Regional Co-ops
Regional Cooperation with Neighboring Counties for drinking water.
The HCWSA has a number of inter-county water purchase and sale agreements with neighboring water authorities and/or county governments, for cases of emergency and/or increased demand.
The Authority has entered into a contract with DeKalb County, in which DeKalb has agreed to sell to the Authority up to 2.0 MGD of treated water at the rates charged to retail customers in the unincorporated area of DeKalb County, times a multiplier of 1.25. DeKalb County may also sell to the HCWSA, on an informal basis, an additional 1.5 MGD of treated water at the same rates charged pursuant to the contract. The HCWSA has purchased treated water from DeKalb County on occasion, when demand exceeds the ability of the Authority's distribution system to pump water to the northern portion of Henry County.
The Authority has also entered into a contract with the Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA), in which the CCWA agrees to sell finished drinking water to the HCWSA in the event of an emergency. Treated water from the CCWA is exchanged at the rates the CCWA charges its municipal customers, and in amounts that will not jeopardize the CCWA's ability to effectively serve its residential and commercial customer base.
In addition, the Authority has a contract with the City of McDonough, in which the city agrees to sell to the Authority, on an emergency basis, water that is available in excess of the needs of its customers, at appropriate rates negotiable at the time of the sale.
Finally, the HCWSA has entered into a contract with Newton County, in which Newton County agrees to sell to the Authority treated water as needed, at a rate equal to its intra-county wholesale rate, plus 10 percent.
Regional Cooperation with Neighboring Counties for sewer services.
The HCWSA has entered into a contract with DeKalb County, in which DeKalb County agrees to treat up to 0.125 MGD of wastewater from the Authority at the rates charged to its retail customers in the unincorporated area of DeKalb County, times a multiplier of 1.25. The Authority transports wastewater generated in the Corn Creek and Clark Creek Drainage Basins to DeKalb County for treatment pursuant to this contract.
