Does Winder, GA tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of July 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 12 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Winder, of which 4 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Winder, GA tap water come from?

Winder is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: surface water.

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Winder tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Winder. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved July 2026, Winder is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 69,433 people.

As of July 2026, EPA records show 12 violations across the community water system(s) serving Winder, going back to the earliest EPA record. 4 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.

2

Community water systems
~69,433

People served (EPA-reported)
July 2026

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What the EPA has on record, by system

Winder

51,540 served · surface water · PWSID GA0130002

Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2002 and July 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Barrow County Water System

17,893 served · surface water · PWSID GA0130031

Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between January 2020 and April 2020. The EPA record lists a level of 0.083 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2001. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved July 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.