Jones County Water Department in Georgia

Update of Jones County Water Department Fee Schedule - Effective April 1, 2021 To the Jones County Community, Please note that effective April 1st - for the first time in several years minimal increases and changes will be implemented to the JCW Department fee schedule.... (This is not an increase to the water base rate fee.) What is changing... LATE FEES, DISCONNECT OF SERVICE, AND RECONNECT: 1. Regarding late penalty fee: As is, water bill payments are due by the fifteenth of each month. A "$15 flat late fee" will now be assessed effective the "16th to unpaid bill each month". 2. Currently there is a two month waiting period before cut off of service due to unpaid bill. "This will be discontinued." Disconnect of service will take place on a "monthly basis" after a seven day grace period, (which begins on the sixteenth of each month - however, the late fee will still be assessed on the 16th.) 3. Currently a reconnect fee to a meter disconnected due to failure to pay is $45. This will change to $50. **For reconnect - past due balance, late fee, and reconnect fee must be paid in full.** **Reminder: As usual, checks are not accepted when account is delinquent and/or service disconnected.** NEW SERVICE APPLICATION AND CONNECTION FEE: 1. New service applications will be assessed a $25 application fee for a new account. 2. As is, a same day connection of new water service is a $10 fee. This will remain the same up through 3:00 p.m. "After 3:00 p.m. a same day connection will be a $25 fee." A RE-READ OF YOUR WATER METER REQUEST: 1. Currently a re-read of your water meter is a $10 fee. This will change to a $25 fee. (Should we find that an error has been made on our part - a fee will not be applied.) TAMPERING FEE: 1. Currently a $100 fee is assessed for a first offense. This will remain the same, however for a second offense a $250 fee will be assessed. A third offense will be assessed a $500 fee. Note: These changes are comparable to surrounding counties and we hope that this will enable residents to avoid accruing a high bill, as when billed for a two month delinquency. As usual, our automated systems are available for your easy pay: https://www.municipalonlinepayments.com or 833-303-3774. (Please have your account number when accessing these services.) It is our pleasure to serve you. If you have any questions you may contact our office. We will be happy to bring clarity to any questions that you may have. Jones County proud! Jeffrey Pehlke, Superintendent Jones County Water Department (This facebook page is for the administrator's use only and comments are not permitted. Thank you.)

Good morning. Happy Monday.

A repost from "Keep Jones Beautiful" facebook page... "Come join us on April 17 at 8 a.m. for our Community Pride Cleanup in association with the Great American Cleanup! For more info, please visit the website below. https://docs.google.com//12uFxCRD8cyE5y9hxjJa5MlJ9th/edit

A post by our County Commissioners. Let's all pitch in. "Please join us in helping clean up our community! Visit the website for more information or follow the QR code’s on the flyer."

Dear Jones County Community, Please be sure to follow the local news, as well as the Jones County GA Emergency Management Agency facebook page, for updates regarding weather conditions tomorrow - Thursday, March 18th. Secure outdoor items that can be picked up by high winds, and allow extra time for your morning commute as the storm will be approaching.

Public Notice: For Tuesday, February 2nd - The water tank located on Curtis James Rd - will be undergoing a cleaning of the interior tomorrow morning (Tuesday, February 2nd). This may cause low water pressure for residents living in the Curtis James Rd area, Hwy 18 West area, and the Camelot subdivision. Water pressure will improve by tomorrow afternoon. ... Always our pleasure to serve the Jones County community. Jeffrey Pehlke, Superintendent Jones County Water Department

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day, the Jones County Water Department office is closed today.

Public Notice: As per 13 WMAZ, a line of bad storms is going through Jones County capable of producing strong winds. Tornado warnings currently issued for Jones County. Stay tuned to local weather forecast.

Holiday hours this week: The Jones County Water Department office will be closed this Friday, January 1, 2021. Our hope for you is that you and yours are safe and well as you close out 2020 and enter into 2021.

To the Jones County Community, As we close one year and look ahead to the next we give thanks for the many accomplishments in the past few years. We are grateful for a wonderful team who work well together. We appreciate the improvements made to various Jones County Water Department infrastructures. We are always thankful for the support of our County Administrator and Commissioners past, present, and future.... And we thank you for working with us and for the opportunity to serve the Jones County community. Attached you will find some highlights of only a few endeavors of our team work, department improvements, and service to the public. Enjoy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! From the Jones County Water Department