Public water system record
Cairo
Serves Cairo, Grady County, GA · 9,637 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Cairo 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
- 1
Key facts
- Cairo draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Georgia, October 2016.
- Record on file since 1991, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 4,484 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
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Cairo go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (4 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2015, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.65 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cairo in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2016 | Georgia | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
Cairo draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cairo 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