Water Use Rules in Georgia (2026)

The North Point Overlay's Sustainable Landscaping EcoDistrict measure rewards a 50% cut in potable irrigation water…

Gwinnett County's Unified Development Ordinance encourages, but does not require, water-efficient turf selection on new…

Paulding County's plumbing code lets EPD-permitted reclaimed water supply toilets, urinals and water features in…

Every new conveyor car wash built in the City of Alpharetta after June 22, 2020 must install an operational recycled…

Atlanta requires new conveyor car washes built after January 1, 2011 to install a water recycling system that reuses at…

Commercial conveyor car washes built or permitted in unincorporated Bartow County after January 1, 2011 must install a…

Cherokee County's local amendment to the plumbing code, Section 1304.3.2, lets permitted reclaimed water serve toilets…

Clayton County requires every new conveyor car wash to install an operational recycled water system before opening…

Cobb County requires new conveyor car washes built after January 1, 2011 to install operational recycled water systems…

Columbia County exempts recycled treated wastewater from its outdoor watering-schedule limits for both landscapes and…

Coweta County's plumbing code lets reclaimed water from an EPD-permitted treatment system supply toilets, urinals…

New major subdivisions and commercial or industrial projects served by sewer in unincorporated Effingham County must…

Fayette County requires every new conveyor car wash built after November 14, 2019 to install a recycled water system…

Every new conveyor car wash built or permitted in Forsyth County after January 1, 2011 must install an operational…

In unincorporated Fulton County, every new in-bay automatic or conveyor commercial car wash permitted and built after…

New conveyor car washes in unincorporated Gwinnett County must install a system that captures and reuses at least half…

New conveyor car washes built in unincorporated Hall County after January 1, 2011 must install an operational recycled…

Since 2011, every new conveyor car wash built in Henry County must install an operating recycled water system that…

Johns Creek's plumbing code amendment lets reclaimed water supply toilets, urinals, and select non-potable uses, but…

Marietta's plumbing code lets buildings use reclaimed water from an EPD-permitted treatment system for toilets…

Rockdale County Code § 98-46 lets EPD-permitted reclaimed water supply toilets, urinals, trap primers and water…

Roswell allows EPD-permitted reclaimed wastewater to supply toilets, urinals and similar fixtures in commercial and…

New conveyor car washes built in Sandy Springs after January 1, 2011 must install a recycled water system that reclaims…

In the City of Smyrna, Georgia, Sec. 102-57 requires new commercial conveyor car washes to install and maintain…

When South Fulton's Public Works Department requires it, new subdivisions must install a dedicated reuse water…

Decatur restricts outdoor landscape watering to the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m., but the UDO exempts reuse of gray…

Dunwoody's outdoor water use ordinance limits irrigation to the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m., but exempts reuse of…

Acworth limits outdoor landscape watering to the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m., but exempts water use from reclaimed…

Macon-Bibb County limits outdoor landscape irrigation to 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. under County Code Sec. 16-39, but…

Whitfield County's outdoor watering ordinance exempts reused water from its hour restrictions: Sec. 7.5-81(c) allows…

In unincorporated Bartow County, the county water system posts a door hanger notice at any address where a service leak…

Cobb County treats a visible, unrepaired outdoor leak of more than one gallon a minute as water waste, subjecting the…

DeKalb County Code § 25-56 makes it unlawful to let water go to waste through leaks, breaks or malfunctions in any pipe…

Forsyth County treats an unrepaired water leak as a water-wasting violation at all times, drought or not. Once the…

Fulton County can shut off water to any property with a leaking pipe or fixture, giving the occupant 24 hours notice…

Glynn County Utility customers must promptly investigate any unusually high water bill and repair leaks at their own…

Gwinnett County water customers who get a leak repair order must fix it within 30 days, or just 15 days during a…

In unincorporated Rockdale County, Rockdale County Code § 98-39 makes landlords, not incoming tenants, responsible for…

Roswell treats an unrepaired controllable leak on a customer's property as water waste, giving the customer a deadline…

Stonecrest Code Sec. 25-76 makes it unlawful to let a water leak, break or malfunction waste water, and gives property…

Augusta-Richmond County notifies property owners of leaking fixtures, and owners or agents must personally alert…

In the City of Smyrna, Georgia, Sec. 102-17 subjects a visible and unrepaired leak in excess of one gallon per minute…