Services: Water and Sewer Department
The City of Ball Ground Water and Sewer Department, serves approximately 700 households, both inside and outside the City limits. Currently, our customers are provided with water from a single well that was constructed in 1938. As required by law, our water is treated with chlorine and fluoride however due to the purity of our source no further treatment is required.
In 1994 our water was voted 'Best Water in the State of Georgia'.
The City of Ball Ground is actively seeking additional ground water sources for development in order to insure high quality and ample supply of water into the future. The City has also established connections with the Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority in order to provide reliable “back-up” in the event of well failure or disruption.
In 2004 the City completed the installation of a sanitary sewer system that encompasses most of the City limits. The project was a long and difficult project for the City, but was made possible in part, by true inter-governmental cooperation. The City of Canton, our neighbor to the south, allocated 400,000 gallons per day of capacity in their wastewater treatment plant. The Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) agreed to allow a portion of their gravity lines to be used to establish a connection between Ball Ground and the City of Canton Plant. This cooperation made the project possible because it eliminated the expense of constructing a wastewater treatment plan in the City of Ball Ground.
Mr. J.C. Cornett is the director of the City of Ball Ground Water and Sewerage System, and holds a state license as a Class III Water System Operator, as well as a license for wastewater collection. Mr. Cornett has been a Ball Ground resident since 1967, and has been an employee of the City since July 20, 1976.
Water-Sewer Consumption Billing
Water bills are mailed on the last working day of each month, and are due by the 15th of each month. The City accepts cash, personal checks, money orders, MasterCard or Visa as methods of payment. A drop box is provided at the front door of City Hall for after hours payment drop.
Download: Water-Sewer Service Application (PDF)
Download: Consumer Confidence Report (PDF)
