Photo 9 - 1st Place 2000 Gulf Guardian Awards

The Strategic Wastewater Management Plan and the ensuing grants resulting from the plan enabled the county to begin to install the infrastructure for municipal wastewater disposal. Prior to this plan, many of the local homes were on private septic systems which are generally unsuitable for coastal areas with high water tables. By 2001, Hancock County expects to have more than 5,000 homes sewered.