GAINESVILLE: EPA violation history, explained

GAINESVILLE's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 140,000, over 99,330 connections.

GAINESVILLE's record against the rest of the country

6 total violations and 0 health-based ones put GAINESVILLE at the 16th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 10,900 of 12,903.

Against the GA average

Among the 312 GA systems in this dataset, the average is 3.5 health-based violations - GAINESVILLE's 0 is at or below that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

GAINESVILLE's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.

What GAINESVILLE's record does not cover

This is what GAINESVILLE reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for GAINESVILLE - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.