Tallapoosa, GA
Water Damage in Tallapoosa, GA: City Water, Sewer and Gas
Tallapoosa runs its own Public Works department. It repairs water leaks, keeps up the sewer mains and lift stations, and looks after gas meters and regulators. That puts water, sewer and gas under one city roof. If a line has let go, start with burst pipe damage, then dial (678) 839-7986.
Tallapoosa in seven numbers
One city office for water, sewer and gas
Tallapoosa City Hall is at 25 East Alabama Street, 770-574-2345. Public Works answers at the same address and number, Monday to Friday, 8 to 5. Its listed duties include repairing water leaks, maintaining sewer mains, lift stations and manholes, repairing gas leaks, and keeping up gas meters and regulator stations.
Gas comes first. The city's Gas Safety page says to call 911 for a leak, not to use the website's report form. It also says to leave at once when the odor is strong. A faint odor may only mean a pilot light went out. Police are at 770-574-7211. The city's phone list also shows Georgia Power and Carroll EMC; the bill says which one serves the street.
Tips for this town
- Call 811 at least 48 hours before any digging with machinery, the city's pages say.
- Tallapoosa's Gas Safety page says a strong gas odor means leaving the home at once and calling 911. Its online report form is not for gas leaks.
- The city's phone page lists only 911 for after-hours emergencies, so learn where your water shutoff sits before a weekend.
- More than 4 in 10 homes here are rented, 530 of 1,181, so send your landlord the photos you take for the contractor.
- If the damp has spread to another room or a wall still feels wet a day later, call (678) 839-7986 and describe it.
Tallapoosa's trouble spots
- Gas and water in one department
- Public Works repairs both water and gas leaks. A gas smell goes to 911, and a water leak goes to the office that also handles the meters.
- The oldest homes of the four towns
- 218 homes date from 1939 or earlier, and the median year built is 1978. The age of the pipes and the wiring is worth asking about.
- A high share of renters
- 530 of 1,181 occupied homes are rented, margin 161.
- Freezing nights
- Carrollton's normals show 64.8 days each year when the daily low is freezing or colder. The Weather Service says pipes on outside walls freeze first.
- Named for the river
- The Tallapoosa River runs 24 miles through Haralson County before it enters Alabama. The county plan opened for this page does not map flood-prone streets, so ask a neighbor about low spots.