Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth., GA
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
About Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth.
Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. serves about 0 people through 3 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Jackson County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA1570121; phone on file: 770-307-3005. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Other water systems in Jackson County
10 other systems share Jackson County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority | 33,601 | 0 (not detected) |
| Braselton | 20,469 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jefferson | 12,690 | 0 (not detected) |
| Commerce | 11,340 | 1.2 ppb |
| Hoschton Water System | 6,620 | 1.8 ppb |
| Nicholson Water Authority | 3,218 | 3 ppb |
| Trotter`S Ridge Subdivision | 195 | 1.1 ppb |
| Crooked Creek S/D | 62 | 1.4 ppb |
| Arcade Mobile Home Park | 54 | 7.1 ppb |
| Charclar Subdivision | 49 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Athens, GA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Upper Oconee Basin Water Auth. whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.