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Barrow County Water System

Serves an area of Barrow County, GA · 17,893 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Barrow County Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • GA0130031
  • WINDER
  • GA
  • 17,893 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 30680
EPA system ID GA0130031

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Barrow County Water System buys its water from Statham, Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources and Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit), 2020.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,829 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 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 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, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Barrow County Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1999, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1999 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived

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

Barrow County Water System buys its water from Statham, Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources and Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Winder. 3 other community water systems buy water from Barrow County Water System. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Barrow County Water System.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Barrow County 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.

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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Testing your own water

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