ANNOUNCEMENTS
Level 1 Drought Conditions
October 24, 2019
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December 28, 2108
Due to heavy flows from the recent rainfall, the Ellijay-Gilmer County Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) experienced flows that were too high for optimal plant performance which caused discharge of approximately 671,600 Gallons of partially treated wastewater into the Coosawattee River. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has been notified and Ellijay-Gilmer County Water & Sewerage Authority (Authority) employees are following EPD protocol for such a discharge. The discharge occurred at the WWTP effluent flume located at 64 Merk Davis Drive; a sign has been placed to notify the public of the site of the discharge.
If you have any questions concerning this issue, please contact the Ellijay-Gilmer County Water & Sewerage Authority at (706) 276-2202, or the Wastewater Treatment Plant at (706) 635-7930.
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Weekly Call Summary
12/09 - 12/15
Structure Fires................................. 1
Fire Alarms....................................... 1
Emergency Med Calls.................. 99
Vehicle Accidents........................... 12
Hazardous Conditions................. 6
Other....................................................... 1
Total....................................................... 120
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Weekly Call Summary
12/02 - 12/08
Structure Fires................................. 1
Brush Fires......................................... 1
Emergency Med Calls.................. 86
Extrications....................................... 1
Vehicle Accidents............................ 6
Hazardous Conditions................ 5
Other...................................................... 1
Total..................................................... 101
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Weekly Call Summary
11/25 - 12/01
Structure Fires.................................. 2
Brush Fires......................................... 1
Fire Alarms....................................... 1
Emergency Med Calls................... 82
Vehicle Accidents........................... 10
Hazardous Conditions................. 7
Vehicle Fires ..................................... 1
Search & Rescues........................... 1
Total....................................................... 105
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Weekly Call Summary
10/28 - 11/03
Fire Alarms......................................... 1
Emergency Med Calls................... 76
Vehicle Accidents........................... 7
Hazardous Conditions................. 7
Search & Rescues........................... 1
Other..................................................... 2
Total....................................................... 94
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September 6, 2017
Gilmer County Public Safety is replacing the Everbridge notification system with a new application called CodeRed.
"CodeRED from OnSolve enables delivery of geo-targeted, time-sensitive information to those in need, via a multi-modal approach. The fully redundant platform is designed to deliver millions of messages at a time, through a backbone that provides the highest levels of reliability and speed in the industry. CodeRED has been battle tested and is relied upon by thousands of clients across North America, including more than 15 statewide implementations, to deliver their critical communications."
To access CodeRed and download the application, please click on CodeRed button at the top of this page.