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Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violations in Georgia

426 active public water systems in Georgia had a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation in the past three years, 31 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Total coliform bacteria indicate that the disinfection barrier has been breached or fecal contamination is entering the system. E. coli specifically indicates fecal contamination and the possible presence of disease-causing pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter). Illness can be severe in elderly, young children, and immunocompromised individuals.

Systems with a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Manchester
Manchester · Meriwether County
5,397 4 2
Louisville
Jefferson County
5,242 4 0
Nashville
Nashville · Berrien County
4,631 1 0
Abraham Baldwin Agri. College
Tifton · Tift County
4,405 3 0
Hogansville
Hogansville · Troup County
4,295 4 2
Claxton
Claxton · Evans County
3,840 3 2
Darien Water System
Darien · McIntosh County
3,242 1 0
Bent Tree
Jasper · Pickens County
3,185 1 0
Springfield
Springfield · Effingham County
3,100 1 0
Warrenton
Warrenton · Warren County
2,800 6 1
Alto
Alto · Habersham County
2,737 3 1
Wrens
Wrens · Jefferson County
2,730 2 1
Callaway Gardens Resorts, Inc.
Pine Mountain · Harris County
2,685 4 1
Midway
Midway · Liberty County
2,595 4 2
Reidsville Water System
Reidsville · Tattnall County
2,594 4 2
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt · Chatham County
2,556 5 0
Luthersville
Meriwether County
2,468 4 0
Brooklyn Water System
Stewart County
2,462 4 2
Werbls
Putnam County
2,226 4 0
Lakeview Utilities
Conyers · Rockdale County
2,200 5 2
Pearson
Pearson · Atkinson County
2,200 3 2
Perdue Foods, LLC
Centerville · Houston County
2,035 1 0
Remerton
Remerton · Lowndes County
1,928 2 1
Eagles Mountain Campground
Ellijay · Gilmer County
1,820 1 0
Morganton
Fannin County
1,768 2 0
Ludowici Water System
Ludowici · Long County
1,651 3 1
Morgan State Prison
Morgan · Calhoun County
1,651 1 0
Lyerly
Lyerly · Chattooga County
1,638 2 0
Edison
Edison · Calhoun County
1,523 4 0
Woodbine
Camden County
1,512 3 1
Broxton
Coffee County
1,353 5 3
Gibson
Gibson · Glascock County
1,350 2 0
Great Waters at Reynolds Plantation
Putnam County
1,350 2 0
Arlington
Arlington · Calhoun County
1,220 4 2
Homer
Homer · Banks County
1,188 5 0
Middle Georgia State University
Cochran · Bleckley County
1,159 2 0
Marshallville
Marshallville · Macon County
1,156 2 1
Riceboro
Riceboro · Liberty County
1,131 2 1
Walnut Mountain S/d Poa
Ellijay · Gilmer County
1,105 2 1
North Tattnall Elementary School
Collins · Tattnall County
1,100 4 0
Tattnall CO High School
Reidsville · Tattnall County
1,100 4 1
Doerun
Colquitt County
1,094 3 1
Shellman
Shellman · Randolph County
1,080 5 1
Ephesus
Franklin · Heard County
1,000 2 0
Meriwether County Water System
Meriwether County
1,000 1 0
Woodbury
Woodbury · Meriwether County
961 2 0
Carnesville Water System
Carnesville · Franklin County
954 4 2
Preston
Webster County
945 2 0
Putnam County School Water System
Putnam County
908 3 0
Forest Heights Subdivision
Statesboro · Bulloch County
835 3 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Georgia records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.