Public water system record
Augusta-Richmond Co WS
Serves Augusta, Richmond County, GA · 204,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Augusta-Richmond Co WS 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
- Augusta-Richmond Co WS draws water from 22 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1998, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 77,683 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 1998
EPA's records for Augusta-Richmond Co WS go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 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 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2005, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Augusta-Richmond Co WS draws water from 22 wells and 2 surface water intakes. It also has an emergency connection to Hephzibah. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to Augusta-Richmond Co WS.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Hephzibah Hephzibah, GA
Annual water quality report
Augusta-Richmond Co WS 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