Is MITCHELL COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's water safe to drink?
MITCHELL COUNTY WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,050, over 3 connections.
MITCHELL COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MITCHELL COUNTY WATER SYSTEM ranks 7,441th by violation burden (42th percentile) - 50 violations total, 1 health-based.
Against the GA average
MITCHELL COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's 1 health-based violations sit within the GA average of 3.5, across 312 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
MITCHELL COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2021-01-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2010-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/12/2026.
The concern categories on record
MITCHELL 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)
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 MITCHELL COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what MITCHELL COUNTY WATER SYSTEM 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 50 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.