Getting your pipes ready for a south Georgia freeze
Freezing nights do happen here. NOAA's 30-year climate averages show about 21 nights a year at or below freezing at the Fort Stewart weather station, about 30 near Glennville and...
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Reidsville is the Tattnall County seat. The city provides water and sewer service, and its water comes from the city's own groundwater wells, according to EPA records.
The city's service application spells out who owns what: the city is not responsible for water damage from leaks past the meter, and keeping household plumbing in good repair is up to the customer. In 2024 the state awarded Reidsville drinking water funding to replace manual-read meters with automatic-read ones, a project the state said would help reduce leaks.
Most Tattnall County residents live outside city limits, according to Census Bureau estimates, and federal water-use estimates for 2015 show more than half the county supplied its own household water from groundwater, such as a private well. The county health department will test a private well for bacteria at the owner's request, and it asks owners to get a Well Location Permit before a new drinking water well is drilled.
The nearest NOAA station with a 30-year freeze count, about 12 miles away near Glennville, averages about 30 freezing nights a year, with the first freeze typically in late November and the last in early March. Here is how to get your pipes ready.
Sources: EPA, Reidsville water system; City of Reidsville, application for service; Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, 2024 award; U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 population estimates; U.S. Geological Survey, county water use, 2015; Southeast Health District, drinking water; UGA Extension, well water questions; NOAA climate normals 1991-2020, Glennville 3NW; Road distance from Ludowici (OSRM).
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Read moreYes. It is about 37 miles from Ludowici, and Tattnall County is part of our regular service area. Call and we will schedule you in as quickly as possible.
You do, by way of your plumber. The City of Reidsville's service application says the city is not responsible for water damage from leaks past the meter.
In Tattnall County, yes: the county health department will sample a private well for bacteria at the owner's request. UGA Extension recommends testing a private well every year.
And the counties around them. If you are not sure we come out your way, call and ask.
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