PERRY, Ga. — Homeowners in both the New Haven and Stonebridge subdivisions in Perry say continuous water main breaks and boiling advisories are simply frustrating.
One of those homeowners who knows the interruption of no water and a boil advisory well is Addie Turner.
"It’s just really frustrating and it's actually annoying because we don’t know why it keeps happening so frequently," she said.
Turner's lived in the New Haven subdivision for a year and says there has to have been 4 or 5 breaks in the last two months alone
"It disrupts washing clothes, doing your dishes. I mean, just even going to the sink to fill up your water. It even irritated our refrigerator because it froze," she explained.
According to the City of Perry, they’re aware of the disruption. They say the problem is due to faulty pipes.
"The water main pipe that was used at that time, we have found to be, has problems with pressure and volume going through, and on occasion, will have breaks," Lee Gilmour said.
While Turner says the breaks are continuous, the city says there's only been 14 in the last seven years, and Lee Gilmour, the city manager, says they’re already taking action.
“What we want to try and do is get some type of balance between addressing the customers concerns about having the water turned off and possibly having a boil notice and the total replacing of the pipe, which could be expensive," he said.
Gilmour says the replacement can cost up to $1.2 million, and that money has to come from somewhere. So far, they have options like installing pressure reducing valves and looping valves through other subdivisions.
"We anticipate the first discussion will be with council tonight at their pre-council meeting, and then depending on what council determines to do, we'll move in that direction," Gilmour said.