Buford adds $20.6 million water plant off Lake Lanier. Here’s where, why - Gainesville Times

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Buford adds $20.6 million water plant off Lake Lanier. Here’s where, why

Buford Waterworks Water Treatment Plant Supervisor Cory Burge tours a newly opened facility Thursday, April 4, 2024, on North Waterworks Road. The plant replaces the old water treatment facility which opened in the 1930s. - photo by Scott Rogers

04052024 BUFORD 1.jpg — Buford Waterworks Water Treatment Plant Supervisor Cory Burge tours a newly opened facility Thursday, April 4, 2024, on North Waterworks Road. The plant replaces the old water treatment facility which opened in the 1930s. - photo by Scott Rogers

A water plant Buford operated for 90 years — before Lake Lanier was created in the 1950s — has been closed in favor of a bigger, more modern plant next door.