March 10, 2019, 11:30 a.m. – We have a broken main on Lake Pines Circle.  Water is currently off on Lake Pines, Rufus Adams, and the smaller roads off those main roads.  It should be repaired by 3 p.m.

February 18, 2019 – Customers in the Hwy. 36 E/Stark Road/Biles Road area: We are having to isolate our water main at the Yellow Water Creek Bridge for the DOT project there. You might experience some discolored water when the direction of flow changes this week. Please call us at 770-775-0042 if you have any […]

November 27, 2018 – A film crew will be working near our office on the Square in Jackson on Thursday, November 28th during the hours of 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.  The Water Authority will remain open and we have been assured that any delays to our customers will be brief.

November 19, 2018 – The November 20th meeting of the Authority’s board of directors has been cancelled.  The next regular meeting will be on December 11 at 5:30 p.m.

October 30, 2018 – The Authority’s office on 2nd Street in Jackson will close at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, November 5, 2018 due to a planned power outage by the City of  Jackson.  We will reopen on Tuesday, November 6th at 8:00 a.m.

July 29, 2018 – Check out this balanced report on the options for drinking water done by National Public Radio.  Their end recommendation?  Drink tap water!  Read the article

July 11, 2018 – The Authority’s board of directors adopted a Fiscal Year 2019 budget that includes $4,358,800 in projected income, $2,763,400 in operational expenses, $2,762,000 in capital expenditures, and $467,400 in debt service.  The budget includes an increase of fifty-cents per 1000 gallons of water for regular customers, changing the cost of water from $5.00 per […]

May 9, 2018 4:30 p.m.- We have a water main break on Georgia Highway 42N near Walter Moore Road due to gas line installation. About 10 customers on Hwy. 42 and Walter Moore Road will be out of water for the next few hours. We repaired it earlier today, and it just blew out again. […]

March 2, 2018 – The Authority learned today that our application for a $75,000 Seed Grant from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division has been approved.  As a member of the Middle Ocmulgee Water Council  the Authority is eligible to apply for projects that will benefit our local watershed.  In this collaborative project, the Authority is […]

September 7, 2017 – Richard E. Dunn, Director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD), has changed Butts County’s Drought Response Level from “Level 1” to “Non-Drought”.  Although EPD is easing the outdoor water use restrictions that were implemented during the most recent drought response declaration, Georgians must continue to follow the year-round non-drought outdoor […]