Plumbers in Morrow, GA

Old houses, by suburban standards

The median Morrow home was built in 1971, and roughly six in ten predate 1980. For a suburb, that is an old housing stock, and it shows in the repair calls. Pipe from that era is often galvanized steel or early copper on the supply side and cast iron or clay on the drain side. Typical warning signs are rust-tinged water, low pressure that has slowly gotten worse, a toilet that gurgles when the washer drains, and wet patches in the yard over the sewer lateral. A plumber can tell you whether a localized repair will hold or whether a longer run of pipe should be replaced.

Southlake, Clayton State and the archives

Morrow was incorporated in 1943 and sits along Interstate 75 at Exit 233 in Clayton County, about 12 miles south of downtown Atlanta. Southlake Mall, Clayton State University, the Georgia Archives and the National Archives at Atlanta are all here, and Jonesboro Road (Georgia 54), Mt. Zion Road and Southlake Parkway are the main streets. The city counted 6,569 residents in 2020, with about 28,700 in ZIP 30260.

The water authority next door

The Clayton County Water Authority has its headquarters in Morrow on Battle Creek Road and provides water, sewer and stormwater service across the county. Its water comes mainly from the Little Cotton Indian Creek, Shoal Creek and Pates Creek watersheds, with the Flint River as a supplement, and its annual water quality report has test results. Call 770-960-5200 for service or for after-hours emergencies like a large leak or sewer backup.

CCWA owns the line from the main to the meter; the customer owns the line from the meter to the building. Its public lead and copper inventory portal shows what your service line is recorded as. CCWA also installs and tests backflow devices itself every year, so Morrow homeowners do not hire a tester.

Permits

Morrow's Planning & Economic Development Department issues building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits (770-961-4002). Applications can be filed through a Community Core online account or on paper at City Hall.

Gas leaks

There are no city gas systems in Clayton County; Atlanta Gas Light runs the pipes and certified marketers sell the gas. If you smell gas, go outside before calling 911 and AGL at 877.427.4321.

Next steps

Call the number on this page and describe what is happening, including the age of the house if you know it. You will be connected with an independent plumber who works in Morrow, and the plumber will quote and schedule the job with you.