Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Pickens. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved October 2026, Pickens is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 49 people.
As of October 2026, EPA records show 148 violations across the community water system(s) serving Pickens, going back to the earliest EPA record. 49 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.
Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in April 2026. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 46 times between November 2017 and December 2025. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in October 2023. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in July 2023. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in April 2026. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 45 times between April 2016 and December 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 37 times between April 2017 and December 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2019 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between November 2016 and May 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between October 2015 and April 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in May 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between December 2016 and May 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between September 2015 and March 2016. 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 October 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.