Atlanta’s Emergency Water Supply Project At Bellwood Quarry Is Complete

Bellwood Quarry, shown before it was filled with more than 2 billion gallons of water from the Chattahoochee River, is now serving as Atlanta’s emergency water supply.

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The city of Atlanta has finished the Bellwood Quarry reservoir project, meaning Atlanta now has an emergency water supply to serve as a backup lasting for a month or more.

Bellwood Quarry, before it was filled with more than 2 billion gallons of water from the Chattahoochee River, was used in a handful of TV shows and movies. It was a setting in “Stranger Things,” and “The Hunger Games,” among others.