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Summerville

Serves an area of Chattooga County, GA that includes Summerville · 9,993 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Summerville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • GA0550003
  • SUMMERVILLE
  • GA
  • 9,993 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 30747
EPA system ID GA0550003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Summerville draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.08 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2018.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 909 unknown out of 5,136 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 0.071 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 14, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Summerville go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

3 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Summerville draws water from 1 surface water intake and 1 spring. It also has an emergency connection to Trion. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Summerville.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Summerville 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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