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9/17/2025
Sarah Thiessen
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Wednesday, September 17 2025 11:08 am EDT
Town of Bogart issues BWA
September 17 2025 Oconee County - The Town of Bogart has issued a boil water advisory due to a disruption of water service.
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Drinking Water Facility Profile: Oconee County-Clarke Drive Well Plant
EPA Status: No violations identified
Owner: local government
Location: Watkinsville, GA
County: Oconee
Watershed: Oconee
Active Permit:GA2190000
System Type: community water system
Activity Date: March 12, 1980
Population Served: 31323 residential customers through 11601 connections
Source: From the 2024 Annual Water Quality Report " Oconee County imports 98 percent of its water from the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority’s Bear Creek Water Treatment Plant (WTP). The Bear Creek WTP withdraws raw water into the Bear Creek Reservoir from the Middle Oconee River and Bear Creek. Oconee County may import small amounts of drinking water from the neighboring communities of Barrow County and Athens Clarke County Unified Government. We operate groundwater wells permitted by the state of Georgia; we hold an additional five permits to withdraw groundwater at reserve locations. The treatment process consists of a series of steps. First, raw water is drawn from our source and sent to an aeration tank, which allows for oxidation of high iron levels.The water then goes to a mixing tank where polyaluminum chloride and soda ash are added. The addition of these substances causes small particles (called “floc”) to adhere to one another, making them heavy enough to settle into a basin from which sediment is removed. Chlorine is then added for disinfection. At this point, the water is filtered through layers of fine coal and silicate sand. As smaller suspended particles are removed, turbidity disappears and clear water emerges. Chlorine is added again as a precaution against any bacteria that may still be present. (We carefully monitor the amount of chlorine, adding the lowest quantity necessary to protect the safety of your water without compromising taste.) Finally, soda ash (to adjust the final pH and alkalinity), fluoride (to prevent tooth decay), and a corrosion inhibitor (to protect distribution system pipes) are added before the water is pumped to sanitized underground reservoirs and water towers and into your home or business."
Contact: Tim Rice, tel 706-769-3960
EPA SDWA Compliance Inspection: Sanitary survey, complete April 29, 2021(State)
Recommendations made in Distribution and Finished Water Storage
The following information gathered from federal EPA pertains to the quarter ending March 31, 2025(data last refreshed on EPA database July 22, 2025)
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Non-compliant inspections
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with Significant Violations
(of the previous 12 quarters)
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Informal
Enforcement Actions
(last 5 yrs)
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Formal
Enforcement Actions
(last 5 years)
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0 out of 12
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0 out of 12
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1
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Violations and Non-Compliance History
No violations
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