Reservoir input
Comments may be submitted in writing until Aug. 7 to the following address:
Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Piedmont Branch
Attn: Mr. Justin Hammonds
1590 Adamson Parkway, Suite 200 Morrow, GA 30260-1777
- Refer to the project name as Glades Reservoir, USACE Project Number 200700388.
- The public meeting about the Glades Reservoir in North Hall is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Georgia Mountains Center in Gainesville.
Hall County is one step closer to building the Glades Farm Reservoir.
County officials have scheduled a public meeting for 6 p.m. Aug. 6 in the Georgia Mountains Center regarding the proposed North Hall reservoir.
Hall County Public Works Director Ken Rearden said he is expecting between 200 and 300 people will attend the meeting. "We’ll totally explain what we’re doing with the project and why we need it," Rearden said. "There will be a presentation by Hall County and our consultants and then there will be a period for questions and answers."
The county submitted an application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, seeking a permit to build the water supply reservoir. On July 8, the corps issued a notice that Hall County is seeking a permit.
Rearden said the joint public notice is very exciting and has been in the works for many years.
Discussions about the reservoir, which would be built through a public-private partnership with the Glades Woodland Farms property owners and Hall County, first took place in 1993.
Glades Farms owners have agreed to pay for the construction of the dam, while Hall County would pay for any stream or wetland mitigation.
"This is a milestone notice and date for Hall County and our water supply needs for the future," Rearden said. "It’s when we are ready to receive and start doing the fine tuning on the permit. We have to do this joint public notice first."
Glades Farm is the collective name of thousands of acres in the Ga. 365 corridor, the largest contiguous tract of undeveloped land in northeastern Hall County.
The reservoir is planned on 850 of the property’s 7,000 acres. It would generate 6.4 million gallons of water per day, which would provide the growing Hall County population with water through 2060.
Along with the reservoir, the land is also scheduled to include two massive developments, Cane Creek and Hagen Creek.
Rearden said following the comment period, it will likely still be months before the county receives the permit to begin construction.
"We’re probably looking at March or so of next year to actually receive the permit," Rearden said. "There’s a lot of detail to work through."
The public may submit comments in writing to the Corps of Engineers until Aug. 7.