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