Johns Creek, GA Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed indoor uses
- toilets, urinals, floor drains, water features
- Irrigation limited to
- golf courses, farms only
- Source must be
- EPD-permitted treatment system
- Exempt from limit
- existing/government-owned reclaimed systems
Summary
Johns Creek's plumbing code amendment lets reclaimed water supply toilets, urinals, and select non-potable uses, but restricts new private reclaimed-water irrigation to golf courses and farms.
Reclaimed water provided from a reclaimed wastewater treatment system permitted by the Environmental Protection Division may be used to supply water closets, urinals, trap primers for floor drains and floor sinks, water features and other uses approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction... The use of reclaimed water sourced from any new private reclaimed wastewater treatment system for outdoor irrigation shall be limited to golf courses and agriculture operations as defined in the Official Code of Georgia Section 1-3-3.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 105-114(c), a local amendment adopting plumbing code Section 1304 (Reclaimed Water Systems), allows reclaimed water from an EPD-permitted treatment system to supply water closets, urinals, trap primers for floor drains and floor sinks, water features, and other Authority-approved uses in hotels, apartments, and commercial or institutional buildings without guest plumbing access. For new private reclaimed-water systems, outdoor irrigation is limited to golf courses and O.C.G.A. § 1-3-3 agricultural operations; it can't be used to irrigate lawns, trees, shrubs, or other landscaping outside that carve-out.
Violations & Fines
Using new private reclaimed water for outdoor irrigation outside the golf-course/agricultural carve-out, or connecting it to fixtures beyond those the code approves, violates § 105-114(c) and is enforced by the Building Official.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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