January 11, 2013 – The Butts County Water and Sewer Authority is continuing to change out all manually-read water meters for radio-read versions. For the ten-day period of January 14-23, 2013 meters are expected to be changed on: Woodlands Preserve Subdivision Harbour Shores Subdivision Brooks Road Levi Barnes Road Brownlee Road Portions of Hwy. 36 […]
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Meter Change Out Project Begins
January 3, 2013 – The Butts County Water and Sewer Authority will begin changing out all manually-read water meters for radio-read versions on January 7, 2013. Some 4,500 meters will be replaced over the next four months. The new meters will be read via a radio connection to a lap top computer in service trucks […]
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Hay for Sale
August 15, 2012- The Butts County Water & Sewer Authority is selling square bale grass hay cut from the Bucksnort Ranch Land Application System on Colwell Road. Mixed grass feed hay is $4.00 per bale. This hay is grown with irrigation from treated wastewater, making a regular supply available even during the current drought. The […]
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We’re always Looking for Water Projects
The Authority wants to hear from you if your road needs county water! We maintain a priority list for water main extensions, and ask citizens to keep us updated through petitions if the need for service has increased on their roads. We are looking for county roads where there will be active water customers at a […]
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Watershed Assessment Continues
The Authority recently completed its second full year of long-term monitoring and reporting in the Towaliga River Basin. In 2007, the Authority completed a Watershed Assessment Program and Plan for the Towaliga River basin in Butts County. Water analysis continues on four stream sites on Cabin Creek, Brushy Creek, and the Towaliga River. Quarterly analysis is being […]
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Awards
Awards Presented to Plants The Burford Water Treatment Plant was presented with its 11th Platinum Award from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) for complete compliance with all State and Federal regulations in calendar year 2010. Also, Jackson’s Stewart Water Treatment Plant was honored with its 4th Gold Award for complete compliance in 2010; this is only the fourth year the Stewart plant has been operated since taken […]
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