The Spalding County Water and Sewage Facility Authority received its general manager27s report on June 18 covering operations, finances, permitting and infrastructure incidents.

Key operational metrics: General Manager Johnson told the board that water sales year to date (through February in the authority27s fiscal reporting) were up about 7.75% while meter sales were down roughly 60–65% year over year, a trend staff said tracks a steep decline in single-family residential building permits in the county. Johnson said the authority's field team has reduced the number of service-line materials listed as "unknown" from over 8,000 last year to about 6,500 as of June 16.

Lead and copper compliance and public map: Johnson said the authority received a draft MPDS permit from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division on June 10 and that it has posted the permit for a 30-day public comment period. On lead and copper rule compliance, staff said the authority's GIS team created a public-facing application that will be linked to the authority27s website and go live July 1; the app will show customers the service-line material status for their address and whether the entry was verified by field inspection or inferred from records.

Hydrant maintenance and projects: The board heard that hydrant maintenance is behind the six-month schedule but, given required workdays remaining in the calendar year, staff expects to complete maintenance before year-end. Johnson said the remaining hydrant maintenance requires about 75 workdays and there are 133 working days left in the calendar year.

Highway 16 water-main break: Board members discussed a water-main failure on Highway 16 east of Malloy near the county line. Staff described an approximately 8-foot split in an 8-inch cast-iron main installed in the mid-1970s that undermined part of an eastbound travel lane. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) representatives told staff that to meet GDOT repair standards a section of roadway would be cut out, backfilled with gravel and capped with concrete; staff said the road itself did not collapse. The repair involved replacing less than 100 feet of pipe; staff said the repair likely used ductile or PVC pipe. Several board members said they expected to push back if the county tried to pass repair costs to the authority; staff noted the break is within the authority27s service area and said cost allocation may involve the county and the city of Griffin under existing operation and maintenance agreements.

Finances and ARPA accounting: Finance discussion noted total cash of $17,180,659.70 as of May and an operating-account balance just over $5,000,000 for July-to-May reporting that includes an ARPA cash transfer. Staff explained ARPA funds were moved into cash accounts and so did not show as operating revenue, which made earlier statements about spending versus revenue appear misleading until accounting entries were reconciled. The board asked about the city of Griffin27s reimbursements for services; staff said Griffin payments were about 45 days behind.

Board action: The authority accepted the general manager27s report by unanimous vote.

Ending: Staff said permits and billing policies for sewer capacity and utility fees remain in development and will be brought to the board in coming meetings.