Public water system record
Calhoun
Serves an area of Gordon County, GA that includes Calhoun and Resaca · 53,090 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Calhoun in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Calhoun draws water from 4 wells, 1 surface water intake and 6 springs.
- Record on file since 1997, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 23,572 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Calhoun go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began December 2006, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Calhoun draws water from 4 wells, 1 surface water intake and 6 springs. 4 other community water systems buy water from Calhoun. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Calhoun.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Chatsworth Chatsworth, GA
- Floyd County Rome, GA
- Pickens County Water Auth. Jasper, GA
- Talking Rock Creek Properties Chatsworth, GA
Annual water quality report
Calhoun 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.
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