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Ringgold

Serves an area of Catoosa County, GA that includes Ringgold and Indian Springs · 2,743 people served

Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Ringgold in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • GA0470002
  • RINGGOLD
  • GA
  • 2,743 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 30736
EPA system ID GA0470002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
9
Resolved
9
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Ringgold draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.076 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2020.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,293 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 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.076 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2017 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, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for Ringgold go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 1 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 7 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2012, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2012 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2007 Resolved

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

9 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Ringgold draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Catoosa Util. Dist. Authority.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Ringgold 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.

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