Business
Utilities
Electric
Alabama Power Company and Dixie Electric Cooperative provide electrical service to Bullock County, Union Springs and Midway. Whatever the demands, whatever the assistance needed, these two utilities can and do provide.
Alabama Power Company
206 Powell St N
Union Springs AL 36089
334-738-2525
Electricity
Dixie Electric Cooperative
402 Blackmon Ave E
Union Springs Al 36089
334-738-2500
After-Hours Emergencies and Outages:
888-349-4332
Electricity, Water in county
dixieec.com
Telecommunications
Union Springs Telephone Co. Inc.
The Union Springs Telephone Company, a privately owned utility, serves over 1,800 customers within the city of Union Springs and almost the entire population of the county. The company provides high-speed fiber service including voice, video and data services. Within the city and in parts of the county, the following services are available: DSL internet, POP, FIBER OPTICS internet, MOBILE SERVICE.
206 Hardaway Ave E
Union Springs AL 36089
334-738-4400
Repairs: 334-738-2114
Telephone, Broadband DSL
www.ustconline.net
WATER
The city of Union Springs is supplied by 4 wells (well source: Deep Wells) with a daily consumption in 2001 of 1,759,000 gallons. Daily consumption max is 2,550,000 gallons. The Utilities Board reports that storage capacity is 1.35 million gallons.
GAS
Southern natural gas is supplied by the Union Springs Utility Board. Sewage treatment for Union Springs is a trickier filter with capacity of 750,00 gallons daily, as well as activated sludge with a capacity of 1.5 million gallons a day. Over 280 acres the LAS (land application site) sprays at a maximum of 1.5 million gallons a day. This acreage is now planted in pine trees.
WASTE
Bullock County residents /industry/business must have individual septic systems. Solid waste disposal is contracted in the city by Waste Management, Inc. The County provides solid waste service to county residents. Sewage treatment for Midway is a lagoon sewage system.
Union Springs Utility Board
134 Prairie St N
Union Springs AL 36089
334-738-3115
Newspapers
- Union Springs Herald - weekly
- The Montgomery Independent - weekly
- The Montgomery ADVERTISER - daily
- The Columbus (Georgia) Ledger/Enquirer - daily
Television / Radio
Union Springs has a local cable channel, TV-23, that provides community updates and specials focusing on the people and places in and around Union Springs. Cable television is available around the city through Union Springs Telephone Company. Various satellite providers are also available, including Dish Network and DirecTV. Radio reception available from all area wide stations.