The following statement is being posted immediately following our Commission meeting this afternoon to clarify an incorrect rumor that individuals who had paid their tap fees prior to July 7, 2016 would not be allow to connect to the sewer system: This information is not correct. JWSC will honor the commitment we made when we accepted this payment. The cutoff date to connect to sanitary sewer basins that have been identified as operating beyond their safe, designed capacity was established at...

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF GEORGIA Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Suite 1152 East Tower Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Local Pretreatment Program Approval In accordance with Chapter 391-3-6-.09, Rules and Regulations for Water Quality Control, notice is hereby given of approval by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division of changes to a local pretreatment program for the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission. The...

The Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water & Sewer Commission has issued a Draft Industrial Wastewater Permit (IWP) to one (1) local industry, pursuant to City of Brunswick & Glynn County Sewer Use Ordinance at Chapter 2-16-41, Article III, of the City of Brunswick & Article III, Section 22-41of of Glynn County Ordinances. Draft IWP was issued to Quaker City Plating, 2573 Sidney Lanier Drive, Brunswick, GA 31525.  This industry discharges process wastewater to the Academy Creek wastewater...

The Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water & Sewer Commission has approved an Enforcement Response Plan, pursuant to the Code of Federal Regulations, 40 CFR & 403.8(f)(5). The Enforcement Response Plan outlines the steps the Brunswick-Glynn Joint Water & Sewer Commission will follow in enforcing the regulations on permitted industrial users to the sewage treatment plants. The plan was approved by the Commission on May 5, 2016. A copy of the Enforcement Response Plan (ERP) is available to be...

The Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission has been receiving complaints about lift station horns going off at night in the Demere Rd and Frederica Academy area.  The BGJWSC has checked its lift stations in this area and BGJWSC lift stations are functioning properly.  The BGJWSC also has electronic notification through its SCADA system.  This system confirms that BGJWSC lift stations are functioning properly. Reasons for horns going off could be one or a combination of the...

As AMENDED – April 18, 2016 The Brunswick – Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission (JWSC) submits the following seven (7) projects for funding by SPLOST 2016. JWSC operates 3 major waste water treatment plants, 10 water towers and 14 ground storage tanks, over 3,700 fire hydrants, 8,000 manholes, 157 sewer lift stations and several hundred miles of water lines and many hundreds of miles of sewer lines. Much of these systems are 40 to 60 years old and are in constant need of...

In observance of the Presidents’ Day national holiday, the BGJWSC administrative offices will be closed this coming Monday, February 15. We will reopen on at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 16. All emergency services will still be available during this time. For assistance with water or sewer service interruptions, please call our after-hours number, 634-0258.

In observance of the National Christmas Holiday, the BGJWSC administrative offices will be closed all day on Thursday, December 24, and Friday, December 25, 2015. All emergency services will still be available during this time. For assistance with water or sewer service interruptions, please call our after-hours number, 912-634-0258. Featured below: Frankie Ferra, Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director, and Jessica Harrell, Inventory Technician