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Thomaston

Serves Thomaston, Hannahs Mill and Lincoln Park, Upson County, GA · 12,482 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Thomaston in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • GA2930000
  • THOMASTON
  • GA
  • 12,482 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 30286
EPA system ID GA2930000

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Thomaston draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Georgia, June 2012.
  • Record on file since 1995, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 2,324 unknown out of 5,164 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Thomaston go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 1 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 0
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2015, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Georgia regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Thomaston in 2012. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in June 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 6, 2012 Georgia Signed compliance agreement 4 violations (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

3 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Thomaston draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Thomaston.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Thomaston 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.

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