2007 Consumer Confidence Reports

The combined Tifton Tift County Utilities Department provides Water, Sewer and Natural Gas Services to its citizens and the surrounding areas.

Water

The Water Department is responsible for providing water services to customers throughout the County.  The department provides services to over 10,000 water customers. The system is comprised of some 280 miles of distribution mains and 12 production wells. The system can provide approximately 20 million gallons per day of water for both domestic and fire protection needs.  

Wastewater

The City of Tifton operates one (1) Wastewater Treatment facility. The Tifton Regional Wastewater Treatment Complex (TRWTC) has a capacity of 8,000,000 gallons per day. The City of Tifton has developed an Industrial Pretreatment Program in concert with the EDP and works with industries in Tifton to control the discharge of metals and other harmful pollutants into the treatment plant. The program goal is to cooperate with industries to keep their raw material out of the sewer system and utilize them as products. This helps the industrial while preventing damage to the treatment system and the environment. Industrial customers discharging water used for industrial processes or large volumes of cooling water and other material into the sanitary sewer system of the City of Tifton must obtain a permit for such discharge. The program is administered by the Water/Wastewater Superintendent.

Natural Gas

The Natural Gas Department is responsible for providing natural gas service to customers in the immediate Tifton area as well as to several outlying areas in Tift County. Tifton has approximately 3,368 residential, 401 commercial and 18 industrial customers. The system can presently deliver natural gas at pressures up to approximately 250 psi to accommodate the most demanding industrial gas load. The City also operates a peak shaving facility that can produce 100 mcf of natural gas per hour during curtailments.

Water and Wastewater Plant Tours

The City of Tifton Water and Wastewater plants are open to the public for tours, and personnel are available for lectures on environmental subjects. Persons wishing to view the plants are requested to call the Wastewater Treatment Complex (229-386-2115) during normal office hours to schedule a tour. Groups of up to 20 people may be accommodated at one time if notice is given.

Stopped Sewers

Most sewer stoppages in individual buildings are caused by roots or by grease in the lines owned by the property owner. However, if water is flowing from the plumbing and no water has been run into any fixture in the building, please call the Wastewater Department [(229) 391-3949 during office hours (7:30 am to 5:00 pm) and 911 after hours] immediately, and personnel will be sent to check the city mains. If the plumbing fixtures simply will not drain, the property owner is advised to call the City of Tifton first before calling a plumbing repair service to have their lines checked. If the City of Tifton personnel finds the blockage is on the owner's side, the owner is then responsible for contacting a plumbing repair service to correct the proble

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