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Marietta Water has been a part of the Marietta community for over 100 years. We provide water and sanitary sewer service for over 17,000 customers within our service boundary. The department employs 42 employees that work in the following divisions; Water Distribution, Wastewater Collection, Environmental Compliance, Pump Station Maintenance, and Engineering. Marietta Water strives to provide quality water and sewer service by distributing safe drinking water and protecting the environment during the wastewater collection process.

Marietta Water was awarded Water Distribution System of the Year by the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) in 2001, 2005 and 2007. Marietta won the awards for systems with 10,000 to 50,000 customers and are judged on facilities management and operation, personnel, equipment and technology resources, safety programs and emergency response programs.

The GAWP named the Marietta Water Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) the best in the State for large surface water systems in 2005 and 2007. The judges "loved the layout and communication style" of the Marietta report. These water quality reports have also won certificates of achievement in both 2003 and 2004.

The Marietta Water Public Education Program is also known for excellence. In 2007, the GAWP named it the best in the State for systems with 10,000 to 50,000 customers.

Marietta Water operates under the Marietta Board of Lights and Water (BLW). The BLW was created through the State Legislature. There are seven Board Members including: The Mayor (as Chair), a City Council Member (appointed by the Mayor), and five other members of the community (appointed by the City Council.)

Marietta Water purchases water from the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority (CCMWA), a public utility founded in 1951. The CCMWA treatment facilities are supplied from two separate surface water sources. The James E. Quarles Treatment Facility, built in 1953, withdraws water from the Chattahoochee River. The Quarles plant can treat a maximum of 86 million gallons of water a day. This water is distributed and utilized on the eastern side of Cobb County and Marietta. The Hugh A. Wyckoff Treatment Facility, put online in 1972, withdraws water from Lake Allatoona. Lake Allatoona is a Corps of Engineers impoundment in north Cobb, south Cherokee, and south Bartow counties. This manmade, multi-use lake is part of the Etowah River Basin. The Wyckoff plant can treat a maximum of 72 million gallons of water a day. This water is distributed and utilized on the north and west side of Cobb County and Marietta. See http://www.ccmwa.org for more information.