Are you looking for information on water conservation? Do you want to know more about your daily water usage at home? Would you like tips on how to use water wisely and save water in your community? Do you live in Clarke County, Georgia? Athens Clarke County Public Utilities Department is here to help! Visit us online at https://www.thinkatthesink.com for more information about how you help participate in our water conservation efforts!

The Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department recognizes clean water is critical to our economy, health, and way of life.  The utility operates as an effective and reliable enterprise, responsibly reinvesting in the infrastructure necessary to provide Athens with quality drinking water and wastewater services in a sustainable manner.

We have the capacity to treat and deliver 36 million gallons of clean drinking water daily to the Athens area through almost 800 miles of water lines. The utility provides wastewater collection and treatment to approximately 75 percent of the residential population, as well as all industrial and commercial customers.  The sanitary sewer system consists of approximately 500 miles of gravity sewers, one pump station, and three water reclamation facilities.

WaterSmart is a free, secure, online tool to help customers take control of their water use.  Easy to read graphs display water use in near real-time by the year, month, week, day, and hour!  Ever wonder how much water flows during your teenager’s shower?  How much water your grass guzzles? Make a note of the time the shower starts or the sprinkler runs, then check WaterSmart the next day to see how much water was used during that hour.

The Water Conservation Office earned its third Sustained Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program.  The WCO promotes WaterSense products, which can reduce water use by at least 20% while offering the same in performance as the traditional counterpart.  When replacing a fixture in your home, look for the WaterSense logo on the product and you have taken a step in becoming more water-efficient.

Athens Clark County Public Utilities Department is located at:

124 E. Hancock Ave
Athens, GA 30601

For more information on water conservation and how you can help Clarke County, visit us online at https://www.thinkatthesink.com or call us directly at 706-613-3470!