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The Cumming Utilities De¬
partment, which had been
planning the facility since the
mid-1990s, began work on
the $30 million project in July.
It was completed more than
three months ahead of sched¬
ule and about $500,000 under
budget, said Jon Heard >
department director. Funding
came entirely from the city’s
reserves.
graph 1) Right, shows this the aerial layout photo¬ of the
facility, which is on En¬
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off Bethelview Road.
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waste corn and cigarette butts, from
the water and transfers it to a Dumpster. From
there, the trash goes to a landfill.
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the PH to neutral levels. The circular
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keep the water circulating. The cham¬
ber is full of microorganisms — yeast, protozoa
and fungi — as well as raw sewage. The outer
ring is where the microorganisms, or bugs, eat
phosphorous. Oxygen is increased in the sec¬
ond ring, encouraging the bugs to eat ammonia.
The third, or polishing, ring removes other prob¬
lems like carbon and nitrogen.
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Waste not, want not
Cumming officials gathered Thursday to dedicate the city's
new Advanced Water Reclamation Facility. The wastewater
plant can handle 8 million gallons per day, as Staff Writer
Jennifer Sami details in this tour.
Photos/Jennifer Sami
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