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Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth.

On record as serving Jackson County, GA · Population served not reported

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. in the last ten years.

  • GA1570121
  • ATHENS
  • GA
  • 0 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 30605
EPA system ID GA1570121

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 2002, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 10
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2003, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved

Where the water comes from

Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 3 other community water systems buy water from Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. 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.

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