Public water system record
Hidden Lake
Serves Cherry Log, Gilmer County, GA · 112 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Hidden Lake 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
- 13
Key facts
- Hidden Lake draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Georgia, March 2004.
- Record on file since 1997, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 82 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 27, 2023 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 27, 2021 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Hidden Lake go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2002, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Hidden Lake in 2004. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2004.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2004 | Georgia | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
Hidden Lake draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Hidden Lake 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Hidden Lake for a copy.
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