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Community Water System · PWS GA2370000

Eatonton Putnam Water & Sewer Auth

Operator location Eatonton, Georgia - 42% of 50 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 12,736 served per SDWIS.

12,736
People served (this PWS)
50
EPA violations (this PWS)
21
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Eatonton Putnam Water & Sewer Auth standing, mid SDWIS violation third

42% of 50 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 42% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #3,942 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Eatonton Putnam Water & Sewer Auth lands in the middle third by violation volume (50), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (12,736; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 42% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#3,942 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#108 of 629
Population · GA
50
Total EPA violations on record
42%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
5,687
County
Putnam
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
21
Monitoring Violations
22
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 11 2018
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2012
Nitrate MR 3 2009
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2017

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Eatonton Putnam Water & Sewer Auth has 50 recorded EPA violations, 56% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 43% carry more. 42% of this system's own violations are health-based (21 of 50), and it ranks #3,942 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

50 Around the middle fewer violations than 43% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFBS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/26/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/26/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/26/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/26/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/19/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/19/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/19/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/19/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/19/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/19/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/19/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/19/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/19/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/19/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Eatonton Putnam Water & Sewer Auth

21 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for GA2370000.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program

Nationwide peers

50 violations · 12,736 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Eatonton Putnam Water & Sewer Auth

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Georgia compares on the same EPA violation measures. Georgia systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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