Piedmont Water

Piedmont Water owner Adam Shaifer (center) cuts the ribbon for the company’s Customer Care and Learning Center April 15 as employees, the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce, Greene County Chamber of Commerce, and community members celebrate. HANNAH BARRON/Staff

Piedmont Water opens customer care center

Hannah Barron

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Piedmont Water, Lake Country’s leading provider of water and wastewater services, celebrated the grand opening of its Customer Care and Learning Center on April 15.The grand opening event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony jointly hosted by the Eatonton-Putnam Chamber of Commerce and the Greene...

Piedmont Water Chief Operating Officer Brent Hurst at the Aug. 1 community meeting at Reynolds. (MARK ENGEL/Staff)

Piedmont Water: Irrigation caused water crisis

Mark Engel

Thursday, August 15, 2024

At one point during the sweltering heat and humidity last month, Piedmont Water says its Reynolds Water System came perilously close to not being able to provide water to its customers.Piedmont Water Chief Operating Officer Brad Hurst told an audience of Reynolds customers at a community meeting on...

Michael Hartman speaks to members of the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Commission, a committee of the Georgia House of Representatives, about high bills and customer service issues with privately owned Piedmont Water Company. SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE

House bill would regulate Piedmont Water

Maureen Stratton

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Many residents of Greene County, with its lofty and expensive gated communities, have shared common complaints about Piedmont Water Company, the county’s only water and sewage system in place, and it is not pretty.

Piedmont Water founder and CEO Jerry Shaifer addresses members of the Georgia House of Representatives, admitting early that he knew he was the “bullseye.” SCREENSHOT VIA YOUTUBE

Company cites investment in infrastructure as reason for high water, sewer rates

Maureen Stratton

Thursday, March 7, 2024

It was clear at last month’s meeting of the Georgia House of Representatives Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Commission in Atlanta that Jerry Shaifer felt he was in the hot seat.Shaifer, CEO of water and wastewater management of Piedmont Water Company, was present to review a bill brought...

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Piedmont Water hikes Reynolds rates as water tests conclude

Mark Engel

Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Piedmont Water’s 30-day test period is scheduled to conclude this week for its new $15 million water treatment plant serving the Reynolds Water System. The facility will pull and treat up to two million gallons of water each day from Lake Oconee.

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