Is AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS's water safe to drink?
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 204,000, over 78,500 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS ranks 8,422th by violation burden (35th percentile) - 7 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the GA average
GA's 312 covered systems average 3.5 health-based violations each; AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS carries 1, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS's most recent violation on record is dated 2009-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2005-01-09. Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.
The concern categories on record
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS's record does not cover
AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 8,422th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.