Public water system record
Morganton
Serves an area of Fannin County, GA that includes Morganton · 1,768 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Morganton 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
- 3
Key facts
- Morganton draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Georgia, March 2006.
- Record on file since 1994, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 0 unknown out of 826 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 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Morganton go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 18 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 1996, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Morganton in 2006. The most recent was an administrative penalty in March 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2006 | Georgia | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 14, 2006 | Georgia | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Morganton draws water from 3 wells. 2 other community water systems buy water from Morganton.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Fannin County - Lake Cove Blue Ridge, GA
- Fannin County CDBG - Forge Mill Blue Ridge, GA
Annual water quality report
Morganton 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