Georgia Water Quality
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Georgia has 1,722 active community water systems in this extract. PlainEnviro's health-based slice lists 2,771 violation records across 50 systems with at least one such row. These are historical EPA registry counts, not a statewide drinkability score.
Health-based violation records for 1,722 community water systems in Georgia. Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).
Water Systems with Most Health-Based Records
| # | Water System | Health-Based Records | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOWNDES CO.-ALAPAHA PLANTATION S/D Valdosta | 244 | Yes |
| 2 | CAMAK Camak | 119 | Yes |
| 3 | HAHIRA Hahira | 115 | Yes |
| 4 | LOWNDES CO.-NORTH LOWNDES CO. WS Valdosta | 112 | Yes |
| 5 | FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM Carnesville | 92 | Yes |
| 6 | LEXINGTON Lexington | 74 | Yes |
| 7 | WARRENTON Warrneton | 69 | Yes |
| 8 | WOODHAVEN MOBILE HOME PARK Cumming | 69 | Yes |
| 9 | OAK PARK Lyons | 66 | Yes |
| 10 | MAYSVILLE WATER SYSTEM Maysville | 60 | Yes |
| 11 | BALDWIN COUNTY Milledgeville | 58 | Yes |
| 12 | LAST FRONTIER SUBDIVISION Hartwell | 58 | Yes |
| 13 | GIBSON Gibson | 55 | Yes |
| 14 | THOMSON-MCDUFFIE CO W&S COMM Thomson | 47 | Yes |
| 15 | TAYLOR CO.-POTTERVILLE COMM. Butler | 44 | Yes |
| 16 | CRAWFORDVILLE WATER SYSTEM Augusta | 42 | Yes |
| 17 | ECHOLS COUNTY Statenville | 40 | Yes |
| 18 | RIVER WOODS ON LAKE OCONEE S/D Eatonton | 38 | Yes |
| 19 | TALBOT COUNTY WATER WORKS Talbotton | 38 | Yes |
| 20 | ATTAPULGUS Attapulgus | 36 | Yes |
| 21 | BUENA VISTA Buena Vista | 35 | Yes |
| 22 | PETROSS SUBDIVISION Vidalia | 33 | Yes |
| 23 | TROTTER`S RIDGE SUBDIVISION Watkinsville | 32 | Yes |
| 24 | NORTH RIDGE WATER & LIGHT CO. Savannah | 32 | Yes |
| 25 | REYNOLDS Reynolds | 32 | Yes |
| 26 | VALDOSTA Valdosta | 30 | Yes |
| 27 | MILNER Milner | 28 | Yes |
| 28 | WHIPPOORWILL SUBDIVISION Savannah | 27 | Yes |
| 29 | DANIELSVILLE Danielsville | 26 | Yes |
| 30 | LAUREL RIDGE S/D Lakemont | 24 | Yes |
| 31 | HAZLEHURST WATER SYSTEM Hazlehurst | 23 | Yes |
| 32 | AUBURN Auburn | 21 | Yes |
| 33 | SALEM PLANTATION SUBDIVISION Watkinsville | 21 | Yes |
| 34 | HOMER Homer | 20 | Yes |
| 35 | TIMBER RIDGE SUBDIVISION Savannah | 20 | Yes |
| 36 | REMERTON Remerton | 20 | Yes |
| 37 | WILLACOOCHEE WATER SYSTEM Willacoochee | 19 | Yes |
| 38 | HEARD COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY Franklin | 19 | Yes |
| 39 | KINGSLAND Kingsland | 18 | Yes |
| 40 | TOCCOA Toccoa | 18 | Yes |
| 41 | RINGGOLD Ringgold | 17 | Yes |
| 42 | PELHAM Pelham | 17 | Yes |
| 43 | NEWBORN WATER SYSTEM Jackson | 17 | Yes |
| 44 | PORTERDALE Porterdale | 17 | Yes |
| 45 | BRINSON Brinson | 16 | Yes |
| 46 | ROCKY CREEK SUBDIVISION Eatonton | 16 | Yes |
| 47 | ALTO Alto | 16 | Yes |
| 48 | HOGANSVILLE Hogansville | 16 | Yes |
| 49 | WILLIAMS MOBILE HOME PARK Ailey | 15 | Yes |
| 50 | UNION CITY Union City | 14 | Yes |
Most Common Contaminants in Georgia
| Contaminant | Violations | Systems Affected |
|---|---|---|
| TTHM | 789 | 50 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | 711 | 34 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 374 | 22 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 339 | 25 |
| Combined Uranium | 158 | 10 |
| Fluoride | 86 | 6 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | 84 | 41 |
| Arsenic | 51 | 5 |
| Groundwater Rule | 51 | 18 |
| Asbestos | 32 | 1 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | 20 | 12 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | 19 | 2 |
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | 18 | 17 |
| Coliform (TCR) | 15 | 7 |
| CARBON, TOTAL | 10 | 1 |
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About This Data
Water quality data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations. Only community water systems (CWS) in Georgia are included.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.