Duluth UDC § 819
Establishment of a Water Supply Watershed District
Governing jurisdiction
Duluth
Land inside these city limits is governed by Duluth's own code and boards. A "Duluth, GA" mailing address is not proof of being inside them — most such addresses fall in unincorporated Gwinnett.
Boundary: US Census TIGERweb (Incorporated Places, ACS 2025 vintage), vintage 2025.
- Article
- 8 — Environmental Protection
- Pages in source
- 225
- Adopted
- 2025-09-08
- Amended through
- 2026-07-13
- Source
- Adopted PDF
Text
1. The Chattahoochee Water Supply Watershed District is hereby designated and shall comprise the land
that drains to the Chattahoochee River. The boundaries of these overlays are defined by the ridgelines of
the respective watershed and the boundary of a radius of 7 miles upstream of the respective public water
supply intakes or reservoirs. This overlay shall be further delineated and defined on the Water Supply
Watershed Protection District Overlay Map of the City of Duluth. The Map is hereby incorporated into and
made a part of this Code Division by reference.
2. The following water supply watershed district is hereby defined and the boundaries shall be identified on
the Water Supply Watershed District Overlay Map.
3. The Chattahoochee River is a large water supply watershed. Intakes for the Atlanta-Fulton Water
Resources and the DeKalb County Water System are located on this river within a 7-mile radius upstream
from the City of Duluth. This water supply watershed does not contain a reservoir within the City of
Duluth.