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Bowdon

Serves Bowdon, Carroll County, GA · 6,180 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Bowdon in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • GA0450000
  • BOWDON
  • GA
  • 6,180 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 30108
EPA system ID GA0450000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Bowdon draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2016.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Georgia, October 2010.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,634 unknown out of 2,187 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2016 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
 Oct 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Bowdon go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (8 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 1
2000s 2 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 8 2
2020s 0 11

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 30, 2011 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 25, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.069 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Archived
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2001 Archived
DICHLOROMETHANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1998 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Georgia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Bowdon in 2010. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in October 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 15, 2010 Georgia Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Bowdon draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Carroll County. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Bowdon.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Bowdon 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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