A County Commissioner wanted the Utilities Director to confirm
that the water was already good before the county fixes the treatment
plant at Alapaha Plantation,
at the

23 July Regular Session of the Lowndes County Commission.

7.b. Letter to Environmental Protection Division concerning Alapaha Water Treatment Plant Upgrade

Regarding the letter written by Lovell Engineering to GA EPD on behalf of the
county, discussed in the previous morning’s

22 July 2013 Work Session,
Commissioner Demarcus Marshall asked:

I just had a question regarding the timing of the letter.
I know it says eight month pilot study.
And I just wanted to know for the record, that
the water is good now, right?
It’s drinkable, and so forth, just for the public to be aware
that it’s not some public health risk out there.

Answer from Utilities Director Mike Allen:

No sir.
The water is, is good, yes.

Commissioner Joyce Evans moved to approve the letter,
Commissioner Marshall seconded,
no further discussion,
unanimous approval with Commissioner John Page concurring
and Commissioners Richard Raines and Crawford Powell absent.

See next post for the letter.
Here’s

the video:

The water is good now, right? –Demarcus Marshall about Alapaha Water Treatment

Regular Session, Lowndes County Commission (LCC),

Video by John S. Quarterman for Lowndes Area Knowledge Exchange (LAKE),

Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia, 23 July 2013.

-jsq