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PWS ID	GA1490006
PWS Name	EPHESUS
PWS Type	Community water system
Owner Type	Local government
Primary Source	Surface water purchased
Primacy Type	State
Is Wholesaler?	No
Population Served	1000
County Served	Heard

The tables below list all violations that the state reported to EPA for this water system. Health-based violations are listed first, followed by treatment technique, MRDL, monitoring, reporting, and other violations.

Health-based	Violations of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) or maximum residual disinfectant levels (MRDLs), which specify the highest concentrations of contaminants or disinfectants, respectively, allowed in drinking water; or of treatment technique (TT) rules, which specify required processes intended to reduce the amounts of contaminants in drinking water. MCLs, MRDLs, and treatment technique rules are all health-based drinking water standards.
Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL	The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.
Treatment Technique	A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.
Maximum residual disinfectant level or MRDL	The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.
Monitoring & reporting	Failure to conduct regular monitoring of drinking water quality, as required by SDWA, or to submit monitoring results in a timely fashion to the primacy agency or EPA.
Public notification & other	Failure to provide notification to the public as required by the Violations of Public Notification Rule and the Consumer Confidence Report Rule, and violations of other requirements such as those violations related to variances and exemptions.

Violations

Violation Category Code	Violation Type Description	Rule Name	Contaminant Name	Violation ID	Compliance Status Description	Compliance Period Begin Date	Compliance Period End Date	Is Health Based Ind
MON	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Revised Total Coliform Rule	10937	Returned to Compliance	01-APR-2025	30-APR-2025	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule	Combined Uranium	10939	Known	01-JAN-2023	31-DEC-2025	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	10940	Known	01-JAN-2023	31-DEC-2025	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule	Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	10938	Known	01-JAN-2023	31-DEC-2025	No
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	10917	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2021	31-MAR-2021	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	10915	Returned to Compliance	01-OCT-2020	31-DEC-2020	Yes
MCL	Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average	Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	10914	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2020	30-SEP-2020	Yes
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	CYANIDE	10927	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Cadmium	10925	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Barium	10924	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Arsenic Rule	Arsenic	10923	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Fluoride	10928	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Mercury	10929	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Nickel	10930	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Selenium	10934	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Chromium	10926	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Antimony, Total	10931	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Thallium, Total	10933	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MR	Monitoring, Regular	Inorganic Chemicals	Beryllium, Total	10932	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-2020	31-DEC-2022	No
MON	Monitoring, Routine (RTCR)	Revised Total Coliform Rule	Revised Total Coliform Rule	10913	Returned to Compliance	01-DEC-2017	31-DEC-2017	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	10909	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2014	-	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	10705	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2005	-	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	10604	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2004	-	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	10403	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2003	-	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	10202	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2002	-	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	10101	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2001	-	No
Other	Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report	Consumer Confidence Rule	Consumer Confidence Rule	101	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-2000	-	No
MR	Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	10001	Returned to Compliance	01-JUL-1994	-	No
MR	Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu	Lead and Copper Rule	Lead and Copper Rule	10094	Returned to Compliance	01-JAN-1994	15-DEC-1999	No
MR	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	10093	Known	01-JAN-1993	31-JAN-1993	No
MR	Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)	Total Coliform Rule	Coliform (TCR)	10092	Known	01-JUN-1992	30-JUN-1992	No

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Enforcement Actions

Latest Enforcement ID	Associated To Violation ID	Enforcement Action Type Code	Enforcement Action Description	Enforcement Date	Originator Description	Enforcement Comment
1300235	10937	SIF	State Public Notification received	04-AUG-2025	State	-
1300230	10930	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10934	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10933	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10932	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10929	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10924	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10925	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10926	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10927	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10928	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10931	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300230	10923	SIF	State Public Notification received	01-SEP-2023	State	-
1300222	10917	SFL	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued	20-SEP-2021	State	EPD-WP-9109
1300222	10914	SFL	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued	20-SEP-2021	State	EPD-WP-9109
1300222	10915	SFL	State Administrative/Compliance Order without penalty issued	20-SEP-2021	State	EPD-WP-9109
1300209	10913	SIE	State Public Notification requested	13-MAY-2018	State	-
1300207	10909	SOX	State Compliance achieved	11-AUG-2014	State	-
1300105	10705	SOX	State Compliance achieved	12-AUG-2005	State	-
1300004	10604	SOX	State Compliance achieved	30-AUG-2004	State	-
1299503	10403	SOX	State Compliance achieved	09-JUL-2003	State	-
1250702	10202	SOX	State Compliance achieved	10-JUL-2002	State	-
818701	10101	SOX	State Compliance achieved	07-SEP-2001	State	-
1299601	10001	SO6	State Intentional no-action	13-NOV-2000	State	prior enforce.
320501	101	SOX	State Compliance achieved	31-OCT-2000	State	-
199	10094	SOX	State Compliance achieved	15-DEC-1999	State	-
20093	10093	SIF	State Public Notification received	24-MAR-1993	State	-
10092	10092	SIE	State Public Notification requested	21-JUL-1992	State	-

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All Facilities

Facility Name	Facility ID	Is Source	Facility Type Description	Water Type Description	Availability Description	Facility Activity Status
HEARD COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY	12569	Yes	Consecutive Connection	Surface water	Permanent	Active
HIGHWAY 100 POTABLE WELL # 3	22567	Yes	Well	Ground water	Permanent	Inactive
WELL #1	17171	Yes	Well	Ground water	Permanent	Inactive
WELL #2	20803	Yes	Well	Ground water	Permanent	Active
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM	12568	No	Distribution System/Zone	-	-	Active
IDSE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM	19784	No	Distribution System/Zone	-	-	Inactive
WELL #2 PLANT	20804	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Active
WELL #1 PLANT	17172	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Inactive
WELL # 3 PLANT	22577	No	Treatment Plant	-	-	Inactive

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Treatment Processes

Facility Name	Facility ID	Treatment Process	Treatment Objective
WELL #1 PLANT	17172	Hypochlorination, Post	Disinfection
WELL #1 PLANT	17172	Fluoridation	Other
WELL #2 PLANT	20804	Hypochlorination, Post	Disinfection
WELL #2 PLANT	20804	Fluoridation	Other
WELL # 3 PLANT	22577	Hypochlorination, Post	Disinfection

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For more information on a Water System:
Ask the operators of your water system, contact your primacy agency or file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
Drinking water in general: Find out more about your drinking water web site or call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). EPA has also prepared a table about various regulated drinking water contaminants.
Tools for accessing EPA drinking water data: Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) Federal Reporting Services and Drinking Water Performance and Results Report.
Research Data: As well as monitoring the levels of drinking water contaminants for which EPA has set standards, EPA, states, and water systems also carry out studies of contaminants that may need to be regulated in the future. For more information about these contaminants, please see the National Contaminant Occurrence Database.

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