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Water demand projected to be lower in 2050 than previously expected
Forecast to serve as basis for long-range plan
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Linwood Wastewater Reclamation Facility assistant Plant manager Scott Baum watches as the aeration tanks bubble while in operation at the facility. A new report shows that projected water usage for the area is lower than was expected in 2009.
Water conservation measures over the past few years seem to be taking hold in a 15-county metro Atlanta area that includes Hall. The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Governing Board issued a long-range water use forecast Wednesday that shows water demand for the area is projected to be 25 percent less than what was projected in 2009. By 2050, the daily water demand is projected to be between 862 and 898 million gallons.