When the water conservation practices of recent years met the deluge of rainfall in the last few months, the water treatment process was caught in the middle. On Jan. 20, the Environmental Protection Division issued a technical violation to the Newton County Water Resources department because haloacetic acid levels in the drinking water had exceeded the maximum allowed containment level by one part per billion. The violation occurred during the fourth quarter of 2009.
County Water Resources cited by EPD
Level of certain acid high, still safe to drink