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The Crisp County Power Commission is one of more than 2,200 public power systems in the U.S. providing dependable and economic power to the citizens in their communities. We serve Crisp County, Georgia including the municipalities of Cordele and Arabi. We also own and operate Lake Blackshear, an 8,700 acre reservoir stretching 20 miles long on the Flint River which provides hydroelectric power to our customers. The Power Commission is dedicated to providing excellent customer service and reliable, cost-effective power to our customers. Our service area covers approximately 330 square miles with an estimated population of 23,000.

Lake lowering due to projected high flows

Updated 3/31/2023 9:30 AM

The Flint River level at the Montezuma gauge reached its highest point mid-morning Thursday at just over 22 feet and is declining. The current level is 20.53 feet (38,300 CFS).

The water level in Lake Blackshear is currently 232.33 feet msl (4.7 feet below normal full pool) and is slowly rising. We anticipate the level will continue to rise as increasing flows reach the lake. Peak Flows should be passing through Lake Blackshear later today. The areas near Campers Haven and the Highway 27 Bridge continue to experience localized flooding. We do not expect the main body of the lake to go above normal pool.

We anticipate that over the next several days the Commission will gradually close gates as flows decline and the lake will return to normal pool.

Commission staff will continue to monitor the situation but this is the last Press Release planned regarding this event.

Residents are urged to use caution around waters which will be flowing swifter than normal.

For further information you can contact the Crisp County Power Commission at 229.273.3811.

Please click here to read the latest press release.

For more information about the National Weather Service’s projections please click here.

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UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage UCard program began in January 2023. Their website lists one of the benefits of the UCard is having the ability to pay eligible utility bills.

Crisp County Power Commission can process payments from cards associated with the VISA, Mastercard, or American Express networks. The UCard is not associated with one of those networks.

Customers wanting to pay their Power Commission bill with the UCard must refer to one of the UCard’s third-party payment processing vendors such as Walmart. Please note that payments made through third-party payment processors may take up to 14 days to be received by the Power Commission. Power Commission customers remain responsible for paying their bill in full before the cut off date on the bill or may be subject to disconnection.

For more information please call the phone number on the back of your UCard or visit https://www.uhc.com/medicare/shop/ucard.html.

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