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sally betheaFans at the Bobby Dodd Stadium at Georgia Tech are sitting on top of nearly two dozen 1,500 gallon cisterns, write Sally bethea in her recent article for Atlanta InTown.
These reservoirs, installed in 2007, collect water from an underground stream that flowed (wastefully) into Atlanta’s sewer system for many years; today, the stored water is used to irrigate Grant Field and other campus landscaping.
The result: the school is using fit-for-purpose water instead of irrigating with treated drinking water, reducing its impact on the Chattahoochee River (Atlanta’s water supply source) and saving money.
Read the rest of her article on the Atlanta InTown site.
