WHO WE ARE

The Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA) has a simple yet profound, mission statement, which best describes what the utility does for the residents and businesses of Clayton County: "God made it; we clean it up, and serve H2O to go" for customers everyday. That's a pretty good proclamation of what it means to the Authority to be stewards of this community's "Cycle of Water".

The CCWA was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on March 7, 1955. At that time, the Authority served just over 450 customers and employed a staff of eight. Since then, it has grown to serve more than a quarter of a million people in Clayton County through approximately 76,000 customer accounts. The Authority has a combined water production capacity of 42 million gallons per day, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year.

In 2007, the Authority began operating the county's new Stormwater Utility. The addition of this new service for unincorporated Clayton County and six of its cities, makes the Clayton County Water Authority a one-stop shop for all water issues.

(For a complete history of the CCWA, please read "50 Years of Foresight: The story of the Clayton County Water Authority (1955-2005)" a book written to commemorate the CCWA's 50th anniversary, celebrated in May of 2005.)

Authority leadership is provided by the seven-member board of directors, which is appointed by the Clayton County Board of Commissioners. In addition, there are approximately 360 employees, managers, supervisors and staff from six primary departments, who carry out the day-to-day mission of the Water Authority.

The award-winning Authority is recognized as an industry leader, with utility peers from all over the world visiting our system to learn more about processes such as our water reuse, constructed wetlands and leak detection program.

From a financial perspective, the Authority has an operating budget of approximately $94 million and utilizes over $494 million of public assets in the provision of water and sewer services to its customers. In addition, the revenue bonds that have been issued by the CCWA have been assigned a "AA" (double A) bond rating by the major rating agencies. Bonds which are rated "AA" are considered high quality by all standards and further reflect the Authority's sound financial position as a public water utility. The Authority is self-sustaining and does not receive any tax dollars.