Roswell, GA Water Use Rules: Recycled Water Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Allowed indoor use
- toilets, urinals, water features
- Irrigation limit
- golf courses and agriculture only
- Source
- EPD-permitted treatment system
- Max fine
- $1,000 per day, § 24.5.20(g)
Summary
Roswell allows EPD-permitted reclaimed wastewater to supply toilets, urinals and similar fixtures in commercial and multi-family buildings, but restricts new private reclaimed-water irrigation to golf courses and agriculture.
Connections to water supply. 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, in motels, hotels, apartment and condominium buildings, and commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings, where the individual guest or occupant does not have access to plumbing. Also, other systems that may use a lesser quality of water than potable water such as water chillers, carwashes or an industrial process may be supplied with reclaimed water provided from a reclaimed wastewater treatment facility permitted by the Environmental Protection Division. 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 O.C.G.A. Section 1-3-3, and such reclaimed water shall not be approved for use for irrigating any other outdoor landscape such as ground cover, tree, shrubs, or other plants. These limitations do not apply to reclaimed water sourced from existing private reclaimed water systems or from existing or new, governmentally-owned reclaimed wastewater treatment systems.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
Under Roswell Code § 24.5.20(f), reclaimed water from an Environmental Protection Division-permitted reclaimed wastewater treatment system may supply water closets, urinals, trap primers, water features and similar nonpotable uses in motels, hotels, apartment and condominium buildings, and commercial, industrial and institutional buildings, where occupants lack direct plumbing access. Reclaimed water from any new private reclaimed wastewater treatment system may only be used for outdoor irrigation on golf courses and agricultural operations as defined in O.C.G.A. § 1-3-3: it may not irrigate ordinary landscaping such as ground cover, trees or shrubs, though the limit doesn't apply to existing private systems or to government-owned reclaimed systems.
Violations & Fines
Using new private reclaimed water to irrigate ordinary landscaping instead of golf courses or farmland violates § 24.5.20; violations of the water-efficiency article carry fines up to $1,000 per day under § 24.5.20(g).
Frequently Asked Questions
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