Public water system record
Bartow County
Serves an area of Bartow County, GA that includes Cartersville and Euharlee · 70,243 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Bartow County in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Bartow County draws water from 1 spring.
- Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 10,428 unknown out of 24,931 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation 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 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Bartow County go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 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 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2010, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Bartow County draws water from 1 spring. It also buys water from Adairsville, Cartersville, Cherokee County, Cobb County and Polk County Water Authority. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Bartow County. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to Bartow County.
Buys water from
- Adairsville Adairsville, GA
- Cartersville Cartersville, GA
- Cherokee County Canton, GA
- Cobb County Marietta, GA
- Polk County Water Authority Cedartown, GA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Waterside Subdivision Emerson, GA
Annual water quality report
Bartow County 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.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells