Public water system record
Pickens County Water Auth.
Serves an area of Pickens County, GA · 7,153 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Pickens County Water Auth. 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
- 3
Key facts
- Pickens County Water Auth. buys its water from Cherokee County, Jasper, Calhoun and Big Canoe Subdivision.
- Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,567 service lines.
Check whether Pickens County Water Auth. serves your address
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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Pickens County Water Auth. go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2014, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Pickens County Water Auth. buys its water from Cherokee County, Jasper, Calhoun and Big Canoe Subdivision. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems buy water from Pickens County Water Auth. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Pickens County Water Auth.
Buys water from
- Cherokee County Canton, GA
- Jasper Jasper, GA
- Calhoun Calhoun, GA
- Big Canoe Subdivision Savannah, GA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cherokee County-Salacoa Area Canton, GA
- Fairmount Water System Fairmount, GA
Annual water quality report
Pickens County 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.
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