Public water system record
Walker County Water Authority
Serves an area of Walker County, GA that includes Fairview and Chattanooga Valley · 36,000 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Walker County Water Authority 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
- Walker County Water Authority draws water from 8 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1994, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,111 unknown out of 10,651 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 1994
EPA's records for Walker County Water Authority go back to 1994. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
Where the water comes from
Walker County Water Authority draws water from 8 wells and 1 surface water intake. It also has an emergency connection to Tennessee American Water. 2 other community water systems buy water from Walker County Water Authority. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Walker County Water Authority.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Tennessee American Water Chattanooga, TN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe, GA
- Lafayette Lafayette, GA
Annual water quality report
Walker 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
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