Grovetown Water Company

Grovetown Water is pleased to inform residents that your municipal water met or exceeded quality standards for 2015. This report details your water's source, contents, and how it compares with regulatory standards.

Grovetown is dedicated to delivering clean, safe, and reliable water to all residents. For additional information, please contact Water and Sewer Operations Manager Raymond H. Fulcher at (706) 863-4576.

The City Council meets on the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall (103 Old Wrightsboro Road). Your participation and feedback are always welcome at these meetings.

Grovetown's Water Resources

Grovetown's water comes from multiple sources. The city operates a groundwater well approximately 485 feet deep located on VFW Road. This property is protected against activities that could potentially contaminate the water source. Chlorine is added for disinfection and fluoride to promote dental health. This water source is known as the Crystalline Rock Aquifer.

The city also receives water from Columbia County, which draws from the Savannah River and Clark Hill Reservoir. Columbia County treats these sources at the Jim Blanchard Water Treatment Plant on Evans-to-Locks Road and the Clark Hill Water Treatment Plant on Highway 221.

Monitoring Waiver

On March 12, 1996, Grovetown Water System received monitoring waivers for asbestos, dioxin, and twenty-eight synthetic organic compounds (SOCs) because Environmental Protection Division (EPD) studies showed that distributed water in this area is not vulnerable to contamination from these chemicals. On October 3, 1995, Grovetown also received a monitoring waiver for cyanide.

Contaminants and Health Risks

Drinking water sources (both tap and bottled) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels across land or underground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances from animal or human activity.

Potential contaminants include:

• Microbial contaminants such as viruses and bacteria from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural operations, and wildlife
• Inorganic contaminants like salts and metals, which may be naturally occurring or result from urban runoff, industrial wastewater, oil and gas production, farming, or mining
• Pesticides and herbicides from agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses
• Organic chemical contaminants from industrial processes, petroleum production, gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems
• Radioactive contaminants that may be naturally occurring or result from oil and gas production

EPA regulations limit contaminant levels in public water systems to ensure safety. FDA rules establish similar limits for bottled water. All drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably contain at least small amounts of some contaminants, which doesn't necessarily indicate a health risk.

Some individuals may be more vulnerable to water contaminants than the general population. Immunocompromised persons, including cancer patients undergoing treatment, organ transplant recipients, people with HIV/AIDS, the elderly, and infants may be particularly at risk and should seek advice from healthcare providers.

1. Where does Grovetown water come from?
   Grovetown supplies groundwater to Grovetown, Georgia.
2. Does Grovetown test its tap water?
   Yes. Like every public water system, Grovetown must test its water under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and publish an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report). Ask the utility for the latest report or look for it on its website.
3. How do I contact Grovetown?
   Call 706-863-4576 or visit 103 Old Wrightsboro Road, Grovetown, GA 30813, or use the contact options on the utility’s website.
4. Does Grovetown water contain lead?
   Water usually leaves the treatment plant without lead. Lead can enter tap water from older service lines, solder and brass fixtures inside homes, especially when water sits in the pipes. Run the tap before drinking if water has been sitting, and ask the utility about lead testing and service line records.
5. Is Grovetown water hard?
   Hardness depends on the source and changes over time. The annual water quality report lists hardness, or you can test it at home. If it is above about 7 grains per gallon, a water softener sized to your measured hardness will stop scale and spotting.