Georgia Water Systems
1,715 community water systems in Georgia, ranked by violation count. Data from EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).
Georgia operates 1,715 community water systems regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Together these utilities serve an estimated 10,558,869 residents, each filing compliance results with the state's primacy agency and, for federally listed contaminants, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Across the state, SDWIS records contain 2,663 total violations, of which 201 systems carry at least one active health-based violation, a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedance or treatment-technique failure. That represents roughly 12% of Georgia systems.
Violation counts reflect both infrastructure realities and reporting diligence, a state with more small rural systems will accumulate more monitoring-type violations without necessarily delivering worse water. Health-based violations are the stronger safety signal. A past violation does not itself indicate current unsafe water; utilities must notify customers, remediate, and publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report. All numbers below draw directly from the federal SDWIS record.
Which water systems have violations? (101)
| # | System Name | Violations | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAHIRA Hahira | 113 | Yes |
| 2 | LOWNDES CO.-NORTH LOWNDES CO. WS Valdosta | 110 | Yes |
| 3 | FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM Carnesville | 92 | Yes |
| 4 | LEXINGTON Lexington | 73 | Yes |
| 5 | WARRENTON Warrenton | 65 | Yes |
| 6 | MAYSVILLE WATER SYSTEM Maysville | 60 | Yes |
| 7 | GIBSON Gibson | 55 | Yes |
| 8 | BALDWIN COUNTY Milledgeville | 52 | Yes |
| 9 | THOMSON-MCDUFFIE CO W&S COMM Thomson | 44 | Yes |
| 10 | TALBOT COUNTY WATER WORKS Talbotton | 38 | Yes |
| 11 | ECHOLS COUNTY Statenville | 36 | Yes |
| 12 | ATTAPULGUS Attapulgus | 35 | Yes |
| 13 | BUENA VISTA Buena Vista | 34 | Yes |
| 14 | REYNOLDS Reynolds | 31 | Yes |
| 15 | VALDOSTA Valdosta | 29 | Yes |
| 16 | DANIELSVILLE Danielsville | 26 | Yes |
| 17 | MILNER Milner | 25 | Yes |
| 18 | AUBURN Auburn | 21 | Yes |
| 19 | HAZLEHURST WATER SYSTEM Hazlehurst | 21 | Yes |
| 20 | HOMER Homer | 20 | Yes |
| 21 | HEARD COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Franklin | 19 | Yes |
| 22 | KINGSLAND Kingsland | 18 | Yes |
| 23 | TOCCOA Toccoa | 17 | Yes |
| 24 | RINGGOLD Ringgold | 17 | Yes |
| 25 | NEWBORN WATER SYSTEM Jackson | 17 | Yes |
| 26 | HOGANSVILLE Hogansville | 16 | Yes |
| 27 | ALTO Alto | 16 | Yes |
| 28 | WILLACOOCHEE WATER SYSTEM Willacoochee | 16 | Yes |
| 29 | PELHAM Pelham | 15 | Yes |
| 30 | PORTERDALE Porterdale | 15 | Yes |
| 31 | JASPER COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY Monticello | 14 | Yes |
| 32 | MARSHALLVILLE Marshallville | 14 | Yes |
| 33 | UNION CITY Union City | 13 | Yes |
| 34 | REYNOLDS PLANTATION Eatonton | 13 | Yes |
| 35 | GRANTVILLE Grantville | 13 | Yes |
| 36 | GLENWOOD Glenwood | 12 | Yes |
| 37 | HOMELAND Homeland | 12 | Yes |
| 38 | HARALSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Buchanan | 11 | Yes |
| 39 | COMMERCE Commerce | 11 | Yes |
| 40 | MADISON Madison | 11 | Yes |
| 41 | COOSA WATER AUTHORITY Blairsville | 11 | Yes |
