The goal of the Barrow County Water Authority is to provide safe, reliable water supply to all of our customers the time at a reasonable cost. As the vital role in the growth and economic activities of the county within our water service areas, we provide water at a rate of flow and of sufficient pressure to make it possible to provide fire protection to protect homes and lives. The water infrastructure is in place to for growth coming to the county.
The Barrow County Water and Sewerage Authority was created in 1987 to serve the Northwest portion of Barrow County with water supplied by Gwinnett County. Now the Authority has 3 service areas and is primarily supplied water from the Barrow County Bear Creek project.
Water Authority personnel operate the Barrow County Transmission line from the Bear Creek Reservoir to the wholesale customers in Barrow County. Customers include the Barrow County Water Authority, City of Winder, City of Auburn, Town of Braselton and the City of Statham. Transmission line water usage has reached approximately 1.4 million gallons per day, which is 15.5 percent of the County’s available capacity in the Bear Creek Reservoir.
The Water and Sewerage Authority meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
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