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Milledgeville

Serves Milledgeville and Hardwick, Baldwin County, GA · 20,540 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Milledgeville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • GA0090001
  • MILLEDGEVILLE
  • GA
  • 20,540 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 31059
EPA system ID GA0090001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Milledgeville draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Georgia, April 2007.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,557 unknown out of 7,451 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.087 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Milledgeville go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 2
2000s 3 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2009, Archived.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2009 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2003 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2003 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1995 Archived

Enforcement actions

Georgia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Milledgeville in 2007. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in April 2007.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 9, 2007 Georgia Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Milledgeville draws water from 1 surface water intake. 1 other community water system buys water from Milledgeville.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Milledgeville 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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