The city of Atlanta is one step closer to creating a new reservoir that will hold a 40 day emergency water supply.
A massive drill called Driller Mike has completed a 5-mile tunnel from Bellwood Quarry in West Atlanta to the Hemphill water treatment plant.
Once completed the reservoir will hold 2.4 billion gallons of water.
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