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Johns Creek Environmental Campus begins construction

Photo credit: Caron Cooper, Appen Newspapers

Mayor Bodker, 2nd from left, places a photo album depicting the City of Johns Creek incorporation in a time capsule at the new Johns Creek Environmental Campus. Joining him are Fulton County Assistant Director of Public Works Kun Suwanarpa, Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves, Roswell Mayor Jere Wood and ChattahoocheeNature Center Director of Public Relations Lynne McIntyre.

A Cornerstone Ceremony held March 15 celebrated the start of construction of The Johns Creek Environmental Campus (JCEC), a 90,000-square-foot wastewater treatment facility. When completed in 2010 it will serve all of Johns Creek and parts of Roswell.

The state-of-the art facility on 43 acres off Holcomb Bridge Road between Spaulding and Barnwell will treat 15 million gallons of water per day, doubling the current reclamation system.

"As the Johns Creek basin continues to build out the need for this facility is more important than ever. I appreciate the foresight of former Fulton County Commission Chairman Bob Fulton, who began this process many years ago. We're happy to see it take a big step forward today," said Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker.

Using a membrane biological reactor system (similar to Cauley Creek in Shakerag), the JCEC will filter out more bacteria than the existing facility, enabling the treated water to be used for irrigation.

A lot of effort was put into the design of the project by engineering staff from Fulton County and Roswell to make the campus blend in architecturally with the landscape of adjacent neighborhoods. The facility will also serve as an education center for the community, with a great emphasis on enhancing the water quality of the nearby Chattahoochee River.

A time capsule, to be open in 50 years, was part of the Cornerstone Ceremony. It will be embedded into a building on the Campus.