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Polk County Water Authority

Serves an area of Polk County, GA that includes Cedartown · 23,792 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Polk County Water Authority in the last ten years.

  • GA2330001
  • CEDARTOWN
  • GA
  • 23,792 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 30125
EPA system ID GA2330001

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Polk County Water Authority draws water from 2 wells and 3 springs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Georgia, August 2003.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 9,112 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Polk County Water Authority go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 6
2000s 2 5
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 2
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began May 2013, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2003 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2002 Archived

Enforcement actions

Georgia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Polk County Water Authority and issued 1 boil water order between 2000 and 2003. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2003.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 25, 2003 Georgia Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Nov 29, 2000 Georgia Compliance order with a penalty 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Polk County Water Authority draws water from 2 wells and 3 springs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Haralson County Water Authority and Paulding County Water System. 2 other community water systems buy water from Polk County Water Authority. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Polk County Water Authority.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Polk County Water 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

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