Georgia tap water quality

1,743 active community water systems.

Largest water systems

GradeSystemPeopleHealth violations (5y)
AAtlanta Department of Watershed Management1,089,8930
AGwinnett County Department of Water Resources975,0000
ADeKalb County Watershed Management743,0000
ACobb County Water System695,0000
AFulton County Water System (North Fulton)434,5170
CClayton County Water Authority298,3740
CColumbus229,0000
ACherokee County224,4270
DAugusta-Richmond Co WS204,0000
AHenry County Water Authority187,4370
ASavannah-Main168,9580
AForsyth Co. Water & Sewer161,2000
AGainesville140,0000
AMacon Water Authority130,0240
ADouglasville-Douglas County WSA127,0840
CAthens-Clarke Co Water System125,0002
CColumbia County124,7633
APaulding County Water System117,4680
AAlbany101,2450
CDalton Utilities99,3150
AHouston County-Feagin Mill92,9710
CCoweta Water & Sewer Auth.92,9072
ARockdale Co. Water System87,1560
AFayette County86,9340
AWarner Robins83,7050
ANewton Co. Water-Sewerage Auth74,3640
ABartow County70,2430
AMarietta Board of Lights and Water60,1000
ACatoosa Util. Dist. Authority59,6430
ACumming58,6610
CCalhoun53,0900
ACarroll County51,5920
AWinder51,5400
DValdosta48,9597
ANewnan Utilities48,4510
CFloyd County46,1430
BRome45,5860
AWalton Co. Water & Sewer Auth.45,2300
ABrunswick44,7390
ALagrange41,8520
ASmyrna40,5080
CSpalding County Water System40,4300
AStatesboro36,8460
CWalker County Water Authority36,0000
APerry35,4930
BEast Point33,7121
CJackson County Water & Sewer Authority33,6012
AThomasville32,6130
AHinesville32,4710
AButts County/Jackson/Jenkinsburg WS31,1710

Most issues (systems serving 10,000+)

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Thomson-Mcduffie Co W&s Comm

Serves 21,312 people · Surface water · Full report →
15 health-based violations in the last 5 years; 9 monitoring/reporting violations; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2025).
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Lee County Utilities Authority

Serves 20,194 people · Groundwater · Full report →
4 health-based violations in the last 5 years; 4 monitoring/reporting violations; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2024).
D

Valdosta

Serves 48,959 people · Groundwater · Full report →
7 health-based violations in the last 5 years; 2 monitoring/reporting violations; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2023).
D

Baldwin County

Serves 23,067 people · Surface water · Full report →
20 health-based violations in the last 5 years; 2 monitoring/reporting violations; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2025).
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Toccoa

Serves 28,711 people · Surface water · Full report →
4 health-based violations in the last 5 years; 1 monitoring/reporting violation; 1 not yet resolved; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2022).
D

Kingsland

Serves 25,245 people · Groundwater · Full report →
5 health-based violations in the last 5 years; 1 monitoring/reporting violation; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2025).
D

Union City

Serves 18,636 people · Surface water · Full report →
5 health-based violations in the last 5 years; 1 monitoring/reporting violation; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Latest lead 90th percentile on file is from 2003 (older than 5 years, not graded).
D

Lowndes Co.-North Lowndes Co. WS

Serves 16,656 people · Groundwater · Full report →
32 health-based violations in the last 5 years; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2024).
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Griffin

Serves 23,643 people · Surface water · Full report →
No health-based violations in the last 5 years; 4 monitoring/reporting violations; PFOA/PFOS average above the 4 ppt federal limit: PFOS, PFOA; Other PFAS above 2024 limits (rule proposed for repeal): PFHxS, Hazard Index; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2025).
D

Augusta-Richmond Co WS

Serves 204,000 people · Surface water · Full report →
No health-based violations in the last 5 years; PFOA/PFOS average above the 4 ppt federal limit: PFOS, PFOA; Other PFAS above 2024 limits (rule proposed for repeal): PFHxS, Hazard Index; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2025).
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Haralson County Water Authority

Serves 12,220 people · Surface water · Full report →
3 health-based violations in the last 5 years; 3 monitoring/reporting violations; 1 not yet resolved; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2024).
C

Auburn

Serves 10,060 people · Surface water · Full report →
3 health-based violations in the last 5 years; 3 monitoring/reporting violations; 1 not yet resolved; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2022).
C

Savannah-I & D

Serves 10,500 people · Surface water · Full report →
2 health-based violations in the last 5 years; PFOA/PFOS average above the 4 ppt federal limit: PFOA; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2023).
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Port Wentworth

Serves 11,000 people · Surface water · Full report →
No health-based violations in the last 5 years; 7 monitoring/reporting violations; PFOA/PFOS average above the 4 ppt federal limit: PFOS, PFOA; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2025).
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Columbia County

Serves 124,763 people · Surface water · Full report →
3 health-based violations in the last 5 years; PFAS tested (UCMR 5), none above federal limits; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2023).
C

Dalton Utilities

Serves 99,315 people · Surface water · Full report →
No health-based violations in the last 5 years; 2 monitoring/reporting violations; PFOA/PFOS average above the 4 ppt federal limit: PFOA, PFOS; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2024).
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Spalding County Water System

Serves 40,430 people · Surface water · Full report →
No health-based violations in the last 5 years; 2 monitoring/reporting violations; PFOA/PFOS average above the 4 ppt federal limit: PFOA, PFOS.
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Lafayette

Serves 18,177 people · Surface water · Full report →
No health-based violations in the last 5 years; 1 monitoring/reporting violation; PFOA/PFOS average above the 4 ppt federal limit: PFOA, PFOS; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2025).
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Effingham County Surface Water System

Serves 12,293 people · Surface water · Full report →
No health-based violations in the last 5 years; 1 monitoring/reporting violation; 1 not yet resolved; PFOA/PFOS average above the 4 ppt federal limit: PFOS, PFOA; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2025).
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Clayton County Water Authority

Serves 298,374 people · Surface water · Full report →
No health-based violations in the last 5 years; PFOA/PFOS average above the 4 ppt federal limit: PFOA, PFOS; Lead 90th percentile below the action level (2025).

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