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August 11, 2016 – A boil water advisory was issued yesterday for the Barnett’s Bridge Road area (including Barnett’s Bridge Road from Harris Road to Barnett’s Bridge, Harris Road, Short Bridge Road, Spring Drive, Tall Pines Drive, Stanfield Road, Fox Driver, Riverview Road, and Garner Road) as a precaution because water pressure dropped below 20 […]

August 10, 2016 –  The Butts County Water Authority’s main water line on Barnett’s Bridge Road near Harris Road ruptured this morning around 8:00 a.m. This break was caused by a lightning strike. The main break interrupted water service on parts of Barnett’s Bridge Road, Harris Road, Fox Drive, Stanfield Road, Garner Road, Short Bridge […]

August 10, 2016, 11:00 a.m. – We have a water main break on Barnett’s Bridge Road. Water will be out between Harris Road and Barnett’s Bridge over Jackson Lake for a few hours while it’s being repaired. This will include Fox Drive, Garner Road, Stanfield Road, Short Bridge Road and Spring Drive.

July 12, 2016 – The Authority’s board of directors approved a new rate schedule that reflects rate changes adopted at the Board’s June 14, 2016 meeting.  For water customers with standard size meters, the minimum bill will rise from $12.50 to $13.00 per month, and the rate per 1000 gallons will rise from $4.75 to […]

July 12, 2016 – The aeration and mixing system recently installed in the Georgia Hwy 36 ground storage tank looks to be doing its job of removing trihalomethanes, a type of disinfection by-product.   Testing  shows a 31% reduction in total trihalomethanes at our regular test sites from June 2015 to June 2016. The average total trihalomethane […]

Call to Order – Chairman White called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. Board members present were J. B. White, Harvey Norris, Eddie Roberts, Jr., & Eddie Ford; staff members present were Marcie Seleb, general manager, and Alyssa Hopson, clerk to the board. Approval of Minutes from May 10, 2016 Meeting – Mr. Roberts […]

May 11, 2016 – The Authority’s aeration/mixing system that reduces trihalomethanes in finished water has been operational since April 27th and is showing significant reductions in detected trihalomethanes. “We are really happy to have the new system up and running in time for hot weather, ” said Authority general manager Marcie Seleb.  “Disinfection products like trihalomethanes […]

April 6, 2016 – All water customers of the Authority, the City of Jackson, and the City of Jenkinsburg were mailed a notice of a violation of the maximum contaminant level for Total Trihalomethanes.  A copy of the notice mailed is printed below. We routinely monitor for the presence of drinking water contaminants. Testing results […]

Update February 18, 2016 – The Boil Water Advisory has been lifted by Georgia EPD effective 4:45 p.m.  The bacteria sample taken on February 17, 2016 was found to be negative.  Residents may resume using their water as usual. February 17, 2016  – The Butts County Water Authority’s main line on Marina Circle was struck […]

December 31, 2015 – The Boil Water Advisory for the Old Bethel Road area has been lifted as of 6:50 p.m. on December 31, 2015.  Bacteriological sampling has been completed and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division has approved  cancellation of the advisory. The Butts County Water Authority’s main line on Old Bethel Road was struck […]