Public water system record
Walker Co. Rural Water Auth.
Serves an area of Walker County, GA that includes Rock Spring · 3,410 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. 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
- 3
Key facts
- Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Georgia, February 1996.
- Record on file since 1995, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,780 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began January 1996, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Georgia regulators issued 1 boil water order to Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. in 1996. The most recent was a boil water order in February 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 1996 | Georgia | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from Catoosa Util. Dist. Authority.
Buys water from
- Catoosa Util. Dist. Authority Ringgold, GA
Annual water quality report
Walker Co. Rural Water Auth. 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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