Plumbers in Winston, GA

Along I-20 between Douglasville and Villa Rica

Winston was chartered as a town in 1906 and gave up the charter in 1995. It is now a small unincorporated community on Interstate 20 and Bankhead Highway in western Douglas County, about 27 miles west of downtown Atlanta, with Post Road and Ephesus Church Road running through it. Post Road Park and the Clinton Nature Preserve, home of the John Thomas Carnes Log House, are local landmarks. ZIP 30187 has about 8,100 residents.

Water from the reservoir next door

WSA, which calls itself Douglas County's only water provider, draws from the Dog River Reservoir in western Douglas County, with Bear Creek Reservoir as a supplement, and treats it at the Bear Creek plant with free chlorine. WSA reports that its service line inventory found no lead lines. Its annual brochure has the full data. For water emergencies, call 770-949-7617 on weekdays or 770-942-6633 after hours.

WSA owns the meter and the lines in the road right-of-way, and the homeowner owns the water and sewer lines from the meter to the house. WSA also requires backflow protection, provides the device for residential installations, and wants it tested every year by a certified tester from its approved list.

Sewer is not a given out here

WSA provides sewer where it is available, and some Winston properties are not on municipal sewer. Because Winston is in the Dog River drainage basin, WSA makes proper maintenance of a private onsite wastewater system a condition of water service there. If your home is not on sewer, tell the plumber when you call; a slow drain could be inside the house, in the line out to the tank, or in the system itself, and only some of those are plumbing work.

Permits through Douglas County

Douglas County Building Permits & Inspections, 4655 Timber Ridge Drive in Douglasville, issues plumbing permits for new and renovation work, including lawn irrigation (770-920-7201; inspections 770-920-7333).

Gas: check the bill

Georgia 811 lists both Atlanta Gas Light and the Austell Natural Gas System as gas operators in Douglas County, and which one serves a given Winston address was not confirmed. Your gas bill shows the pipe utility. If you smell gas, leave the house, then call 911 and either AGL at 877.427.4321 or Austell at 770.948.1841, option 1. About 5% of homes in the ZIP heat with tank or LP gas, so some properties are not on a gas main at all.

Housing and the call

The median home here was built in 1994, and about 23% are older than 1980. When you call this page's number, mention whether you are on sewer and what you are seeing. You will be connected with an independent plumber who works in Winston and can agree on price and timing directly.