Source Water Assessment Project

Last modified Wednesday, July 05, 2006 11:45

What is a Source Water Assessment?

A source water assessment is a study and report, unique to each water system that provides basic information about the water source used to provide drinking water.

What will the Assessments tell us?

The Assessments:

identify the area of land that contributes the raw water used for drinking water,
identify and inventory all potential sources of contamination to the drinking water supply, and
provide an understanding of the drinking water supply's susceptibility to contamination and the priority issues within the watershed.

View the results of the Source Water Assessment completed for your community:

Atlanta - Fulton County Water Resources Commission (PDF)
Cherokee County Water Sewerage Authority (PDF)
City of Atlanta Water Department (PDF)
City of Canton Water Sewer Department (PDF)
City of East Point Public Utilities (PDF)
City of Fayetteville Water Department (PDF)
City of McDonough Water Department (PDF)
City of Palmetto Water Department (PDF)
City of Roswell Department of Public Works (PDF)
Clayton County Water Authority (PDF)
Cobb County - Marietta Water Authority (PDF)
DeKalb County Department of Public Works (PDF)
Douglasville - Douglas County Water Sewer Authority (PDF)
Fayette County Water System (PDF)
Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority (PDF)
Rockdale County Department of Water Resources (PDF)

Georgia EPD SWAP Guidelines (PDF)

Who is involved in these Assessments?

The 1996 Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) brought about new pollution prevention and protection measures to help ensure clean and safe drinking water. As a result, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has set a national goal that by 2005, the majority of the population is receiving its drinking water from systems with Source Water Protection Plans in place. As a first step, the USEPA requires all states to perform Source Water Assessments for each drinking water intake. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GAEPD) contracted the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to coordinate and facilitate the implementation of the State's Source Water Assessment Plan for 28 Metro Atlanta drinking water intakes.

What does this mean?

The local utilities and the Atlanta Regional Commission have completed a source water assessment itemizing potential sources of surface water pollution to your drinking water supply. This information can help communities understand the potential for contamination of their drinking water supplies and can be used to prioritize the need for protecting drinking water sources.

Please forward all questions to:

Environmental Planning Division
Atlanta Regional Commission
40 Courtland Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303