfortable environment in your home. 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