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Community Water System · PWS GA1010000

Echols County

Statenville, Georgia 31648 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 972 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

972
People served
162
EPA violations
96
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 162 drinking-water violations at Echols County, 59% of them health-based - above the Georgia per-system average.

162
Total EPA violations on record
59%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
972
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Echols County

Echols County is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 972 residents in Statenville, Georgia (Echols County) through 364 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 162 total violations for this system , of which 96 (59%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 61 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 66 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Echols County's 162 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
972
Total Violations
162
Health-Based Violations
96
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
364
County
Echols
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
96
Monitoring Violations
61
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 66 2025
TTHM MCL 30 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 1999
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2019
Arsenic MR 4 2017
Barium MR 4 2017
Cadmium MR 4 2017
Chromium MR 4 2017
CYANIDE MR 4 2017
Fluoride MR 4 2017
Mercury MR 4 2017
Nickel MR 4 2017
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2017
Thallium, Total MR 4 2017
Selenium MR 4 2017
Antimony, Total MR 4 2017
E. COLI MR 3 2023

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 Echols County.

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 GA1010000 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 Echols County 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 66 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 2456
2025 TTHM MCL 30 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 2950
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 7000
2023 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 3014
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 8000
2017 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1005
2017 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1010
2017 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1015
2017 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1020
2017 CYANIDE MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1024
2017 Fluoride MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1025
2017 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1035
2017 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1036
2017 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1075
2017 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / GA1010000 / 1085

How Echols County Compares

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

Metric Echols County Georgia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 162 45.7 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 96 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 972 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 Echols County water safe to drink? ▼
Echols County (PWS ID: GA1010000) has 162 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 972 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Echols County serve? ▼
Echols County serves 972 people in Statenville, Georgia. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 364 service connections.
What type of violations does Echols County have? ▼
Echols County has 162 total violations: 96 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 61 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Echols County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Echols County under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Echols County use? ▼
Echols County uses Groundwater 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.