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Community Water System · PWS GA0730001

Grovetown

Grovetown, Georgia 30813 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 18,464 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

18,464
People served
64
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 64 drinking-water violations at Grovetown, 17% of them health-based - above the Georgia per-system average.

64
Total EPA violations on record
17%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
18,464
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Grovetown

Grovetown is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 18,464 residents in Grovetown, Georgia (Columbia County) through 5,912 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 64 total violations for this system , of which 11 (17%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 30 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 18 violations (Other). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Georgia, EPA tracks 2,382 public water systems serving 10,694,477 people, with 108,966 cumulative violations and 12,032 health-based violations on record. About 92% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 45.7 violations. Statewide, 102 of 254 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.2%).

Grovetown's 64 violations sit above the Georgia average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
18,464
Total Violations
64
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
5,912
County
Columbia
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
11
Monitoring Violations
30
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 18 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2010
Coliform (TCR) MCL 11 2010
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 6 2011
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2012
E. COLI MR 4 2020
Public Notice Other 2 2021
TTHM MR 2 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2025

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Grovetown.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID GA0730001 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Georgia Drinking Water Authority

Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Grovetown under EPA-delegated authority.

Open GA regulator portal

Source: Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / GA0730001 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / GA0730001 / 2456
2021 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / GA0730001 / 7500
2020 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / GA0730001 / 3014
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 18 SDWIS / GA0730001 / 7000
2012 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / GA0730001 / 5000
2011 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 6 SDWIS / GA0730001 / 1038
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / GA0730001 / 3100
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 11 SDWIS / GA0730001 / 3100

How Grovetown Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Grovetown Georgia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 64 45.7 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 5.1 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 40.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 18,464 4,490 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,382 regulated public water systems in Georgia.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Grovetown water safe to drink? ▼
Grovetown (PWS ID: GA0730001) has 64 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 18,464 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Grovetown serve? ▼
Grovetown serves 18,464 people in Grovetown, Georgia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 5,912 service connections.
What type of violations does Grovetown have? ▼
Grovetown has 64 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 30 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Grovetown water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Grovetown under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Grovetown use? ▼
Grovetown uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.