Eye on the Street
Decatur Metro | November 6, 2013
East Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Steve)
East Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Steve)
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This is the only example I have seen of a Decatur meter cover and goes back to the days when Decatur had its own water system separate from DeKalb and the Decatur water plant was off of Mason Mill Rd. I don’t know when they were merged, but I’ll but some folks on here do.
The ruins of the water plant are still located off the trail from Medlock Park to Mason Mill Park, covered with graffiti, but cleaned up some now that theyve built the bridge over the railroad tracks.
Thanks Steve. Very interesting. Several years ago, I attended a city commission meeting where Charles McKinney warned the commission about the aging water and sewer system. I recall reading or hearing that when the city sold the water system rights to the county, it was considered a great deal for Decatur in that the county became liable for our very old system. Not sure if this was true but it wouldn’t be the first time that Decatur fooled the county during our long history. Water plates such as the one you show are unusual but I would bet that there are still many old sewer lines in the city, maybe dating back to the late 1800s. You may recall the tearing down of the old DHS football stadium. I was told that the sewer line under the old field was over 100 years old and was made of brick. Mr. Andy Cannon, former maintenance supervisor for the schools confirmed this before he retired. Of special interest to me are the locations of old wells in the city. When I bought my house in 1981, Mr. Clyde Davison, a long time local resident told me that my house originally used well water. Did the city, and later the county water departments, keep track of the old well sites? Today this would be important for safety sake but also because back in the day, people threw all sorts of things down wells, maybe even Confederate gold!
It wasn’t a sewer line under the football field, it was a storm drain – the same one that was replaced recently under E Maple St. But, you’re right about the age – the E Maple project also replaced the 80-year-old water main there.
I know I am splitting hairs here, but in fact, sewers can be storm or sanitary, so Mr. Billingsley was not incorrect when he said sewer, just vague.
The previous submission to this category engendered no comments, but perhaps I can start things here.
An “I” for and Eye… .
May just be my problem, but did anyone else just receive their August-October water bill from Dekalb County today? I remember thinking that it had been a while since I’d received a bill, but wasn’t pro-active about looking into it. Now, I receive a bill today that was supposedly issued on October 8 and due on October 29. I just tried calling Dekalb County, but it says that due to high call volumes, there is no one available to assist and then hangs up on me, so I’m thinking that I’m not alone here.
I just received mine too. Luckily I realized that I hadn’t received it and paid it last month. But, I emailed them to let them know I received the e-bill a month late and they said they woudl wavie any late charges. Try emailing them – I recieved a response within a few minutes.
Probably just blind, but where do you find the email address? I looked on the bill and on the website, but can’t seem to find anything other than phone numbers and mailing addresses.
If you visit this site (assuming the URL isn’t moderated) you can submit an “email” via the contact form. http://www.dekalbwatershed.com/contact.html.
You are not alone. I realized last night I had not paid a bill in a while. Logged onto the DeKalb water website to find my bill was due 10/31. I just received an email notification this morning that I had a bill that WAS due 8 days ago. Good to know about the late fees. Thanks, DawgFan.