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Newton

Serves Newton, Baker County, GA · 775 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for Newton in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • GA0070000
  • NEWTON
  • GA
  • 775 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 39870
EPA system ID GA0070000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
20

Key facts

  • Newton draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Georgia, September 2013.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 263 unknown out of 263 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2023 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 15, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 27, 2023 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2022 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Nov 8, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Newton go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 39 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 6
2000s 1 26
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 0 16

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2006, Archived.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2006 Archived

Enforcement actions

Georgia regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Newton between 2003 and 2013, filed as 6 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in September 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 19, 2013 Georgia Administrative penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule
Sep 19, 2013 Georgia Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule
Aug 1, 2008 Georgia Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule
Oct 13, 2006 Georgia Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 21, 2003 Georgia Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

Where the water comes from

Newton draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Newton 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

Testing your own water

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Georgia.

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