Meeting Time Changed
December 2009
The Authority's regular monthly meeting start time has been changed from 6:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at the Authority's conference room at 113 North Oak Street. Visitors are always welcome.
We're always Looking for Water Projects
The Authority wants to hear from you if your road needs county water! We maintain a priority list for water main extensions, and ask citizens to keep us updated through petitions if the need for service has increased on their roads. We are looking for county roads where there will be active water customers at a density of at least ten services per mile.
The greatest thing about new water extensions on existing county roads is that you can sign up for water during the construction period with no capital recovery fee. For a standard customer, that means you can tie onto water for only $350, not $1425! Click here for the petition form.
Current Line Projects
January 2010
Operating Reserve Funds are being used to buy materials to continue water line extensions to roads that currently do not have water service. When public funds are used to bring water to an existing county road, property owners may connect to the system by purchasing a tap for just $350 during the construction period. Projects are ranked by the number of existing homes which can be served per mile.
Construction is underway for West Ball Road (from Buttrill Road to West Butts Transmission Line). We are also planning to install a main on Colwell Road, tying together the segments from Harkness Road to Water Plant Road.
Check our current water line priority list for the status of existing county roads without water service. If you would like to submit a petition to update the need for water on your road we will be happy to accept it. Download the petition form by clicking here. Call Marcie Seleb, general manager, at (770) 775-0042 for more information.
Gravity sewer is being installed to the Butts County Industrial Development Authority's Riverview Industrial Park expansion property near High Falls.
Watershed Assessment Continues
November 2009
The Authority recently completed its first full year of long-term monitoring and reporting in the Towaliga River Basin. In 2007, the Authority completed a Watershed Assessment Program and Plan for the Towaliga River basin in Butts County. Water analysis continues on four stream sites on Cabin Creek, Brushy Creek, and the Towaliga River. Quarterly analysis is being carried out for bacteria, in situ characteristics, and water chemistry.
The Towaliga basin is particularly significant it is bisected by the Interstate 75 corridor and includes both the G.L. Stewart Water Treatment Plant and the Bucksnort Ranch Land Application System.
Awards
April 2009
Awards Presented to Plants The Ocmulgee River Water Treatment Plant and the Bucksnort Ranch Land Application System both were presented with platinum awards from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) for complete compliance with all State and Federal regulations in calendar year 2008. This is the ninth consecutive year that the Authority has won these awards. Also, Jackson's "Buck Stewart" Water Treatment Plant was honored with its second Gold Award for complete compliance in 2008; this is the second year the Stewart plant has been operated since 1998. We applaud plant operators and all staff who have contributed to this consistency in excellence.
