Plumbers in Griffin, GA

A Flint River town

Griffin sits on a different river system from Atlanta. The City of Griffin Water & Wastewater department withdraws water from the Upper Flint River at two points, one just north of Griffin feeding the Harry Simmons Water Treatment Plant and Heads Creek Reservoir, and one north of Molena feeding Still Branch Reservoir. The city owns two treatment facilities and two reservoirs, disinfects with chlorine and chlorine dioxide, and adds fluoride. Its system also supplies the Spalding County Water Authority and several neighboring towns and counties. On the wastewater side, Griffin runs the collection system and three Water Pollution Control Plants.

The Water/Waste Water department answers at (770) 229-6423, and city customer service at (770) 229-6403. When the city's locators mark lines, they mark water and electric only on the city side of the service meter, so the pipe from the meter to the house is the owner's to locate and maintain. Call Georgia 811 before any mechanized digging.

An older housing stock

Founded in 1840 and now the Spalding County seat, Griffin is an old railroad town on the southern edge of the metro, about 35 miles from downtown Atlanta. It had 23,478 residents in 2020. Its historic commercial district, the Bailey-Tebault House, the University of Georgia Griffin Campus and the Griffin-Spalding County Airport are local landmarks. Housing is older than in most metro suburbs: the median home was built in 1976, and about 55% predate 1980. Galvanized supply lines, cast iron drains, aging sewer laterals and water heaters in tight spaces are common work, and repiping comes up more often than in newer suburbs.

Contractor-pulled trade permits

Inside city limits, the Planning & Development Permits Division requires a trade permit, pulled by a contractor, for plumbing work such as installing or repairing a water line, sewer tie-ins and repairs, and gas lines. The office is at 100 S. Hill Street, (770) 233-4130, open weekdays from 7:30 to 4:30. The city's page does not mention water heaters specifically, so confirm with the office. Addresses outside city limits fall under Spalding County.

Gas service

Griffin's city utilities are electric, water and wastewater, solid waste and fiber internet; it does not run a gas system. Atlanta Gas Light owns the pipes and keeps a Griffin regional office, while marketers sell the gas. If you smell gas, leave the house, then call 911 and Atlanta Gas Light at 877.427.4321 from outside.

How it compares with Atlanta

A Griffin home drinks Flint River water from a city plant, flushes into a city sewer and gets its permit from Griffin. Call the number on this page and you'll be connected with an independent plumber who works in Griffin.