About Us


The City of Griffin Water and Wastewater Utility’s Mission
The City of Griffin has been designated by The Georgia Environmental Protection Division to supply finished drinking water “Regionally” to 60,000 people. It is our commitment to provide the finest drinking water possible and deliver superior service to our customers at a reasonable cost. Our wastewater management program mission consists of the collection and treatment of wastewater through the development of CMOM (Capacity, Management, Operations and Maintenance Program.) The goals of the utility are to provide an overall quality
program for our citizens.


History of Griffin Water / Wastewater
The City of Griffin has been treating and distributing finished water since the 1890's. The system has two withdrawl points on the Upper Flint River. One just north of the City of Griffin servicing Harry Simmons Water Treatment Plant and Heads Creek Reservoir and a second one north of Molena servicing Still Branch Reservoir. The City of Griffin owns and operates a regional distribution system servicing Griffin, Williamson, Zebulon, Concord, Pike County, Spalding County, Part of Coweta County and Meriwether County and has a current total permit for 24.5 MGD.

The City of Griffin is also the owner and operator of three wastewater treatment plants and one land application system. It has been in the business since the 1930's. It services all of the City of Griffin and portions of Spalding County and currently is permitted for 5.75 MGD.


Departments and Their Roles
The City of Griffin maintains and operates a distribution system consisting of 185 miles of water mains and five water tanks. The City also owns and operates a wastewater collection system consisting of 200 miles of collector and sewer mains. In the distribution and collection system the department has state of the art sewer cameras, leak detection units and a GIS System in place. The SCADA system is currently being revamped with the latest technology. The City of Griffin boasts the first F.O.G. Department with full compliance meeting the demanding requirements of CMOM (Capacity, Management, Operations and Maintenance.)


Our Neighbors Down Stream
The City of Griffin provides a comprehensive approach to watershed management and the operation of its systems. Griffin in 1998 created the State of Georgia's first Stormwater Utility and most recently combined Water, Wastewater and Stormwater into one unit. The City of Griffin's residents are very conscientious of it's down stream neighbors from both water supply needs and water quality.

The Stormwater Department conducts quarterly sampling of its urban runoff and recently has developed a BMP tool (Best Management Practices) for improving water quality. Griffin is the only city in the nation to fly all its streams using infrared technology to seek illicit discharges to its waters.

The City of Griffin has installed state of the art technology to monitor the supply and quality of water as related to its point-source discharge to the Ocmulgee River Basin and the Flint River Basin. Further more its new Still Branch Reservoir has continuous flow monitoring of the Flint to insure and maintain the ecosystem and supply down stream.

Brant D. Keller, Ph.D.
Director of Public Works & Utilities
Phone: 770-229-6424
Email: bkeller@cityofgriffin.com


James Beasley
Deputy Director of Water/Wastewater
Phone: 770-229-6423
Email: jbeasley@cityofgriffin.com


David Huckaby
Wastewater Manager
Phone: 678-692-0405
Email: dhuckaby@cityofgriffin.com


Jay Patel
Industrial Pre-Treatment
Phone: 770-229-6609
Email: jpatel@cityofgriffin.com


Doug White
Construction Project Manager / Fats, Oil and Grease (F.O.G.) Inspector
Phone: 678-692-0404
Email:dwhite@cityofgriffin.com


Danny Pryor
Construction Superintendent
Phone: 770-229-6420
Email: dpryor@cityofgriffin.com

Awards/Acknowledgements

The Georgia Association of Water Professionals has awarded the City of Griffin's Still Branch Reservoir Water Treatment Plant the Gold Award. This award is for complete and consistent SDWA permit compliance during the 2007year. (April 2008) Award	The Georgia Association of Water Professionals has awarded the City of Griffin's Harry Simmons Water Treatment Plant the Gold Award. This award is for complete and consistent SDWA permit compliance during the 2007year. (April 2008) Award	The City of Grffin received the Water First award for our commitment to the outstanding stewardship of our resources. (December 2007) Award	The Georgia Association of Water Professionals has awarded the City of Griffin for the outstanding operation of a water distribution system. (November 2007) Award
The Georgia Association of Water Professionals has awarded the City of Griffin for the outstanding operation of a wastewater collection system. (November 2007) Award	The Georgia Association of Water Professionals has awarded the City of Griffin for labratory QA achievement. (November 2007) Award	The City of Griffin received The Engineering Excellence Award for Still Branch Reservoir. (February 2007) Article | Award