Public water system record
Hazlehurst Water System
Serves Hazlehurst, Jeff Davis County, GA · 5,778 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Hazlehurst Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Hazlehurst Water System draws water from 4 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 19 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Georgia, October 2000.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,086 unknown out of 2,650 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 18 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 25, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 22, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 15, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Hazlehurst Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 14 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 7 | 8 |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Hazlehurst Water System in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in October 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2000 | Georgia | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
7 incidentsTest results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Hazlehurst Water System draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Hazlehurst Water System 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