Public water system record
Lee County Utilities Authority
Serves an area of Lee County, GA that includes Leesburg · 20,194 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Lee County Utilities Authority in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Fluoride violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Lee County Utilities Authority draws water from 12 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Fluoride, 7.7 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.9 times the limit), 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 964 unknown out of 6,990 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.7 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.5 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 4.8 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 14, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Lee County Utilities Authority go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2005, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Archived |
What the violations mean
Fluoride
3 incidentsFluoride exceeded the federal limit
Excessive fluoride can cause dental and skeletal fluorosis
Where the water comes from
Lee County Utilities Authority draws water from 12 wells.
Annual water quality report
Lee County Utilities 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.
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