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 February 6, 2012  
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To establish an account, or for any questions about your water/sewer bill, please contact the Finance Department at 754-8012.

  
 
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SEPTIC HAULERS

The South Effingham Wastewater Reclamation Facility accepts DOMESTIC WASTE FROM SEPTIC TANKS ONLY!  For further information please contact Julie Hebert at 754-2332.  To set up an account, please contact the Finance Department at 754-8012.

OUTDOOR WATERING SCHEDULE

The Georgia Water Stewardship Act became law on June 1, 2010.  Landscape watering is permitted seven days a week between the hours of 4pm and 10am.  Click HERE for an FAQ document that further explains the State law and HERE for Effingham County's Outdoor Water Use ordinance.

  
 
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Effingham County is an active utility member of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals.  This professional organization helps train operators and keeps operators, utility and corporate members up to date on the most recent changes in the water and wastewater professions.

  
 
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Effingham County Wastewater Reclamation Facility

  
 
What We Do Minimize

Effingham County supplies drinking water from two different sources: groundwater wells that withdraw from the Upper Floridan Aquifer, and treated surface water purchased from the City of Savannah.  For the majority of the system, water is piped into the county from the Savannah I & D plant.  Several small outlying developments are supplied by groundwater well systems.  All potable water is tested for quality on a routine basis by Effingham County staff, all of which are State-Certified Operators.  A report of this quality testing is sent to the State's Environmental Protection Division on a monthly basis.  You can access our Permits and annual Consumer Confidence Reports under Documents on the right side of this page.

Effingham County also has a Wastewater Reclamation Facility that is a non-discharging, tertiary treatment plant.  Non-discharging means it does not discharge any treated water into rivers, streams, lakes or canals.  Instead, this water is returned to customers to be re-used for irrigation and industrial purposes.  It is not to be used for children's sprinklers or wading pools, nor for swimming pools or watering animals.  The re-use water is constantly monitored by our State-Certified Operators to make sure that it meets the standards given to the facility by the State's Environmental Protection Division, and reports are turned into them on a monthly basis.  More information on re-use water is available via the links on the left side of this page.

Access a map of the Effingham County water, sewer, and reuse system HERE.

  
 
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Effingham County water/sewer operations and the South Effingham Wastewater Reclamation Facility are located at 805 Low Ground Road (close to McCall Road).

Water and Wastewater normal operating hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 am until 4:00 pm.

Julie Hebert, Supervisor
jhebert@effinghamcounty.org
Phone:  754-2332

After hour emergencies phone 754-2332 or 754-2347.

If you have concerns regarding potable or re-use water quality, or any other aspect of your water and/or sewer service, please contact Steve Liotta, County Engineer, by e-mail or at 754-8016.

  
 
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