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Georgia public water systems

2,370 active systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, serving a reported 10.7M people across 177 counties.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.

Active systems

2,370

Population served

10.7M

Community systems

1,723

Groundwater share

89.8%

System types in Georgia

1,723

Community water system

159

Non-transient non-community water system

488

Transient non-community water system

Largest water systems in Georgia

The largest active public water systems in Georgia by population served
#Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
1AtlantaDeKalb1,089,893CommunitySurface water
2Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water ResourcesGwinnett975,000CommunitySurface water
3Dekalb CountyDeKalb743,000CommunitySurface water
4Cobb CountyCobb695,000CommunityPurchased surface water
5North Fulton CountyFulton434,517CommunityPurchased surface water
6Clayton County Water AuthorityClayton298,374CommunitySurface water
7ColumbusMuscogee229,000CommunitySurface water
8Cherokee CountyCherokee224,427CommunitySurface water
9Augusta-Richmond Co WsRichmond204,000CommunitySurface water
10Henry County Water AuthorityHenry187,437CommunitySurface water
11Savannah-MainChatham168,958CommunityGroundwater
12Forsyth Co. Water & SewerForsyth161,200CommunitySurface water
13GainesvilleHall140,000CommunitySurface water
14Macon Water AuthorityBibb130,024CommunitySurface water
15Douglasville-Douglas County WsaDouglas127,084CommunitySurface water
16Athens-Clarke Co Water SystemClarke125,000CommunitySurface water
17Columbia CountyColumbia124,763CommunitySurface water
18Paulding County Water SystemPaulding117,468CommunitySurface water
19AlbanyDougherty101,245CommunityGroundwater
20Dalton UtilitiesWhitfield99,315CommunitySurface water
21Houston County-Feagin MillHouston92,971CommunityGroundwater
22Coweta Water & Sewer Auth.Coweta92,907CommunitySurface water
23Rockdale Co. Water SystemRockdale87,156CommunitySurface water
24Fayette CountyFayette86,934CommunitySurface water
25Warner RobinsHouston83,705CommunityGroundwater

By county

Bulloch133 systemsChatham116 systemsEffingham83 systemsLowndes77 systemsGlynn64 systemsBryan55 systemsLong54 systemsLiberty53 systemsLumpkin48 systemsColquitt41 systemsMcIntosh40 systemsWhite39 systemsCoffee37 systemsRabun37 systemsLaurens34 systemsThomas34 systemsFannin31 systemsGreene29 systemsHart29 systemsWayne29 systemsUnion28 systemsMadison27 systemsPutnam26 systemsGilmer25 systemsOconee24 systemsDecatur24 systemsCrisp20 systemsGrady20 systemsEmanuel20 systemsOglethorpe19 systemsBurke19 systemsScreven19 systemsToombs18 systemsHarris18 systemsTattnall18 systemsHabersham17 systemsElbert17 systemsLee16 systemsUpson16 systemsSumter16 systemsMorgan16 systemsTroup16 systemsCamden16 systemsCoweta15 systemsBrantley15 systemsPierce15 systemsTift14 systemsHall13 systemsEvans13 systemsTwiggs13 systemsBrooks13 systemsJackson13 systemsPike13 systemsMitchell13 systemsWalton12 systemsEarly12 systemsBartow12 systemsMontgomery12 systemsNewton12 systemsWashington12 systemsWare12 systemsFayette12 systemsClarke11 systemsMeriwether11 systemsCandler11 systemsDawson11 systemsMonroe11 systemsWorth11 systemsSeminole10 systemsCherokee10 systemsTowns10 systemsMacon10 systemsColumbia10 systemsLincoln10 systemsFulton10 systemsHouston10 systemsCarroll10 systemsFranklin9 systemsFloyd9 systemsHancock9 systemsWilkinson9 systemsAppling9 systemsTerrell8 systemsCook8 systemsBarrow8 systemsRichmond8 systemsLanier8 systemsCharlton8 systemsHenry8 systemsMurray8 systemsJefferson8 systemsForsyth8 systemsBanks7 systemsPickens7 systemsTelfair7 systemsDougherty7 systemsJones7 systemsDodge7 systemsDooly7 systemsChattooga7 systemsCrawford7 systemsStewart7 systemsBerrien7 systemsChattahoochee7 systemsAtkinson6 systemsButts6 systemsTurner6 systemsJenkins6 systemsBacon6 systemsWalker6 systemsClinch6 systemsPolk6 systemsIrwin6 systemsSpalding6 systemsCalhoun6 systemsJasper5 systemsBaldwin5 systemsTaylor5 systemsHaralson5 systemsQuitman5 systemsTalbot5 systemsRockdale5 systemsJeff Davis5 systemsPeach5 systemsWilcox5 systemsEchols5 systemsStephens5 systemsCobb5 systemsClay5 systemsRandolph5 systemsBibb4 systemsWheeler4 systemsMuscogee4 systemsMcDuffie4 systemsVan Buren4 systemsClayton3 systemsLamar3 systemsGlascock3 systemsGwinnett3 systemsPaulding3 systemsBaker3 systemsWarren3 systemsGordon3 systemsCatoosa3 systemsBleckley3 systemsJohnson3 systemsWilkes3 systemsTreutlen3 systemsOttawa3 systems
Douglas2 systems
DeKalb2 systems
Heard2 systems
Schley2 systems
Pittsylvania2 systems
Pulaski2 systems
Marion2 systems
Botetourt2 systems
Ben Hill2 systems
Webster2 systems
Lancaster1 systems
Miller1 systems
Dade1 systems
Muskingum1 systems
Whitfield1 systems
La Plata1 systems
Emmet1 systems
Denton1 systems
Taliaferro1 systems
Mercer1 systems
Jim Wells1 systems
Erie1 systems
Kent1 systems
Waller1 systems
Kalamazoo1 systems
Shiawassee1 systems
Clinton1 systems
Gratiot1 systems