Public water system record
Chattooga County
Serves an area of Chattooga County, GA that includes Trion · 7,800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Chattooga County in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- Chattooga County draws water from 7 wells.
- Record on file since 1998, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,117 unknown out of 3,530 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 21, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Chattooga County go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Where the water comes from
Chattooga County draws water from 7 wells. It also has emergency connections to Summerville and City of Fort Payne, the WW BD of the. 2 other community water systems buy water from Chattooga County. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Chattooga County.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Summerville Summerville, GA
- City of Fort Payne, the WW BD of the Fort Payne, AL
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lyerly Lyerly, GA
- Walker County W&Sa - Armuchee Valley Flintstone, GA
Annual water quality report
Chattooga 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.
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
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