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Carnesville Water System

Serves Carnesville, Franklin County, GA · 954 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Carnesville Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Uranium violation.

  • GA1190001
  • CARNESVILLE
  • GA
  • 954 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 30521
EPA system ID GA1190001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Carnesville Water System draws water from 1 well and 1 spring.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Uranium, 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2017.
  • Record on file since 2002, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6 unknown out of 455 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
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 33 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 40 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 39 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved No
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 17, 2025 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Carnesville Water System go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 1 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 0 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began October 2016, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 38 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2002 Archived

What the violations mean

Combined Uranium

4 incidents

Test results for Combined Uranium were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Carnesville Water System draws water from 1 well and 1 spring. It also has an emergency connection to Franklin County Water System. 1 other community water system buys water from Carnesville Water System.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Carnesville Water System 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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