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Auburn

Serves Auburn and Carl, Barrow County, GA · 10,060 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Auburn in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • GA0130000
  • AUBURN
  • GA
  • 10,060 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 30011
EPA system ID GA0130000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
7
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Auburn buys its water from Barrow County Water System.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2022.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,855 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 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.094 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.061 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No

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
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Auburn go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 2 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 5 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Archived.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2013 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2006 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2001 Archived

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

4 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Auburn buys its water from Barrow County Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources. 1 other community water system buys water from Auburn.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Auburn 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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