Cedartown hopes to better meter water use

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CEDARTOWN — The city is taking steps to see if water loss is actually happening, or if it’s been a problem of correctly calibrating equipment at the Big Spring Water Treatment facility.

Cedartown City Manager Bill Fann said he believes the main culprit lies in how the meters used to track water being pumped into mains are tracking the flow being treated and sent out to customers.

He said that the plant’s meters, which track water being pumped out of the ground are working fine, but a problem lies in how the numbers of gallons being tracked are calculated.

“Our water plant meters have been calibrated, but our discussion this morning (Monday) also revolved around calibrated based on what,” he said. “We don’t have any real data on which to set the calibration on. So how do we know we’re using the true calibration point for the measurements?”

Fann said the city is taking a number of steps to figure out where the problem is coming from in hopes of trying to tackle large percentages of water that is being treated going to what is called non-revenue sources. Water used by households is metered and homeowners are appropriately charged.

Fann tasked City Engineer Ronnie Wood to study the meters at Big Spring to see if they are providing accurate numbers for how much water is pumped out.

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Golf tourney will benefit boy with rare disease

CALHOUN — For 6-year-old Cooper Brazell, life is a daily struggle. The Calhoun Primary School first-grader was diagnosed at the age of 21 months with a rare form of Mitochondrial Disease that has left him unable to sit up, walk or talk.

In addition, Cooper has a feeding tube for his nourishment and has hundreds of seizures daily without the five seizure medications he takes each morning and night.

Despite the challenges he faces, he has the sweetest spirit according to his mom, Kim Brazell. “Cooper really is our hero,” says Brazell.

“He struggles with the simplest things in life, the normal everyday things that we take for granted. But he is a loving and happy soul.”

To help the family manage Cooper’s ongoing medical expenses, friends created the Cooper Brazell Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation managed by North Georgia National Bank.

The foundation is holding the second annual Cooper Brazell Foundation Golf Benefit on May 17 at Fields Ferry Golf Course in Calhoun to raise money for this account.

The tournament is a 4-man scramble format. The cost is $100 a player and lunch is included. If you aren’t a golfer but would like to sponsor, there are several options.

For more information about the tournament, you can call 706271-8003 or email Kim Brazell at brazellkim@gmail.com.

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