Public water system record
Demorest
Serves an area of Habersham County, GA that includes Demorest · 18,049 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Demorest 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
- 3
Key facts
- Demorest draws water from 2 wells.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,096 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, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Demorest go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 | 13 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2004, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Demorest draws water from 2 wells. It also buys water from Baldwin. It also has emergency connections to Toccoa and Clarkesville. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Demorest.
Buys water from
- Baldwin Baldwin, GA
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Toccoa Toccoa, GA
- Clarkesville Clarkesville, GA
Annual water quality report
Demorest 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