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Authority reports higher water sales, launch of lead-service map and updates on Highway 16 break; ARPA funds affect accounting
Summary
At its June 18 meeting the Spalding County Water and Sewage Facility Authority reported higher water sales, a live public service-line map slated for July 1, and discussed an 8-inch water-main break on Highway 16 that undermined part of a travel lane.
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…
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