Call to Order – Chairman Marett called the meeting to order at 5:29 p.m. Board members present were Eddie Roberts Jr., Eddie Ford, Rick Jeffares and Bill Jones. Also present were Carlos Talbott and Michael Koenig representing Reve Solutions. Staff members present were Karsten Gotel and Alyssa Lackey, general manager. Also present Amber Eason, clerk to the board.
Approval of Minutes from August 19th and September 23rd Meeting- Mr. Roberts made a motion to dispense with the reading of, and to adopt the minutes from the August 19, 2025 and the September 23, 2025 meeting, with any necessary corrections being made. This was seconded by Mr. Ford and approved unanimously.
Reve Solutions – Mr. Talbott is the owner of Reve Solutions Septage Receiving Services. Reve has operated a sludge dewatering system at the Authority’s Bucksnort Ranch Land Application Treatment Plant since 2021. Mr. Talbot presented a composting PILOT program to the Board. The experimental trial would require a minimum of 10 sealed containers at the existing workspace for a maximum of 6 months. Mr. Jones suggested REVE presents a working agreement to the Board before the PILOT program begins. Carlos and Michael exited the meeting at 5:58pm. No action was taken.
Meter Changeout Project – At the June 17, 2025 meeting, the Board voted against hiring a contractor for the meter changeout project. Mr. Gotel asked the Board to reconsider bidding out the meter changeout project. He is concerned about the length of time it would take the Authority’s crew to complete a project of this size. Mr. Gotel stated if we were to bid out the project a contractor could potentially have the work completed in 1 month. Ms. Lackey reported that the meters have been purchased, however due to the Governmental shutdown there is a hold on the meter reading licensing software. Mr. Jeffares made a motion to bid out the meter changeout project. This was seconded by Mr. Roberts and approved unanimously. Karsten exited the meeting at 6:10pm.
River Park & Interstate Health Project- Before discussing River Park and Interstate Health, Ms. Lackey asked Mr. Jones if he needed to recuse himself before proceeding. Mr. Jones stated that he did not because he could potentially learn new information. Ms. Lackey proceeded by informing the Board that a DRI (Developmental of Regional Impact) had been submitted for River Park and Interstate Health. The project would include 13 additional data centers, totaling 11,000,000 square feet. It would also include a hospital and medical centers, totaling 1,200,000 square feet and additional commercial area totaling 500,000 square feet. There are also plans for additional hotels, grocery stores, retail stores and commercial spaces on Highway 16 West. The anticipated water demand would be 4,500,000 gallons per day. The sewer demand would be around 1,500,000 gallons per day. No action as taken.
Operations Statistics – Ms. Lackey went over the water production, water loss and customer statistics for September. The average daily finished water pumped to the Authority, Jackson, and Jenkinsburg from Burford and Stewart plant was 3.01 million gallons per day, with a maximum of 3.36 million gallons per day. The rolling twelve-month average loss of 5% with the current monthly average at 5%. The total amount of finished water pumped in September by each plant was: Burford 77 million gallons and Stewart 13 million gallons.
Water billing for September was $385,254 up 2% from the previous month, up 4% over a rolling 12-month total, and up 2% the same month for the previous year. Sewer billing for September was $66,024 down 13% from the previous month, down 9% over a rolling 12-month total, and up 13% from the previous year.
Total water accounts numbered 6,892 at the end of September with 5,772 of those being active customers. There were 6 new connections sold. There were 263 total sewer accounts at the end of September, with 211 of them being active customers.
Financial Report – Ms. Lackey reviewed the financial summary for Water & Sewer Operations and Capital Recovery Fees for May 2025 and Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) through September 30, 2025.
Water Operations income for September was $424,156 with expenses of $606,091. Water capital recovery fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2025 thus far was $24,863 with $0 in expenses.
Sewer Operations income for September was $69,373 with expenses of $68,197. Sewer Capital Recovery Fee revenue for Fiscal Year 2025 thus far was $260 with $0 in expenses.
For the 2019-25 SPLOST, $4,686.617 has been collected. A SPLOST payment of $19,114.96 was received on March 2, 2025. Overages in the 2019-24 SPLOST are being covered by temporary transfers from the Water Operations fund.
Total cash on hand at the end of September was $16,452,247. Copies of the September 2025 financial summaries, the consolidated fund balance sheet and the consolidated fund income statement are attached and made a part of these minutes.