The City of Social Circle is committed to supplying you with the highest quality of water possible. The purpose of this report is to raise your understanding of drinking water safety. The City will not be providing copies of this water report by mail to each customer. Customers can download the report below and copies are also available at City Hall upon request.
As a part of the final steps of the water system upgrades along Cherokee Road and Hightower Trail, the Fire Department will be testing the new fire hydrants that were installed. They will test the first part of the week, June 10-12. This may cause cloudy water in the area. If you do have cloudy water, allow the water to run for a while and it will clear up.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Barry Parsons, Public Works Director, bparsons@socialcirclega.com, 770-464-6912.
An example of water sample kit that have been left at houses around town.
Many residents have reported receiving a bottle and flyer asking for a water sample for a complimentary water quality test. Please be advised this is a private commercial advertisement – not City sponsored nor City recommended.
Official water tests can be conducted by City of Social Circle licensed water personnel or State of Georgia Environmental Protection Division only. A citizen can hire anyone they wish to test that citizen’s water at their expense.
The City water is tested regularly and fully compliant with Clean Drinking Water regulations. Citizens may obtain information about our drinking water from the CCR.
For further information about your drinking water feel free to contact Public Works Director, Barry Parsons at bparsons@socialcirclega.com or 770-464-6912 or the Georgia EPD at 1-888-373-5947 toll-free in Georgia
404-657-5947 in the Atlanta area or askepd@gaepd.org.
On Monday, June 3 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm crews will be connecting the new water lines to the existing water lines at Dogwood Drive and E Hightower Trail. Water will be off along Dogwood Drive from Holly Street, to Sycamore Street and along Holly Street and E Hightower Trail.
When the water is turned back on, it may be cloudy. It should clear up after you run it for a while.
A snake skin spotted near a water meter when our meter reader was taking readings recently.
The weather has gotten warm and the snakes are out and about. The recent warm winter means more snakes, which may be hiding in bushes, pine straw or tall grass around your home and waiting for unsuspecting people, like our utility staff.
To decrease the chance of snake unexpected snake encounters, please keep the bushes and grass trimmed around the gas and water meters on your property and keep pine straw away from water meters. This makes it easier to get an accurate reading while avoiding the possibility of being surprised by a snake.
A bit of good news: The water system upgrades are almost completed! There are just a few more things to take care of.
Friday, May 24 – Crews will be tying in the water lines on N Forrest Ave starting about 9:00 am. The water should be off on N Forrest for about two hours. After the water is restored, there could be cloudy water. Let the water run for a while to clear it up.
Tuesday, May 28 – Crews will be tying in the water lines on E Hightower Tr at the bridge starting about 9:00 am. The water should be off for about four hours in the area between Oak Dr and E Hightower Trail and along Sycamore Ave. After the water is restored, there could be cloudy water. Let the water run for a while to clear it up.
Once the tie-ins are complete, the roads that have been torn up by the construction will be repaired. Please plan for extra time when you are traveling in the area to allow for lane closures. Also use caution for your safety and the safety of the workers.
The entire water system upgrade project should be completed by the end of the week.
As part of water distribution maintenance, crews are flushing hydrants on Alcova Drive and Azalea Farms. Residents may experience discolored for a short time. Let your faucet run until clear. The water is safe.
To better serve you, we now have an after-hours number you can call if you believe your City of Social Circle Utilities were cut off by mistake.
Please call 770-464-6938 and leave a message with your name, phone number, account number and address and someone will get back with you to confirm your payment was made in time and make arrangements for your utilities to be restored.
If you paid by credit card online or over the phone, please call City Hall at 770-464-2380 during normal business hours (8:00 am – 4:30 pm M – F), so that we may generate a service order to have your utilities restored.
Payments made after 4:30 pm on cut-off days will be credited to your account the next day and an order made to restore your utilities at that time.
Industrial Blvd will be closed starting Monday, April 29 so that crews can repair the road where the new sewer lines were installed. Work is expected to be completed by midday on Wednesday, May 1.
Water technicians will be performing systematic flushing throughout the distribution system today. If you experience cloudy water let it run for a brief time until it clears up.