Savannah Chamber

58 35 Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce 2025 Economic Trends Infrastructure: Utilities Water and Sanitary Sewer Services The City of Savannah's Water Resources Division provides potable water, wastewater treatment, and stormwater services for businesses and residents within the city and much of Chatham County. It operates the Industrial and Domestic surface water potable water treatment plant, the only one in Coastal Georgia, with a 58 million gallon per day permitted capacity to meet the existing development needs in the Savannah metropolitan area, and a high service pump station to serve surrounding municipalities all facing mandated ground water reductions, as is the City of Savannah. In addition, the Department operates six independent groundwater systems with 48 deep wells and a 97 million gallon (MG) raw water reservoir. The Department supplies for domestic, industrial and fire demands and maintains over 1,100 miles of water distribution main, over 7,000 fire hydrants, over 18,250 valves and supplies over 80,000 individual water service connections. Through intergovernmental agreements, the Department also supplies water to other municipalities in Chatham County and portions of Effingham County. Sanitary sewer collection and treatment is provided throughout the city and portions of unincorporated Chatham County. In addition, the sanitary sewer system treats sanitary sewage for other municipalities through intergovernmental agreements, along with upcoming sewer service to Bryan County and the new Hyundai Metaplant. The Department's wastewater treatment capacity, currently 35.5 million gallons per day (MGD) with near future to be 39.5 million gallons per day, is sufficient to meet the requirements of anticipated growth. The wastewater system includes over 740 miles of gravity sewer mains, over 125 miles of sewer force mains, 18,000 manholes, over 215 lift (pump) stations, and serves approximately 75,000 sewer laterals. The wastewater (e.g. water reclamation) treatment plants include the following: President Street Water Reclamation Plant 27 MGD maximum capacity Wilshire/Windsor Water Reclamation Plant 4.5 MGD maximum capacity Georgetown Water Reclamation Plant 1.42 MGD maximum capacity Crossroads Water Reclamation Plant 4.5 MGD maximum capacity New - Travis Field Water Reclamation Plant 4.0 MGD maximum capacity The Department manages wastewater Pre-Treatment, FOG (Fats, Oils, and Grease), and Pre-Treatment Programs. The President Street Water Reclamation Plant, the Windsor/Wilshire Water Reclamation Plant, and the Crossroads Water Reclamation Plant treat an average of 19 MGD to 27 MGD, and 2.5 MGD to 4.5 MGD respectively, within the City limits which is enough to serve the city. Portions of unincorporated Chatham County are also served by the City of Savannah sanitary sewer collection and treatment system. The Stormwater Department runs pumps stations and manages 5 detention ponds, 460 miles of closed and 160 miles of open stormwater conveyance system. For more information, visit www.savannahga.gov. Natural Gas Georgians receive competitive pricing for natural gas service with this deregulated industry. The natural gas marketers that operate in Georgia deliver their product through a natural gas pipeline system operated by the Atlanta Gas Light Company, subsidiary of Southern Company, which is responsible for repairing leaks and responding to other gas emergencies. The latest survey of gas prices for each marketer is available on the Public Service Commission's website at https://psc.ga.gov/utilities/natural-gas/marketers-pricing-index/. Electricity Georgia Power is the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), America's premier energy company. Value, Reliability, Customer Service and Stewardship are the cornerstones of the company's promise to 2.7 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties. Committed to delivering clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy, Georgia Power maintains a diverse, innovative generation mix that includes nuclear, coal and natural gas, as well as renewables such as solar, hydroelectric and wind. Georgia Power focuses on delivering world-class service to its customers every day and the company is recognized by J.D. Power as an industry leader in customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect with the company on Facebook (Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower), X (X.com/GeorgiaPower) and Instagram (Instagram.com/ga_power). Businesses with a load of 900 kW or more frequently can choose their electricity supplier in Georgia. Electric membership corporations in the Savannah area are listed at www.georgiaemc.com [georgiaemc.com]

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