East Point runs its own water and sewer, including a fats, oils and grease program and a backflow program that requires every device to be tested yearly by a Georgia-certified tester. The city's Building Inspections office issues plumbing permits, water heaters included. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in East Point.
What happens when you call
You'll be connected with an independent local plumber who takes commercial jobs in East Point. Describe the business, which fixtures are affected and when the space can be closed. Restaurants should mention their grease trap or interceptor, and any business with a backflow device should have the last test report handy.
What affects the cost
- The age of the building; East Point's median home dates to 1969, about 64% predate 1980, and older commercial buildings near Main Street carry similar pipe
- Grease load and where a blockage sits in the building drain
- Camera inspection or leak locating
- After-hours scheduling
- Permit steps through the city's BS&A online portal
- Repairs if a backflow device fails its yearly test
Local conditions in East Point
East Point is one of the few metro cities that still treats its own water. It draws from Sweetwater Creek, stores water in Ben Hill Reservoir and treats it at the East Point Water Treatment Plant, and it also supplies most of College Park's water wholesale. The Water and Sewer Department maintains more than 164 miles of water mains and 153 miles of sewer mains, and offers on-call emergency response for water, sewer and meter problems at 404-240-2183 after hours. The office line is 404-474-3834.
The department runs a fats, oils and grease program on the sewer side, which matters to every restaurant and commercial kitchen in town. It also runs a backflow prevention and cross-connection control program: the city surveys, inspects and tests devices in its system, and every device must be tested once a year by a State of Georgia certified tester, with results submitted to the city. The Backflow Prevention Technician is at 404-423-8930.
The city's service line inventory, submitted to Georgia EPD, found no service lines classified as containing lead. Permits come from Planning and Community Development's Building Inspections office at City Hall on East Point Street. Its plumbing permit lists water heaters as a fixture, and contractors need a business license and state certification to pull one.
Before the plumber arrives
- Find the main shutoff and the water heater
- Note when the grease trap was last cleaned
- Locate the backflow device and last test report
- List the affected fixtures
Commercial Plumbing questions in East Point
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