Public water system record
Carroll County
Serves an area of Carroll County, GA · 51,592 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Carroll 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
- 0
Key facts
- Carroll County draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Georgia, May 2010.
- Record on file since 1991, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 20,491 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Carroll County go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2003, Archived.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Carroll County in 2010. The most recent was an administrative penalty in May 2010.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2010 | Georgia | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 25, 2010 | Georgia | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Carroll County draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake. It also has emergency connections to Heard County Water Authority, Bowdon, Douglasville-Douglas County Wsa, Carrollton, Paulding County Water System and Haralson County Water Authority. 4 other community water systems buy water from Carroll County. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Carroll County.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Heard County Water Authority Franklin, GA
- Bowdon Bowdon, GA
- Douglasville-Douglas County Wsa Douglasville, GA
- Carrollton Carrollton, GA
- Paulding County Water System Dallas, GA
- Haralson County Water Authority Buchanan, GA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cleburne County Water Authority Heflin, AL
- Mount Zion Mount Zion, GA
- Temple Temple, GA
- Whitesburg Whitesburg, GA
Annual water quality report
Carroll 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