LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 5,979 people through 2,282 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM ranks 4,225th by violation burden (67th percentile) - 18 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM compares within GA
GA's 312 covered systems average 3.5 health-based violations each; LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM carries 4, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM is from 2025-01-01 (health-based: 2025-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,225th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.