NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
The Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority (NCWSA) hereby gives notice that a public
meeting will be held to discuss wastewater improvement projects funded by Georgia’s Clean Water
State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) on June 22, 2023 at 6:00
p.m. local time in the NCWSA Board Room at 11325 Brown Bridge Road, Covington, GA 30014.
The proposed project includes construction of an industrial wastewater treatment facility (IWTF) to
treat and recycle water for non‐potable uses by industries in the Stanton Springs Industrial Park in
Social Circle, GA. The proposed project includes extending an existing 15‐inch diameter sanitary sewer
main, and installing a 20‐inch potable water main, a 16‐inch reuse, non‐potable water main, and a 15‐
inch industrial wastewater pipeline to service the East Atlanta Mega‐Site. Pipes will convey flow
through underground tunnels from Shire Parkway north under I‐20 to just beyond the Georgia
Department of Transportation (GDOT) right‐of‐way. Construction also includes two (2) industrial
wastewater (IWW) pump stations and associated 10‐inch force mains conveying industrial, pretreated
wastewater to the IWTF. A flow measurement station will be constructed to measure sanitary
sewer effluent from Takeda Pharmaceutical. An expansion of the existing A. Scott Emmons Water
Reclamation Facility (ASEWRF) to 2.50 MGD, an effluent pump station (EPS) and 10” force main are
proposed for construction to convey treated effluent to the IWTF, where it will be further processed
and sent to industrial users. The proposed project will reduce demand on potable water resources
and build redundancy in the NCWSA wastewater treatment facilities.
The purposes of the public meeting are to:
1. Inform the public of the need for improvements to the NCWSA’s wastewater system.
2. Comply with Section 391‐3‐6‐.02 of Georgia’s Water Quality Control Rules (and amendments
thereto).
The public is invited to comment on the Environmental Review and Planning Document during the
public meeting. The Environmental Review and Planning Document is available for public inspection
through the date of the public meeting at the NCWSA office at 11325 Brown Bridge Road, Covington,
GA 30014 during normal business hours.
For additional information, contact:
Ms. Laurie Ashmore
Chief Engineer
NCWSA
11325 Brown Bridge Road
Covington, GA 30014
Backflow Electronic Reporting System
Backflow Electronic Reporting System
Effective 5/2/2022,the Newton County Water and Sewerage Authority will begin utilizing the services of TecNXS, LLC. and its electronic reporting system, AquaResource, to track annual backflow testing.
We hope you enjoy the following benefits provided through the AquaResource software:
- The cost for testers to submit a passing backflow test on your behalf is $4 per test.
- Customers can add contact information such as phone and email.
- Customers who elect to add email contact information may choose to have notices sent to their email address in addition to receiving the postcard notification.
- Customers can view their backflow inventory, see the status of each backflow, and access and print their test reports.
- Customers can search for NCWSA approved backflow testers from the Portal.
Tester Information
New Testers
Certified backflow testers may request to be added to the NCWSA approved backflow tester list by registering on the AquaResource site at www.backflow.tecnxs.com. If you experience any difficulties or have questions about the site please click on the Help button at the bottom of the AquaResource webpage or visit www.tecnxs.com/docs/ .
Feel free to contact Casey at: (254) 833-2325 with any questions regarding AquaResource. All regulatory questions must be answered by the NCWSA Cross-Connection Control Coordinator Bryan Bloodworth at 678-878-9329.
The AquaResource site is compatible with most browsers with the exception of Internet Explorer and Edge. School certification and test kit calibration certificates files must be in jpg or png format for upload to the AquaResource site.