Gainesville Water Resources

Gainesville Water Resources This page is operated by the City of Gainesville, a governmental entity subject to open records laws and requirements.

The purpose of this page is to provide information and share conversation about the City of Gainesville. The City of Gainesville's water quaility program started in 1987 with creek walking. It has been expanded to include an average of 80 samples and 300 inspections monthly as well as a water conservation program. The water resources program expands beyond the City limits and into all of Hall County to provide education and activities to all area residents.

Congratulations to our very own Arliss Swanson! Well-deserved, indeed ๐Ÿ‘
08/29/2026

Congratulations to our very own Arliss Swanson! Well-deserved, indeed ๐Ÿ‘

Congratulations to Arliss Swanson from the City of Gainesville Water Resources for receiving GWEFโ€™s prestigious William D. Hatfield Award at the 2026 Annual Conference! This award highlights exceptional performance and professionalism in the management of wastewater treatment plants.

Congratulations, Arliss, on this well-deserved award. Thank you for all you do!

Another installment of "When we asked AI"- this time to show a sprinkler watering the road. Again, about as off-base as ...
07/27/2026

Another installment of "When we asked AI"- this time to show a sprinkler watering the road. Again, about as off-base as the actual concept. If you feel triggered by this post, good. Use that to fuel the flame of not being that person. Have your sprinkler heads oriented properly.

When we asked AI to generate a sprinkler running in the rain... it's as off base as the actual concept. Don't be that pe...
07/24/2026

When we asked AI to generate a sprinkler running in the rain... it's as off base as the actual concept. Don't be that person. Use a rain sensor!

07/22/2026

The City of Gainesville, Georgia invites you to participate in a community blood drive from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, July 30, just outside the Gainesville Water Resources building at 757 Queen City Parkway. โค๏ธ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ’™

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers will be on site in one of its signature red, white and blue bloodmobiles in the parking lot (you can't miss it!). Blood collected will stay in Gainesville-Hall County as LifeSouth strives to ๐—š๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น!

Secure your appointment online today: https://donors.lifesouth.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/852555

This event is open to the public, to include City and County staff, passersby, and employees and customers of businesses in the area. Those residing at nearby homes or apartment complexes are also welcome, and encouraged, to participate.

If only it were that simple ๐Ÿ˜ฅ
06/17/2026

If only it were that simple ๐Ÿ˜ฅ

From a hydrology standpoint, metro Atlanta entered May like a football team down by four touchdowns. Over the previous 12 months, the region only received 35.5 inches of rain โ€“...

World of Water is today!
06/10/2026

World of Water is today!

๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ 2025 ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ...
06/01/2026

๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ค๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜
๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ 2025 ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Š๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜Ž๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ'๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (May 29, 2026) โ€” The Gainesville Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released its 2025 Water Quality Report, which contains results from 2025 calendar year testing of the City of Gainesville, Georgia's drinking water system.

In 2025, Gainesville Water Resources served 208,906 users on 62,336 accounts across 400 square miles, who consumed on average nearly 23 million gallons of water daily. After 25,000-plus annual water tests analyzing 100-plus substances, the report again confirms the water is safe to drink and meets or surpasses all state and federal standards.

It should be noted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted new rules allowing water providers to distribute the annual reports electronically. Customers received a bill insert with their May billing statement notifying them of the report's availability on the City website, gainesville.org. The insert advises customers if they wish to have a paper copy of the report mailed to them, they can call the number below.

Hard copies of the annual report (https://www.gainesville.org/Archive.aspx?ADID=866) are available at the following City offices:
๐Ÿ’ง City Manager's Office: 300 Henry Ward Way, Suite 303, Gainesville (inside the Gainesville Administration Building)
๐Ÿ’ง DWR: drive-thru window at 757 Queen City Parkway, Gainesville
๐Ÿ’ง DWR Environmental Services Office: 2641 Old Flowery Branch Road, Gainesville

For more information, call the Environmental Services Office at 770-532-7462.

DROUGHT PERSISTS Lake Lanier- Gainesville Water Resources drinking water source- is still significantly low. Georgia's E...
05/29/2026

DROUGHT PERSISTS

Lake Lanier- Gainesville Water Resources drinking water source- is still significantly low. Georgia's Environmental Protection Agency's drought declaration for the state is not due to just the lack of rain, but is just one of many conditions considered for the call.

Much of Northeast Georgia remains under extreme drought conditions, but recent rainfall has improved conditions for some parts of the area. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, several counties in Northeast Georgia, including Stephens, Hart and Franklin counties, are experiencing โ€œsevere drought...

๐Ÿ’™ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ’™This year's winning hydrant designs are officially transferred to our actual hydrants around town! Hydran...
05/19/2026

๐Ÿ’™ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ’™

This year's winning hydrant designs are officially transferred to our actual hydrants around town! Hydrant hunt, anyone? ๐Ÿค  Congratulations to our winners and a thank you to everyone who participated and all the teachers who helped make this happen! ๐Ÿซถ

๐Ÿฅ๐€ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ŸฅIn celebration of National Drinking Water Week, we are proud to present the last of our 3 winn...
05/08/2026

๐Ÿฅ๐€ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐Ÿฅ

In celebration of National Drinking Water Week, we are proud to present the last of our 3 winners of this year's Elementary Hydrant Design contest!

Congratulations to Benjamin O., 3rd grade from Mundy Mill Academy! Benjamin's hydrant design will be brought to life by Celestial Studios directly in front of the horseshoe at Gainesville High School. Well done, Benjamin ๐Ÿ‘Thank you to all of the students who submitted their amazing artwork this year and for celebrating Drinking Water Week as we raise awareness through art!

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757 Queen City Parkway
Gainesville, GA
30501

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+17705356878

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