Public water system record
Fitzgerald
Serves an area of Ben Hill County, GA that includes Fitzgerald · 15,382 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Fitzgerald 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
- 1
Key facts
- Fitzgerald draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Georgia, December 1989.
- Record on file since 1979, with 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,136 unknown out of 5,414 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 9, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Fitzgerald go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 27 health-based violations (27 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 0 |
| 1980s | 22 | 0 |
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Barium, began April 1994, Archived.
Show all 27 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Cadmium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 30, 1984 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 30, 1984 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 31, 1984 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 28, 1984 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 31, 1984 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 30, 1983 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 31, 1983 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 31, 1983 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 30, 1983 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 31, 1983 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 30, 1983 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 31, 1983 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 28, 1983 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 31, 1983 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 31, 1982 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 30, 1982 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 31, 1982 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 7, 1982 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 30, 1980 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 30, 1980 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 31, 1980 | Archived |
|
Barium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 31, 1979 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against Fitzgerald between 1985 and 1989. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 1989.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 1989 | Georgia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Barium |
| Sep 30, 1989 | Georgia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Barium |
| Sep 30, 1988 | Georgia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Barium |
| Sep 30, 1987 | Georgia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Barium |
| Sep 30, 1986 | Georgia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Barium |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Georgia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Barium |
Where the water comes from
Fitzgerald draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Fitzgerald 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