You couldn't ask for anthing better. We appreciate what they do in these times. More than 500,000 gallons of water lost when vandals open hydrants across Banks County Banks County lost more than 500,000 gallons of water over the weekend after vandals opened fire hydrants across the county. Banks County water employees and firemen were kept busy Saturday night, trying to keep up with vandals who were opening fire hydrants across the county. Hydrants on Bennett Road, Scales Creek Road, Yonah-Homer Road and Wynn Lake Road had been opened, according to Dalton and Dean.
Officials speculate that whoever did it used a large pipe wrench.
Water department clerk Debbie Poole said the department's voice mailbox was full of complaints from people without water. She said there was no way to tell how many customers had been affected or how long they had been without water. His crews worked in conjunction with fire personnel and volunteers checking all the hydrants in the county. He said a water operator had to be called in to work the plant and begin recovery. Water was pumped from the reservoir, said Poole.