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Homeland

Serves Homeland, Charlton County, GA · 961 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Homeland in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • GA0490017
  • HOMELAND
  • GA
  • 961 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 31537
EPA system ID GA0490017

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
6
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Homeland draws water from 3 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.116 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Georgia, October 2018.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 336 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.083 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.116 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.106 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Jun 1, 2018 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Homeland go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (3 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 23
2000s 1 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 6 1
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2010, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Georgia regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Homeland and issued 1 boil water order between 1995 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Oct 17, 2018 Georgia Compliance order with a penalty 2 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Mar 7, 2011 Georgia Signed compliance agreement 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jan 16, 1996 Georgia Compliance order with a penalty 3 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Oct 10, 1995 Georgia Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

5 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Revised Total Coliform Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule

Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system

Where the water comes from

Homeland draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Homeland 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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