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Canton

Serves Canton, Cherokee County, GA · 16,375 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Canton in the last ten years.

  • GA0570001
  • CANTON
  • GA
  • 16,375 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 30114
EPA system ID GA0570001

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

Key facts

  • Canton draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 9,364 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Canton go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (1 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 3
2000s 0 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2015, Archived.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2015 Archived
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived

Where the water comes from

Canton draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Cherokee County and Waleska. 2 other community water systems buy water from Canton. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Canton.

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Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Canton 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.

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Testing your own water

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