Due to the inclement weather forecast for our area tomorrow, Wednesday, January 3, the administrative office of the BGJWSC will be closed. We anticipate reopening Thursday morning at 8:00 am. We hope for your safety and ask for you to observe all necessary precautions to provide a safe environment for your family, your pets, your plants and your pipes. Edit 5:34 pm – please turn off all irrigation systems to reduce the likelihood of ice on the sidewalks and roadways. The following graphic...

Effective immediately, as of 4:20 PM on Thursday, December 28, 2017, all required microbiological testing of water samples from the area affected by the boil water advisory issued for Magnolia Street on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 has passed. Results have been verified by our state-licensed technician within a certified laboratory environment. This notification is an ALL-CLEAR and water used for drinking will no longer need to be boiled. Though the water from this system can now be considered...

At a special called meeting held on November 29, 2017 the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water and Sewer Commission unanimously approved a refinancing of its outstanding revenue bonds issued in June of 2010. By taking advantage of lower interest rates and removing a requirement to hold cash in a reserve fund, the total outstanding debt was reduced by $1.1 million dollars and the total interest decreased by $6.4 million dollars. The total resulting savings for the refinance is $7.5 million dollars. In...

For your consideration please read the minutes from the Commission Meeting held on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Commission Minutes 11-2-17 with Attachments To read the minutes please open or download the pdf from the link above, or you may see more below.

On April 20, 2017, the BGJWSC entered into an agreement with the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) to enable our community to receive water loss technical assistance. This audit, which is being provided at no cost to our utility, our rate payers, or our community, will enable us to determine areas of concern within our water distribution system. We will then be able to develop a priority for future capital improvement projects to make repairs to our aging infrastructure. GEFA, an...

The Vision Forward – A Message from Executive Director Jimmy Junkin In the last twelve months, the BGJWSC has begun the process of becoming more strategic in its path to providing the best service possible at the lowest cost practical. The BGJWSC has adopted ten core attributes to guide the future process of continuous improvement for our utility. These attributes are essential to the sustainable efficient operation of a utility. They are closely aligned with the attributes of private sector...

Due to the significant power losses sustained in the area from Hurricane Irma, some customers of the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission continue to be under a strict water & sewer service conservation plan, except in the Exit 29/Southport area. Georgia Power has been diligently working to restore electricity to residences, businesses and critical infrastructure yet our wastewater collection system is still without power at 30% of our pumping stations as of 9:00 AM today....