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MWA District 1's Elaine Lucas discusses alleged irregularities at the Macon Water Authority during an April 10 news conference.

Elaine Lucas calls for grand jury investigation of Macon Water Authority

District 1’s rep alleges financial and operational irregularities, seeks ethics inquiry of disparate treatment of Black board members
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 11, 2025
Macon Water Authority Finance Chairman Dwight Jones, center left, discusses purchasing card issues with District 2's Desmond Brown during the March 6 MWA meeting.

Macon Water Authority spars over purchasing policy, alleged violations

Talk of executives abusing policy with a ‘fox in the hen house’ prompt accusations of a ‘witch hunt,’ questioning integrity
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 10, 2025
The Macon Water Authority exercised eminent domain in seizing about 20 acres in south Bibb County over the objections of property owners. MWA plans to build a detention pond and improved drainage ditches to alleviate flooding in Nowell Estates.

MWA takes land for improved drainage over property owners’ objections

Detention pond near Nowell Estates needed for Macon Water Authority to solve persistent south Bibb flooding 
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 11, 2025
The Macon Water Authority is appealing to Macon-Bibb County for $72 million in 2025 SPLOST proceeds if the referendum is approved by voters in March.

MWA seeks $72M from Macon-Bibb SPLOST to fix levee, stormwater issues

Local NAACP supports allocation to avert rate increase hardships for lower income households
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
January 9, 2025
Macon Water Authority Customer Service representatives will learn details of the pending rate increase to be able to answer the public's questions after Jan. 1.

2025 Macon water rates higher than expected with future hikes pending

“We have no choice,” MWA board member says as charges likely to rise even higher to sustain, grow water and sewer system
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
November 15, 2024
Macon Water Authority Chairman Gary Bechtel signs a supplemental bond resolution Thursday to fund $113 million in capital improvement projects for the utility.

Rate hikes pending even after Macon Water Authority inks $113m bond deal 

Bond financing approved for capital improvements but $31m more needed in 2025 for deferred maintenance 
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
October 4, 2024

This Week At The Macon Newsroom (August 21st, 2023 Edition)

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
August 21, 2023

This Week At The Macon Newsroom (July 31st, 2023 Edition)

Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 31, 2023
MWA's Director of Water Services Gary McCoy, right, explains to the board how the entry for "Best of the Best" tap water in North America got stuck in Canadian customs and missed the competition.

MWA ends up dry in contest, but still may have best tasting water

Macon Water Authority was selected for having Georgia’s Best Tasting Drinking Water, but missed the international competition
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 7, 2023
Macon Water Authority executives review plans to correct flooding problems in south Bibb County near Nowell Estates.

MWA knows how to fix south Bibb flooding, but here’s why it still may take years

The Macon Water Authority’s project in Nowell Estates could have been shelved if not for negotiations with Army Corps of Engineers
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 3, 2023
The Macon Water Authority board and the utility's employees are under new ethics rules passed by the Georgia General Assembly.

Macon Water Authority’s new ethics rules take effect. Here’s what that means

The Georgia General Assembly approved the new rules that Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Thursday
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
April 21, 2023
Macon Water Authority members could be removed for ethics violations under proposed changes to its charter.

MWA asks legislature to allow removal of authority member for malfeasance

Macon Water Authority approved charter amendment to go to General Assembly with District 2’s Desmond Brown objecting
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
February 3, 2023
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