Cartersville homes on city water are served by the City of Cartersville Water Utility, and a leak on the buried pipe between the meter and the house is usually something you hire a plumber for. The city hasn't published the exact dividing point, so report anything at the meter to the city first. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Cartersville.
Warning signs
- Soggy or sunken ground along the path from the meter to the house
- Pressure down at every faucet and shower
- The meter's leak indicator moving with everything off
- Water around the foundation where the pipe enters
- A city utility bill that doesn't match how you've been using water
Cartersville water and housing
Cartersville is the Bartow County seat at the northwest edge of the metro. Its water utility draws from Lake Allatoona, taking water from one of three elevations on the face of Allatoona Dam, and maintains more than 170 miles of sewer lines. Water customer service is 770-387-5607. We couldn't find a city page stating where its service line ownership ends, so treat the meter box as the city's and the pipe across your yard as most likely the owner's.
The housing is older than in the newer I-575 suburbs. The median home was built in 1990, and about a third predate 1980, mostly near the historic downtown and older streets off US-41 and US-411. Those lines may be galvanized or patched before. Newer subdivisions toward I-75 tend to have plastic lines that fail at fittings or where later work disturbed them.
Cartersville also runs its own natural gas system, so gas lines in the yard may belong to the City of Cartersville Gas System rather than Atlanta Gas Light. That's another reason to have utilities located before any digging.
Price factors
- Distance from the meter to the house, which can be long on larger lots.
- Soil and rock. North Georgia ground can be rockier than the core of the metro.
- Pipe condition. A splice on newer pipe, replacement on worn lines.
- Surface over the route: drives, walks and trees.
- Permit. The city's Building Department handles permits through its CityView online portal.
Making the call
This line is a referral service, not a plumbing company. It connects you with an independent local plumber who works in Cartersville and Bartow County. Say where water is surfacing, how old the home is and whether the meter moves with all water off. If the yard is flooding, close the main shutoff in the house first.
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