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Mary Alice Park, a popular beach on Lake Lanier, is now under the care of Forsyth County Parks & Recreation. The park and picnic areas will open to the public Friday, May 26, just in time for Memorial Day weekend.  In the latest On the Move ... Read more...

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Newly acquired Forsyth County park on Lake Lanier to open for summer season Following various improvements, Mary Alice Park’s beach and picnic areas will open to the public for the first summer season as a Forsyth County park on Friday, May 26. Mary Alice Park (1820 ... Read more...

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Work on the Lake Lanier Return Flow System continues!  Crews will be conducting fieldwork at 22 locations along the project route the week of April 23-29. The work will take approximately two hours at each location, between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.   Expect brief, intermittent lane closures ... Read more...

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Forsyth County will soon begin work on a Return Flow System that will convey highly treated water from the Fowler Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) to Lake Lanier. Updated details on the system including funding, plans, a map and project timeline can be found by ... Read more...

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The Forsyth County Department of Water and Sewer (FCDWS) is continuously monitoring water quality in Lake Lanier. As is customary during late summer, the County is beginning to see increased levels of naturally occurring minerals or compounds called Manganese, MIB and Geosmin.  While these minerals or compounds ... Read more...

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Program a part of a national fishing line recycling program Keep Forsyth County Beautiful has launched the first Monofilament Recycling and Recovery Program (MRRP) for the Lake Lanier and Upper Chattahoochee River watershed area. Monofilament is the most common type of fishing line and when left ... Read more...

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Gov. Brian P. Kemp, along with members of the Georgia Water and Sewer Infrastructure Committee and other state leaders, announced that Forsyth County has been awarded $32.6 million for future water and sewer infrastructure upgrades and projects. “Because we remained focused on protecting lives ... Read more...

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During their Nov. 23, 2021 work session, the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved plans for the installation of a raw water intake facility that will withdraw water directly from Lake Lanier through a new structure. More information on the project, including an FAQ ... Read more...