Expected growth in Hall County has officials preparing to build another new reservoir.
The Glade Farm reservoir in north Hall County has been in the planning stages since 2001, but officials have been waiting on permits from the state and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. They hope to have those permits in hand by the end of the year.
This is the second of two new reservoirs for the county. Cedar Creek reservoir in east Hall County is complete but not yet in use. According to County administrator Jim Shuler, both are part of Hall’s long-term growth plan.
“We started permitting when the State was telling everybody build as many reservoirs as you can build because the Chattahoochee was gonna run out,” Shuler explained. “And these reservoirs, they might add ten years of growth. You gotta plan water supply planning 50 years out, 40 years out,” he said.
Shuler said it will take three to five years to complete the reservoir once all the permits are in.
The Glade Farm Reservoir will provide 4.5 million gallons a day of drinking water to Hall County residents and businesses.
