General News – Page 11 – Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water & Sewer Commission

2019 Strategic Business Plan Announced

Written by 10 Stewart on January 4, 2019. Posted in For Your Information, General News.

As a roadmap for our continuous improvement, the BGJWSC has developed a Strategic Business Plan for 2019. The initial presentation of the Strategic Business Plan was made on November 15, 2018. The recording can be viewed below and the slides used in the presentation are attached beneath it in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format: Strategic Business Plan 2019-01-08 with Core Values Added Our Strategic Business Plan is available in its entirety for those that are seeking a deeper understanding of our 20...

Request for Proposals — Engineering & Design Services 2016 SPLOST North Mainland Phase II & III for the BGJWSC Solicitation No. 19-009

Written by Christa Free on January 4, 2019. Posted in General News.

RFP — To Provide Engineering and Design Proposals For N Mainland PHASE II and III — Added 01/04/2019 2016 SPLOST NM PHASE II III EXHIBIT A1 — Added 01/04/2019

Tradewinds Industrial Park Closer to GRAD Certification

Written by 10 Stewart on December 3, 2018. Posted in General News.

The Brunswick & Glynn Development Authority and the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission (JWSC) have worked together to cross a significant milestone in bringing the Tradewinds Industrial Park to certified industrial status. In recent years, the Glynn County community has worked diligently to market industrial and commercial sites for economic growth. A significant opportunity for over 600 acres of industrial growth is the Tradewinds Industrial Park at Exit 42 on...

Precautionary Boil Water Advisory – The Island Club at Retreat on St. Simons Island – Thursday, November 1, 2018

Written by 10 Stewart on November 1, 2018. Posted in Boil Water Advisory, General News, Service Outages.

DRINKING WATER WARNING BOIL YOUR WATER FOR THREE MINUTES BEFORE USING The St. Simons Island water system lost pressure to residences within The Island Club at Retreat on Thursday, November 1, 2018 due to emergency repairs to a hydrant in the area. After service has been restored, BGJWSC lab personnel will collect water samples for testing. This testing, which will take between 22 and 24 hours, should be completed the afternoon of Friday, November 2, at which time an all-clear message will be...

Hurricane Michael Support Provided by Local Partners

Written by 10 Stewart on October 14, 2018. Posted in General News.

We were very fortunate to have not seen much local impact from Hurricane Michael this past week. As an act of support for those in West Georgia affected greatly by Hurricane Michael, mutual aid has been coordinated by Georgia Emergency Management Agency, Glynn County Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Rural Water Association and the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources for the JWSC to loan five 200 kW generators to meet critical needs for those...

Office Closure Related to Hurricane Michael

Written by 10 Stewart on October 10, 2018. Posted in General News.

Due to potential service outages caused by the impact of Hurricane Michael, the administrative offices of the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission will be closed from Wednesday, October 10 at 2:00 PM until 12:00 PM on Thursday, October 11, weather permitting. All emergency services will still be available during this period by calling 912.634.0258.

In Memoriam – Dana Whitmore

Written by 10 Stewart on August 30, 2018. Posted in General News.

It’s with a heavy heart that we make you aware that one of our highly valued customer service employees, Dana Whitmore, passed away Wednesday morning, August 29, 2018. Dana had served the community with us over four years and was loved by both our customers and our staff. We believe that you couldn’t find a sweeter, kinder and big-hearted lady anywhere. She loved her job and always looked forward to helping our customers. She always had a smile on her face. Days where others might have...

2018 Town Hall Meeting Update

Written by 10 Stewart on June 13, 2018. Posted in General News, Town Hall Meeting Notifications.

For those unable to attend the town hall meeting held last night at the Glynn County Recreation Department Casino Building, an identical presentation will be held at the Howard Coffin Park Auditorium tonight, Wednesday, June 13. Both meetings will be broadcast live and saved on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BGJWSC/ Each will also be posted to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/BrunswickGlynnJointWaterSewerCommission/ You may also download the presentation used at...

BGJWSC Water & Sewer Bill Calculator

Written by 10 Stewart on May 18, 2018. Posted in General News.

In anticipation of questions that you may have regarding our rate revision, the following bill calculator is being made available. You can enter your monthly flow in the spreadsheet frame below and the rates for each year from 2014 to 2022 will display your previous billing amount, allowing you to compare that to the new rate structure. System-wide single family residential consumption averages 4,200 gallons per month. Prior to July 2018, we only displayed your consumption in thousands of...

Bill Statement Backer Back by Popular Demand!

Written by 10 Stewart on April 13, 2018. Posted in General News.

While upgrading to our new billing system in July of 2017, we temporarily removed the information that had been printed on the back of the monthly statement. Now that we have made the necessary changes, we will resume filling in the back with details of how to understand you bill more easily. One change that will affect some of you is the absence of the block on the bottom of the statement for filling in credit card information. Our merchant services vendor, BB&T Bank, scans the stub on...