Great American Cleanup Event
Posted:  Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The City of Austell is looking for volunteers to participate in its 2008 Great American Cleanup event.  The event will take place on Saturday, May 24, 2008 beginning at 9:00 AM.  Groups will assemble at Collar Park on Joe Jerkins Boulevard and then disburse to different areas for cleanup.

Free hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be served to those who have dedicated their time to volunteer.

To learn more, or to sign up, click here.

Click here, to download flyer.

Beginning April 1, 2008, City residents will be able use water outdoors.  Each household, business, or other institution / property owner will be allowed to hand water existing landscaping using one garden hose, 25 minutes a day, within the hours of 12:00 midnight to 10:00 AM, on designated days.  The hose must be hand held during watering and equipped with a standard spray nozzle that automatically turns off when not hand held.

Odd-numbered addresses may hand water Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.  Even-numbered addresses may hand water Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.

Click here to read the complete outdoor water use restrictions update.

Humphries Hill Road Intersection Improvements Begin
Posted:  Friday, February 29, 2008

Motorists traveling along C.H. James Parkway and Humphries Hill Road will notice that construction has already began.  Intersection improvements will involve adding right and left turn lanes on Humphries Hill Road.

This project is funded through the Cobb County Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax program.

The biggest water user in the home is the toilet.  More than 45 percent of indoor water used is flushed down the drain every day.  Austell Public Works is introducing a toilet retrofit rebate program to provide an incentive for customers in homes built prior to 1993 to retrofit older hi-flow toilets with new low-flow technology.  Customers will be eligible to receive rebates for up to three toilets per home for purchases made beginning November 5, 2007.

The program has two rebate options.  The first is a $50.00 rebate for the purchase of any approved 1.6 gallon per flush toilet on the approved toilet list.  These toilets were chosen because they have been tested and proven as a quality product by an independent testing lab.  Also, they have been shown to provide a sustained water savings over time.  The $50.00 rebate list will be updated every year, coinciding with annual Maximum Performance Testing.

The second program option is a $100.00 rebate for high efficiency toilets.  These toilets use 1.2 gallons per flush and have received the WaterSense labeling certification.  WaterSense is the Environmental Protection Agency's labeling program for water efficiency.  It is modeled after the Energy Star program and WaterSense toilets will have the logo on the product.  This list be updated quarterly as WaterSense adds newly qualified products.

The rebate will appear as a credit on the customers water bill.  Customers must purchase a toilet from the approved list, submit the original receipt to the Austell Public Works office, and, after verifying the eligibility of the toilet and the age of the home, a credit will be issued to the customers account.  Program funds have been capped and rebates will be made on a first-come, first-serve basis depending on fund availability.

For more information on the Toilet Retrofit Rebate Program, click here.

Free Water Conservation Kits Available to City of Austell Customers
Posted:  Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Austell Public Works is pleased to offer household water conservation kits for our customers.  The kits contain water-conserving decides which are easy to install for immediate savings.  The kit contains:

Additional brochures and information is available on how to conserve water.

To obtain your free kit, please visit our office at the City of Austell Threadmill Complex located at 5000 Austell-Powder Springs Road, Suite 101, Austell.