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Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority strives to provide high quality water and sewer service to more than 62,000 residents in Cherokee County, Georgia.

GEORGIA’S DROUGHT IS OVER!  OUTDOOR WATERING IS ALLOWED.  Due to significant rainfall and improved water supplies, Georgia’s rivers and streams have rebounded.  Effective June 10, 2009, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has issued a non-drought schedule for outdoor water use for the first time since June 2006.  All outdoor watering is allowed on a odd/even schedule with no time conditions.  Read more …

The historic Etowah River originates in the mountains of Lumpkin County north of Dahlonega and flows in a southernly direction into Cherokee County.  The Hollis Q. Lathem Reservoir is created from the waters of Yellow Creek, another North Georgia mountain stream.  These are the main sources of Cherokee County’s excellent water.

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