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Adairsville, GA

Bartow County CountyPop. 4,921Source: Municipal water system (Bartow County / Oothcalooga Creek watershed)
B52/100

Contamination score

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Adairsville's drinking water currently meets EPA Maximum Contaminant Level Goals. However, its aging North Water Pollution Control Plant discharged untreated wastewater into Oothcalooga Creek in violation of its Clean Water Act permit in 11 of 15 months over a two-year span, prompting a Georgia EPD Consent Order requiring corrective action and a fine of more than $68,000.

⚠️1 health-based violation on record. 1 pollution source mapped near this water supply.
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Violations
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Pollution sources
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Public water systems

Adairsville

PWSID:
GA0150000
Source:
Surface water
Serves:
9,526 people

Adairsville Water System

PWSID:
GEN-adairsville-georgia

EPA & DEP violations

Adairsville

PWSID GA01500003 violations

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2020 · 6 years ago · Source ↗

  • Consumer Confidence Rule — Other violation

    medium severityResolved

    Consumer Confidence Rule Other violation (Resolved).

    EPA SDWIS · Other · Began Jul 1, 2012 · 14 years ago · Source ↗

  • Violation — Violation violation

    medium severity

    Contaminant Violation violation.

    EPA SDWIS · Violation · Began — · Source ↗

Adairsville Water System

PWSID GEN-adairsville-georgia1 violation

  • Sewage treatment plant discharge violations into Oothcalooga Creek

    medium severityHealth-basedConsent Order — remediation plan submitted

    The Adairsville North Water Pollution Control Plant exceeded its NPDES discharge permit limits in 11 of 15 months, releasing untreated wastewater into Oothcalooga Creek. Georgia EPD entered a Consent Order requiring a correction plan and a fine of more than $68,000.

    Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) · Clean Water Act NPDES discharge violation · Began —

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