Public water system record
Towns County
Serves an area of Towns County, GA that includes Young Harris · 11,791 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Towns County 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
- Towns County buys its water from Hiawassee.
- Record on file since 2000, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,710 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 2000
EPA's records for Towns County go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
Where the water comes from
Towns County buys its water from Hiawassee. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Towns County. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Towns County.
Buys water from
- Hiawassee Hiawassee, GA
Community systems that buy water from it
- Hi-River Country Subdivision Blairsville, GA
Annual water quality report
Towns County 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