Is Peachtree City, GA tap water safe?
Supplied by Fayette County Water System · serves 86,934 people (33,436 connections) · Surface water · EPA ID GA1130001
Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it
Buys water from City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Fayetteville Water System, Clayton County Water Authority. Treated water bought from another system can carry that system's contaminants.
Summary
No federal limits exceeded in EPA data.
- PFAS
- Detected, below limit4 of 29 PFAS found at least once. All averages below the federal limits.
- Lead
- Below action level1.3 ppb (parts per billion) at the 90th percentile: 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it. Action level 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in Nov 2027. Monitoring period ending Dec 2025. Your home's pipes can make yours higher.
- Violations
- Resolved3 health-based violations since 2016, most recently Oct 2016.
- Built before 1986, or not sure what your service line is made of? Check your service line and test your tap. Utility data can't show your pipes.
- Want to reduce what was found? Filters for these results.
- Tested your own tap? Compare your result with these numbers. Moving? Compare this system with another.
- Read Fayette County Water System's annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report). It lists every regulated contaminant tested and is usually on the utility's website or mailed with your bill, and you can also request it at (770) 320-6016. EPA: how to find it.
PFAS (“forever chemicals”)
EPA UCMR 5: 3 entry points tested Aug 2023 to Jun 2024. "Average" is the highest entry-point average (non-detects counted as zero), the way EPA compares UCMR 5 results to the limits. ppt = parts per trillion. These results do not determine compliance.
| Contaminant | Highest average |
|---|---|
| PFOA Not detected Limit 4 ppt | – |
| PFOS Not detected Limit 4 ppt | – |
| PFHxS Detected, below limit Limit 10 ppt | 1.6 ppt 16% of the limit |
| PFNA Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected Limit 10 ppt | – |
| Hazard Index (a combined score for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS, where above 1 is over the limit) Detected, below limit Limit 1 | 0.16 |
| PFBS Detected, below limit Guideline 2,000 ppt | 0.75 ppt |
| PFBA Not detected Guideline 6,000 ppt | – |
| PFHxA Detected, below limit Guideline 3,000 ppt | 3.1 ppt |
| PFPeA Detected, no limit | 4.65 ppt |
29 PFAS tested, 4 detected at least once. "Not detected" means below EPA's reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt depending on the chemical), not proven zero. PFAS not listed were not detected. The limits for PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and the Hazard Index were proposed for rescission in May 2026. That proposal is not final. Systems have until 2029 to meet the limits.
Lithium
Not detected in 12 samples (reporting limit 9 ppb). About lithium.
Lead and copper
Latest 90th percentile: 1.3 ppb lead (Jan 2023 – Dec 2025). Below action level
Highest since 2016: 2.2 ppb (Dec 2022).
| Monitoring period | Lead (90th pct.) |
|---|---|
| Jan 2023 – Dec 2025 | 1.3 ppb |
| Jan 2020 – Dec 2022 | 2.2 ppb |
| Jan 2017 – Dec 2019 | 0 ppb |
Earlier results (9)
| Jan 2014 – Dec 2016 | 2 ppb |
| Jan 2013 – Dec 2015 | 2.5 ppb |
| Jan 2010 – Dec 2012 | 2.5 ppb |
| Jan 2007 – Dec 2009 | 2.5 ppb |
| Jan 2006 – Dec 2006 | 3.1 ppb |
| Jan 2005 – Dec 2005 | 2.5 ppb |
| Jan 2004 – Dec 2004 | 2.5 ppb |
| Jan 2003 – Dec 2003 | 2.5 ppb |
| Jan 2002 – Dec 2002 | 2.8 ppb |
Lead comes from pipes and fixtures, not the source water, so it varies home to home. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 sampled homes were at or below it. More on lead.
Violations
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| Apr 2016 – Oct 2016 3 times | The running annual average for Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) was above the legal limit. EPA record: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · measured 0.063 mg/l (limit 0.060 mg/L) Resolved |
Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded a limit or a required treatment step was missed. Monitoring and reporting violations mean required tests or reports were late or missing, so the water's quality during that time is unknown. The total includes every violation in EPA's records, most of them paperwork.
Earlier EPA testing (2013–2020)
| Contaminant | Highest | Guideline |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 16.1 ppb | 300 ppb |
| Chromium-6 | 0.28 ppb | – |
| Strontium | 0.047 ppm | 1.5 ppm |
| Vanadium | 7.4 ppb | 21 ppb |
| Chlorate | 280 ppb | 210 ppb |
Where it serves
Peachtree City, Tyrone
ZIP codes the system reported serving: 30214, 30215, 30269, 30290
Nearby utilities
- Senoia Water System Senoia · 6 mi · PFAS above limit
- Coweta Water & Sewer Authority Newnan · 12 mi
- Hampton Water System Hampton · 16 mi · PFAS above limit
- Clayton County Water Authority Morrow · 19 mi · PFAS above limit
- McDonough Water System McDonough · 24 mi · PFAS above limit
- Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewer Authority Douglasville · 25 mi
Questions
Is Peachtree City tap water safe to drink?
Most of Peachtree City gets its water from Fayette County Water System. Fayette County Water System had 3 health-based violations since 2016, all since resolved. EPA testing found no PFAS above the federal limits. Federal data can't tell you about your own pipes: lead comes from service lines and plumbing, so test your tap if your home was built before 1986. For the official word, read the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Does Peachtree City water have PFAS?
Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing of Fayette County Water System found 4 PFAS at least once. None of the averages were above the federal limits.
What is the lead level in Peachtree City water?
The most recent 90th-percentile lead result for Fayette County Water System is 1.3 ppb, for the period ending Dec 2025. The federal action level is 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb in November 2027. The 90th percentile means 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below this number. Individual homes can be higher.
Check these numbers yourself
Every figure on this page comes from public EPA records. You don't have to take our word for it:
- EPA's own report for GA1130001: violations, enforcement and inspections, straight from EPA.
- EPA UCMR 5 data: the PFAS and lithium results (search the file for PWSID GA1130001).
- EPA SDWIS download: the lead results, population and violation records we use.
- The utility's annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report): ask Fayette County Water System at (770) 320-6016, or see EPA's guide to finding it.
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Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.