Public water system record
Covington
Serves Covington, Newton County, GA · 14,391 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Covington 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
- 0
Key facts
- Covington buys its water from Newton Co. Water-Sewerage Auth, Newton County Water System and Oxford.
- Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 10,033 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Covington go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
Covington buys its water from Newton Co. Water-Sewerage Auth, Newton County Water System and Oxford. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Newton Co. Water-Sewerage Auth Covington, GA
- Newton County Water System Covington, GA
- Oxford Oxford, GA
Annual water quality report
Covington 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