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Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority

Serves an area of Jackson County, GA that includes Jefferson, Arcade, Pendergrass and 1 more place · 33,601 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • GA1570117
  • JEFFERSON
  • GA
  • 33,601 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 30549
EPA system ID GA1570117

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority buys its water from Barrow County Water System, Commerce and Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 12,559 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 5
2000s 2 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2007, Archived.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2007 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1996 Archived

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority buys its water from Barrow County Water System, Commerce and Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Gainesville. 4 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority 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.

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