Public water system record
Jefferson
Serves Jefferson, Jackson County, GA · 12,690 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Jefferson 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
- Jefferson draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Georgia, August 2006.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,853 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 Jefferson go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 6 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2004, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Jefferson in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in August 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2006 | Georgia | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Aug 15, 2006 | Georgia | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Jefferson draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also buys water from Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority.
Buys water from
- Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority Jefferson, GA
Annual water quality report
Jefferson 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.
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