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Georgia Today; I m Steve Fennessy. This week, we hear about a new documentary: It s called
Saving Juliette, and it follows a growing grassroots effort in middle Georgia for clean drinking water. Safe drinking water is a topic that s grabbed headlines in recent years think Flint, Mich., and Newark, N.J. Well, this story takes place in Juliette, a small rural community north of Macon. Juliette is home to Georgia Power Plant Scherer, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the United States. And the film traces what happens when residents discover the well water they rely on could be contaminated by coal ash from the facility.
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JULIETTE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Monroe County Commissioners unanimously approved a contract Tuesday, with United Grading & Excavating to install 69,600 feet of water lines for the first contract of Phase 2 of the ongoing Juliette water project.
United Grading & Excavating was the lowest of seven bidders with a bid amount of just under $4.5 million. The company was also the contractor on two of the three contracts associated with Phase 1 of the project.
Phase 2 of Contract 1 spans over 13 miles. It includes water mains on Hwy. 18 ranging from 3799 Dames Ferry Road to Hwy. 87. It then includes all of Hwy. 87 up to its intersection with Newton Road and a portion of Christian Road.