Acworth, GA Sewer and Drain Service: Local Rules
Georgia Sewer cleans, inspects and repairs drains, sewer lines and water lines for homes in Acworth. Below: who to call first when sewage backs up, where your part of the line ends under the local provider's rules, and what we do about it.
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Acworth, GA at a glance
- County
- Cobb County
- Water and sewer
- Cobb County Water System
- Plumbing permits
- City of Acworth Development Department
Utility rules and numbers checked October 24, 2026
Whose pipe is it in Acworth?
The public sewer in Acworth is run by Cobb County Water System. The provider answers for its main and its part of the line; the line on your side is the property owner's, and that is the part we work on. More on how the line is split: who is responsible for your sewer line.
Cobb County Water System
Public sewer in Acworth
If sewage is backing up or overflowing
- Emergency response and dispatch (sewer backups, broken water lines)(770) 419-6201
Other number it lists
- Water System main line(770) 419-6200
Where your part of the line ends
You build and maintain the service line from your house to the point where it connects to the county's service lateral, and any pump that moves sewage from the house is yours.
Source: Cobb County Code § 122-153, read October 24, 2026“Property owners are responsible for construction and maintenance of the service line from the premises served to the point of connection with the county service lateral.”
On your side of that line? That part is the work we do. Call (404) 482-2527 or send a request.
Our services in Acworth
Each job starts with a diagnosis; the service follows what we find.
Local rules in Acworth
What the city and its utilities publish about the jobs we do here, each with its source (checked in October 2026). The provider's full rules are on Cobb County.
When sewage backs up
- Acworth's Power, Public Works and Stormwater page sends water and sewer problems to Cobb County Water System, listing both the Water System's main number and its emergencies-only line (acworth-ga.gov).
- Cobb County Water System asks customers who notice slow drains or a backup after county crews have repaired a nearby sewer to stop adding water to their plumbing and report it to emergency dispatch, because more repairs may be needed (Cobb County).
Your sewer line and the public main
- Cobb County's water and wastewater code makes property owners responsible for building and maintaining the service line from the house to the point where it meets the county's service lateral, and any pump that lifts sewage into the county system is the owner's to repair (Municode).
Cleanouts (1)
- Cobb County's Development Standards require sewer service laterals built for new development to be at least 6 inches in diameter within the public right-of-way or a sewer easement and to end in a cleanout assembly, with each lateral's location permanently marked in the curb (Cobb County).
Roots and pipe defects (1)
- Cobb County Water System's camera inspections of its sewers often find broken pipes, offset joints, root intrusion and improperly installed service connections, defects it repairs to help prevent blockages and overflows (Cobb County).
Grease and what goes down the drain (2)
- Cobb County Water System says 85 percent of sewer blockages in the county are grease-related and happen in residential areas, and it asks residents to let grease harden and scrape it into the trash instead of pouring it down the drain (Cobb County).
- Cobb County's sewer-use code allows garbage disposals in homes but bans garbage that hasn't been properly shredded and solids such as bones, rags and plastics that can obstruct sewer flow (Municode).
Permits (2)
- Acworth's Development Department issues residential plumbing permits, lists water service and sewer service lines among the work it permits, and requires contractors to hold a Georgia contractor's license and a business license from a Georgia municipality (acworth-ga.gov).
- Acworth doubles permit fees when permitted work starts before the permit is issued, and its permits expire six months after the last passed inspection, or six months after issue if no inspection has been approved (acworth-ga.gov).
Digging in the street or right-of-way (3)
- Acworth's right-of-way utility encroachment permit requires asphalt street patches to run curb to curb and be at least 10 feet wide, concrete patches to run joint to joint, and permitted work to take place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m (acworth-ga.gov).
- Acworth's right-of-way encroachment permit requires notifying properties within 200 feet of the work five days before it begins and submitting a traffic control plan that meets the MUTCD for any lane, street or sidewalk closure (acworth-ga.gov).
- Acworth's code requires water and sewer pipes to be installed by a licensed contractor and disturbed city rights-of-way to be restored to the city's satisfaction within 30 days of finishing the work, with a daily penalty after that (Municode).
Your water line (2)
- Cobb County Water System owns and maintains the water pipe from the main to the meter, while the pipe from the meter to the house is the property owner's; it asks customers to use its emergency dispatch line for a broken water line with gushing or severe leaks (Cobb County).
- Cobb County Water System offers a partial credit for an eligible leak on the customer's side once in a rolling 12-month period, for no more than two billing months, and asks for a plumbing repair receipt, a parts receipt or at least a letter explaining the fix (Cobb County).
Septic systems (2)
- Acworth's code requires builders to obtain a sewer tap or a county septic tank permit before the city will issue a building permit (Municode).
- Acworth's zoning ordinance allows septic tanks in a subdivision only where public sewer isn't available within a reasonable distance and the Cobb County Health Department grants special permission, with lots of at least one acre and 100 feet of frontage (Municode).
Other local rules (2)
Lead service line records in Acworth
Water utilities must keep a public record of what each service line is made of. What the categories and the utility's letter mean: lead service line check.
Cobb County Water System
Water utility
Lead service line inventory: Inventory map
Cobb County Water System says it found no lead or galvanized-requiring-replacement lines; its whole inventory is listed as non-lead, and it has a mapped inventory and a form to report your own line's material.
Look up your line The utility’s inventory page
Source: Cobb County, read October 24, 2026Who owns the water line
The county owns the pipe from the water main to the meter; the pipe from the meter to the house is the owner's.
Source: Cobb County, read October 24, 2026Nearby service areas
Drain or sewer trouble in Acworth?
Tell us what the drains are doing, where and since when.
Call (404) 482-2527Or send a service request online
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Sewage coming out of a manhole or at the street?
Who to call first
Cobb County Water System(770) 419-6201Emergency response and dispatch (sewer backups, broken water lines)
Drain or sewer trouble in Acworth?
Call and describe what is happening, where, and since when — the visit starts from there.
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