U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s bill to upgrade water infrastructure in Henry and Clayton counties is now law.
Ossoff’s Georgia Stormwater Management Act was signed into law earlier this month as part of the Water Resources Development Act reauthorization to upgrade water infrastructure in Clayton and Henry counties.
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