Commercial
Hydrant Meters
There is a sign-up fee of $25 and a deposit of $2000. We do need to verify that where they want the meter is somewhere we service and that we have a meter available for rental. Besides that, they are billed monthly $10 for every 1000 gallons.
Download the request form below, complete and submit to the Water Department office.
Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention Program
In accordance with The Georgia Rules for Safe Drinking Water, Chapter 391-3-5-13 the Georgia Environmental Protection Division requires the Bartow County Water Department to have a program for the elimination and prevention of all cross connections to the public water system.
What is a Cross Connection?
A cross connection is any “unprotected” connection in a public potable water system through which it is possible to introduce into any part of the potable water system any pollutant, contaminant or substance other than the intended potable water with which the system is supplied.
Cross connections should be avoided, or eliminated, always.
A cross connection can be effectively eliminated by the installation of an approved backflow prevention device.
The term backflow means the undesirable reversal of flow of water in a distribution system because of a cross connection.
A Backflow prevention device is just what the name implies. It is a device, or assembly, that prevents water, or any liquid, from flowing backwards or against the direction of which it was intended.
The Bartow County Water Department’s responsibility is to protect the public water supply that is the distribution system between the treatment plant and your water meter.
To ensure that the distribution system is protected we require testing at the time of installation of a backflow prevention device and then again annually. All tests must be performed by a certified backflow tester and the test results must be submitted to the Bartow County Water Department. Failure to comply with this requirement can result in the disconnection of water service
If you have any question or concerns, please contact the Bartow County Water Department’s Backflow Prevention Coordinator at backflow@bartowcountyga.gov
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Per Bartow County Ordinance: the Superintendent may impose discharge restrictions during peak flow periods, require specific wastewater to be directed to designated sewers, consolidate discharge points, and separate sewage from industrial waste streams as needed to protect the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) and ensure compliance with this article.
Any entity discharging into the POTW may be required to install and maintain, at their expense, a storage and flow-control facility for flow equalization. A wastewater discharge permit may be issued solely for this purpose.
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be installed when deemed necessary by the Superintendent, except for residential users. These interceptors must meet approved specifications, be easily accessible for cleaning and inspection, and be maintained regularly at the user’s expense. They are required for service stations, food-handling establishments, feed mills, and other facilities handling excessive grease, oil, flammable waste, sand, or harmful substances, excluding private residences. Owners must provide documentation of cleaning frequency upon request.
The frequency for maintaining these interceptors shall, at the minimum, be as follows based on the classifications listed:
Grease Trap
| Food establishments with an under-the-counter grease trap or those that serve less than 100 customers per day. | 2 times per year | |
| Food establishments with an inground grease trap(s) up to 2,000 gallons capacity and/or serve more than two meal times per day and serve less than 500 customers per day. | 4 times per year | |
| Food establishments with an inground grease trap(s) in excess of 1,000 gallon capacity and/or serve three meal times per day or more than 500 customers per day. | 12 times per year |
Refer to Bartow County Ordinance here