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Effective March 24, 2006.
All building and zoning for the City of Sylvester will be administered by Sandy Almand. Sandy may be reached at P.O. Box 370, 229-776-8505 or at 101 N. Main Street, Sylvester, GA 31791. Hours are 8am - 11:30am, Monday - Thursday.
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To begin your new utility service in Sylvester you must do the following procedures:
1. Have picture ID (driver's License).
2. Social Security card.
3. Rent Receipt.
4. Service Charge for:
Lights - $50.00
Water - $10.00
Gas - $20.00
The Service is Non-refundable.
5. Deposit for services:
Lights - $50.00
Water - $50.00
Gas - $50.00
The Deposit is applied to final bill or transfered to a new location if your going to have services with the city.
6. To have services turned on you need to
come into city hall before 1:30 p.m.
7. Work orders are done Mon - Fri between
3:30 & 5:00.
8. Transfering of service from one address to another is $20.00.
9. Reconnection fee for delinquent bill is $60.00. Bill must be paid with cash before 4:30pm for reconnection.
For additional information please call 229-776-8505.
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Friday, April 09 2010 @ 04:13 PM EDT
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Hydrant Flushing
The Sylvester Fire Department and/or the Sylvester Water Department periodically flow fire hydrants to check the function of the hydrants, to evaluate the firefighting water available from each hydrant, to monitor the condition of the water system, and to remove rust and other sediment from the water distribution system.
Hydrant flushing sometimes stirs up sediment in the water lines and results in temporarily brown or "rusty" water in nearby homes and businesses. You can reduce your chances of having rusty water by minimizing your water use if you know hydrant flushing is taking place in your area. You should particularly avoid washing clothes until the flushing is complete and you have made sure you have flushed any rusty water out of your home plumbing.
If you should have a problem with rusty water, you can flush the rusty water out of your pipes by fully opening a faucet and running cold water until the water runs clear. You may have to open each of your faucets in turn, to remove all of the rusty water from your system. You should open the faucets one at a time, to ensure the maximum water flow to the open faucet. (If you know the plumbing layout of your home, it is most efficient to run the faucet closest to the public water supply first, then work your way toward the faucet located farthest from the public water supply.) After running the faucets, you may wish to remove and check any mesh strainers on your faucets to remove any debris that may be trapped. You may also wish to run water through showers, toilets, and even run an empty washer cycle just to make sure you have cleared any rusty water from your pipes.
If you detect a problem with rusty water, you should not wash your laundry until you have cleared the rusty water from your system. If your laundry does become discolored, you should wash it again immediately--do not dry it first! Drying it will make the rust difficult or impossible to remove! Also, do not use chlorine bleach with rust-stained laundry; the chlorine reacts with the rust and just makes the problem worse!
If you notice rust or iron stains on clothes when taking them from the washer, don't dry them in the dryer before treating the stains. Heat sets the stains and makes them difficult or impossible to remove. Here are some things to try: 1) rewash the clothes immediately in clear water with a heavy duty detergent. If the water in your water system is still discolored, do re-laundering at a coin-operated laundry or at another residence where the water is clear.
Caution: Do not dry stained items in a dryer, do not iron them before treating the stains, and do not use chlorine bleach. Heat and chlorine bleach make the problem worse.
If the stain is not removed by the first method, try a more drastic treatment.
2) Launder with a commercial rust remover (such as RoVer®, Rit Rust Remover®, Iron-Out®, Miracle-Rid-Iron®, or Whink®). The important ingredient in these compounds is an acid-usually oxalic or hydrofluoric acid. The remover ingredients combine with the iron and loosen it from the fabric, then hold it in suspension in the wash water. The compounds are poisonous if ingested. Use them carefully according to the manufacturers' directions, and rinse the clothes thoroughly. Acid remaining deteriorates fabrics.
Commercial rust removers are intended for use only on white or colorfast fabrics. Test colored clothes for colorfastness before attempting to remove rust stains with commercial removers. Caution/Danger: Commercial Rust Remover Products contain oxalic or hydrofluoric acids or other chemicals which can cause skin or eye irritation, burns, or poisoning. Use with care and according to the product package.
Please understand that rusty water is not an unusual side effect from a hydrant flushing program, and does not indicate any sort of problem with the water system. The rust results from a reaction between the chlorine in the water, and any iron in the pipes. The chlorine keeps the water safe to drink (although we don't recommend drinking the rusty water!) If you have any questions regarding rusty water, please call the Sylvester Water Department at 776-8508 or Fire Department at 776-8511.
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