The water main along Highway 36 East between Martin Road and Cherokee Drive was struck by lightning during the early morning hours of October 11, 2026. This required us to temporarily shut off the water.
Now that the water has been restored, we must to do a bacteria test to confirm that your water is bacteria free before you begin using it to drink or cook without boiling it first. This test takes twenty-four hours to complete.
This notice is being issued as to comply with State of Georgia requirements. A potential health hazard may exist in areas that experienced zero pressure from backflow and/or back-siphonage of water of unknown quality from homes into the water distribution system.
In order to protect customers from a potential health hazard, all customers that have experienced water outage and/or low water pressures are advised to boil all water prior to use for drinking, cooking, or preparing baby food. The water should be boiled for at least one minute after reaching a rolling boil.
We expect that this “boil water”notice will be lifted as soon as possible when testing is completed.