Tap Water Results

Georgia tap water quality

1,743 community water systems serving 10.6 million people.

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

27
systems with PFAS above a federal limit
1.3 million
people served by them
252
systems EPA tested for PFAS
16
systems above the lead action level

PFAS: EPA's 2023–2025 testing. Lead: results from the last five years. 31 more systems have no recent lead results in EPA's database.

Water systems with PFAS above the federal limit

Based on EPA's UCMR 5 results (2023–2025) compared to the April 2024 limits, the way EPA compares them. Systems have until 2029 to comply. Largest first.

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Largest water systems in Georgia

Georgia cities and towns

Most health-based violations since 2016

All Georgia utilities on this site

Every Georgia system serving 50,000+ people or with PFAS above a federal limit, A to Z. Download all 1,743 systems as CSV.

Questions

Does Georgia tap water have PFAS?

EPA tested 252 community water systems in Georgia for 29 PFAS between 2023 and 2025. 46 had at least one regulated PFAS detected, and 27 had an entry-point average above a 2024 federal limit. Those 27 systems serve about 1.3 million people (12% of people on community water in Georgia). Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.

How many Georgia water systems have violations?

166 systems in Georgia had at least one health-based violation since 2016 (1,044 violations in total). 750 violations are currently listed as unaddressed.

Which Georgia water systems are over the lead action level?

16 systems had a lead 90th percentile above the 15 ppb action level in their most recent results from the last five years. Another 31 systems have no lead results in EPA's database from the last five years. Lead depends on each home's pipes, so a test of your own tap is the only way to know your level.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.