Until Spring 2001, DeKalb County's raw water storage from the Chattahoochee River consisted of two reservoirs. The capacity of those two reservoirs was 240 million gallons. In May 2001 construction began to increase the storage at the two existing reservoirs and add a third reservoir for a total capacity of one billion gallons. The cost of the project, which was completed in 2004, was $44 million.

Storage in the two existing reservoirs will be increased by raising the elevation of the dams approximately 10 feet and excavating the bottoms of the lakes an equivalent amount. The new third reservoir will be fed by a new pipe from the existing lakes.

Peeler Road Linear Park was established along the perimeter of the property along Peeler Road.