| 42 | CRAWFORD Crawford | 11 | Yes |
| 43 | LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM Lincolnton | 10 | Yes |
| 44 | REMERTON Remerton | 10 | Yes |
| 45 | COLUMBIA COUNTY Grovetown | 9 | Yes |
| 46 | MILLEDGEVILLE Milledgeville | 8 | Yes |
| 47 | LAKE ARROWHEAD SUBDIVISION Waleska | 8 | Yes |
| 48 | JACKSON COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY Jefferson | 7 | Yes |
| 49 | WASHINGTON Washington | 7 | Yes |
| 50 | BALDWIN Baldwin | 7 | Yes |
| 51 | LAKELAND Lakeland | 7 | Yes |
| 52 | ALCOVY SHORES WATER AUTHORITY Monticello | 7 | Yes |
| 53 | ATHENS-CLARKE CO WATER SYSTEM Athens | 6 | Yes |
| 54 | FAYETTE COUNTY Fayetteville | 6 | Yes |
| 55 | EATONTON PUTNAM WATER & SEWER AUTH Eatonton | 6 | Yes |
| 56 | CAIRO Cairo | 6 | Yes |
| 57 | FORT OGLETHORPE Fort Oglethorpe | 6 | Yes |
| 58 | BOWDON Bowdon | 6 | Yes |
| 59 | SOCIAL CIRCLE Social Circle | 6 | Yes |
| 60 | ATLANTA Atlanta | 5 | Yes |
| 61 | SPARTA Sparta | 5 | Yes |
| 62 | GREAT WATERS AT REYNOLDS PLANTATION Eatonton | 5 | Yes |
| 63 | EAST POINT East Point | 4 | Yes |
| 64 | BARROW COUNTY WATER SYSTEM Winder | 4 | Yes |
| 65 | FAIRBURN Fairburn | 4 | Yes |
| 66 | SWAINSBORO Swainsboro | 4 | Yes |
| 67 | WHITE CO WATER & SEWERAGE AUTH Cleveland | 4 | Yes |
| 68 | WERBLS Eatonton | 4 | Yes |
| 69 | ARLINGTON Arlington | 4 | Yes |
| 70 | CARNESVILLE WATER SYSTEM Carnesville | 4 | Yes |
| 71 | COWETA WATER & SEWER AUTH. Newnan | 3 | Yes |
| 72 | USA-FORT STEWART MAIN Fort Stewart | 3 | Yes |
| 73 | LEE COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY Leesburg | 3 | Yes |
| 74 | THOMASTON Thomaston | 3 | Yes |
| 75 | SUMMERVILLE Summerville | 3 | Yes |
| 76 | MANCHESTER Manchester | 3 | Yes |
| 77 | LINCOLNTON Lincolnton | 3 | Yes |
| 78 | EPHESUS Roopville | 3 | Yes |
| 79 | STILLMORE Stillmore | 3 | Yes |
| 80 | SAVANNAH-I & D Port Wentworth | 2 | Yes |
| 81 | GARDEN CITY Garden City | 2 | Yes |
| 82 | HEPHZIBAH Hephzibah | 2 | Yes |
| 83 | MONTICELLO Monticello | 2 | Yes |
| 84 | CUTHBERT Cuthbert | 2 | Yes |
| 85 | TENNILLE Tennille | 2 | Yes |
| 86 | HOLIDAY SHORES SUBDIVISION Watkinsville | 2 | Yes |
| 87 | AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS Augusta | 1 | Yes |
| 88 | BUTTS COUNTY/JACKSON/JENKINSBURG WS Jackson | 1 | Yes |
| 89 | GRIFFIN Griffin | 1 | Yes |
| 90 | POOLER Pooler | 1 | Yes |
| 91 | CANTON Canton | 1 | Yes |
| 92 | DADE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Trenton | 1 | Yes |
| 93 | ADAIRSVILLE Adairsville | 1 | Yes |
| 94 | BIG CANOE SUBDIVISION Savannah | 1 | Yes |
| 95 | SYLVANIA Sylvania | 1 | Yes |
| 96 | GREENSBORO Greensboro | 1 | Yes |
| 97 | BAY MEADOWS ESTATES Savannah | 1 | Yes |
| 98 | ROCHELLE Rochelle | 1 | Yes |
| 99 | RICHLAND Richland | 1 | Yes |
| 100 | WOODBURY Woodbury | 1 | Yes |
| 101 | MANSFIELD Mansfield | 1 | Yes |
Systems with No Violations (399)
399 water systems in Georgia have zero recorded violations. Showing the 50 largest by population served.
All Water Systems in Georgia (1,715)
Page 22 of 35, ordered by population served.
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About This Data
Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Only community water systems (CWS) are included.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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