Jimmy Jobe, Director
jjobe@cityofmebane.com

An application for water and/or sewer service must be completed and submitted to the Water Department located in the Mebane Municipal Building.

Deposits are required for all connections (including sprinkler taps) to the City's water and/or sewer service and are as follows:
INSIDE CITY LIMITS - Water Service, $75.00 Sewer Service, $75.00
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS - Water Service, $150.00 Sewer Service, $150.00

Customers having problems with water or sewer can call the Public Works building between 8-5 Monday through Friday at (919) 563-3401. Call (919) 563-5901 with questions about your water and sewer bill. For emergencies after hours, on holidays or weekends call (919) 563-9031.

	Food & Beverage All colors, shapes, and sizes. Lids/caps must be removed. Containers must be rinsed, clean and dry. Labels don't have to be removed. PETE & HSPE Plastic Look for the code or the on the bottom of the bottle. Lids/tops must be removed and plastics should be clean and dry. Labels don't have to be removed. Plastic bags are not acceptable. Motor oil and antifreeze containers are not acceptable. Examples of Acceptable PETE Plastic Bottles Soda/soft drink bottles Water/juice bottles (clear only) Examples of Acceptable HDPE Plastic Bottles Milk jugs (clear and colored) Cardboard All colors and type of un-waxed and uncoated corrugated cardboard. All cardboard must be clean and dry. Example of Acceptable Cardboard Shipping cartons Kitchen appliances Furniture boxes Stereo boxes Newspapers Examples of such items are daily newspapers, national tabloids, and local tabloids. All newspaper must be clean. Aluminum Cans All aluminum beverage cans. Cans must be clean and dry. Steel Cans All steel (tin) beverage and food cans. Examples of these items are soup, fruit, vegetable, juice. Cans must be clean and dry. Labels do not need to be removed. Do not place detached steel lids in recycling container. Not Acceptable Magazines: Examples include catalogs, junk mail, and phone books. Aerosol Cans Chip Board: Examples include cereal, cracker, cake mix, flour, and pizza boxes. For additional information about recycling please contact: Waste Industries 703 E. Gilbreath Street | Graham, NC 27253 | (336) 229-0525 www.waste-ind.com

Yard waste is collected on alternating Wednesdays. (Note: No one part of town is covered on a particular Wednesday, so the number of weeks between yard waste pick up will vary). Acceptable for collection are grass trimmings, leaves, garden trimmings and brush. These items must be places in a permanent, reusable can or other receptacle to be provided by the customer. Disposable plastic bags or other disposable containers are acceptable and will be serviced. Small brush items must be cut to a length not to exceed 5 feet and tied in bundles not to exceed 50 pounds. Yard waste should be placed at the curb next to, but separate from other household garbage and recycling. Large quantities of brush will be collected at the earliest convenience. Please note that yard waste should be placed at the curb and not in the street.

Bulky items such as appliances will be collected only if you call the Public Works Department at (919) 563-3401. The City does not collect debris from building or contract work, tires, shingles, concrete, masonry, rocks, dirt, stumps, logs, hazardous chemicals, paint, or sealed containers. For Disposal of these items contact the Alamance County landfill at (336) 376-8902.

Water and sewer accounts are due in full upon receipt of monthly billings. Those accounts which have not been paid in full by the next billing cycle shall incur a late charge of $10.00, which shall be added to the bill. If all charges, including late fees, are not paid in full within twenty (20) days of the second billing, water service will be discontinued without further notice. Service will only be reinstated upon payment of all outstanding sums (including late fees) and a reconnection fee of $25.00 (M-F, 8am-5pm) or $50.00 (after 5pm on cut off day).

For those accounts which have service discontinued twice within a 24-month period, reconnection shall not be allowed until the customer posts an additional deposit equal to one and one-half of average monthly charges.

Customers are reminded that no additional notices of pending cutoff will be made. If a customer has special circumstances requiring extended payment options, he/she should contact the City Manager.

The office of the Water Department is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, is located in the Mebane Municipal Building at 106 East Washington Street, Mebane, NC 27302 and can be reached by phone at (919) 563-5901.