DrinkingWaterCheck

Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority, GA Water Quality

What's in Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority's water?

Recent violation
5 health-based violations

Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 33,601, over 13,013 connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority ranks 3,577th by violation burden (72th percentile) - 21 violations total, 5 health-based.

Against the GA average

Among the 312 GA systems in this dataset, the average is 3.5 health-based violations - Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority's 5 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.

The concern categories on record

Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority'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:

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 Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority's record does not cover

This is what Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority 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. Between the utility's meter and Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,577th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.