MANCHESTER: EPA violation history, explained
MANCHESTER has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 5,397, over 2,132 connections.
MANCHESTER's record against the rest of the country
MANCHESTER has 22 violations on record in total, 12 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,623th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 87th percentile nationally.
How MANCHESTER compares within GA
Among the 312 GA systems in this dataset, the average is 3.5 health-based violations - MANCHESTER's 12 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MANCHESTER is from 2026-06-02 (health-based: 2026-06-02). Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MANCHESTER'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); Revised Total Coliform Rule; Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
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
This is what MANCHESTER 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 - 12 health-based violations on file for MANCHESTER - 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.