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Willacoochee Water System

Serves Willacoochee, Atkinson County, GA · 1,723 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Willacoochee Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • GA0030001
  • WILLACOOCHEE
  • GA
  • 1,723 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 31650
EPA system ID GA0030001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
8
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Willacoochee Water System draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 25 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Georgia, November 2022.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 512 unknown out of 619 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 24 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 25 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 5, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 3, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Willacoochee Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 5
2000s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 2
2020s 8 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Archived.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Georgia regulators issued 1 boil water order to Willacoochee Water System in 2022. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 3, 2022 Georgia Boil water order 1 violation: E. coli

What the violations mean

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

6 incidents

Test results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

2 incidents

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Willacoochee Water System draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Willacoochee Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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