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 […]

June 13, 2017 – The Authority’s board of directors adopted its annual budget for the year that begins July 1, 2017. The budget projects $4,167,200 in total revenues, $2,683,868 in operating expenses, $2,692,000 in capital expenditures, and $542,900 in debt service payments.  Two major capital projects include water main extensions on roughly nine miles of roadway […]

May 23, 2017 – Through a phone conference call today, officials at the Georgia Environmental Protection Division confirmed that Butts County will remain in a Level 1 Drought Declaration status for the next quarter.  This schedule allows for outdoor water use between 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. only.  This is the same schedule that is allowed […]

March 05, 2021- We currently have round bales for $25 at the Bucksnort Ranch Land Application Facility. Pick up times are from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm.  Call 770-775-0042 for more information.

April 11, 2017 – The Authority’s board of directors approved proceeding with engineering for water mains on the following roads:  Bob Thomas Road, Moore Road, Red Berry Road, Bucksnort Road (part), and Fenner Road.  Also approved was engineering to tie in Dub Walker Road to the West Butts Transmission Main. Design has recently been completed […]

March 23, 2017 – The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has approved a Regional Water Plan Seed Grant for the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology to study sources of bromide in the Ocmulgee River.  The cash grant of $58,699  will be matched by $44,095 in services from the University of Georgia and a $12,420 cash […]

March 2, 2017 – Butts County has been downgraded from a Level 2 Drought Response to a Level 1 Drought Response by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.   The Level 1 Drought Response declaration requires that local water utilities continue a public information campaign to help citizens better understand drought, its impact on water supplies and […]