Spalding County Water System water quality
Griffin, GA · serves 40,430 people (12,383 connections) · Purchased surface water · Local government · EPA ID GA2550036
Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it
Buys water from Clayton County Water Authority, Griffin Water System. Treated water bought from another system can carry that system's contaminants.
Summary
PFAS above the 2024 federal limits. Systems have until 2029 to meet the PFAS limits.
Is it an emergency? No: PFAS limits are about years of exposure, not a glass of water, and nothing in EPA's data calls for you to stop drinking the water today. If your utility ever issues a boil-water or do-not-drink notice, follow it.
- PFAS
- Above limitPFOA, PFOS above the federal limit in EPA's 2023–2025 testing (PFOA 5.3 ppt vs a limit of 4 ppt, PFOS 7.6 ppt vs a limit of 4 ppt, where ppt = parts per trillion).
- Lead
- No resultsNo lead and copper results in EPA's national database.
- Violations
- None health-basedNo health-based violations since 2016.
- Pregnant, or mixing baby formula with tap water? Babies drink more water for their size, so PFAS exposure matters more for them. Consider bottled water or a filter certified for PFAS for formula, and ask your doctor. Health effects.
- To lower your PFAS exposure now, a home filter certified for PFAS reduction works (reverse osmosis, or activated carbon certified to NSF/ANSI 53 or 58). Filters for these results.
- 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.
- Tested your own tap? Compare your result with these numbers. Moving? Compare this system with another.
- Read Spalding 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) 467-4777. EPA: how to find it.
PFAS (“forever chemicals”)
EPA UCMR 5: 1 entry point tested Feb 2024 to Nov 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 Above limit Limit 4 ppt | 5.3 ppt 1.32× the limit |
| PFOS Above limit Limit 4 ppt | 7.6 ppt 1.9× the limit |
| PFHxS One sample above limit Limit 10 ppt | 9.38 ppt 94% 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 | 0.94 |
| PFBS Detected, below limit Guideline 2,000 ppt | 5.58 ppt |
| PFBA Detected, below limit Guideline 6,000 ppt | 1.93 ppt |
| PFHxA Detected, below limit Guideline 3,000 ppt | 10.6 ppt |
| PFPeA Detected, no limit | 13.1 ppt |
| PFHpA Detected, no limit | 3.58 ppt |
| 6:2 FTS Detected, no limit | 1.3 ppt |
For context: the PFOA average is higher than at 93% of the Georgia systems EPA tested and the PFOS average is higher than at 96% of the Georgia systems EPA tested.
29 PFAS tested, 9 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 4 samples (reporting limit 9 ppb). About lithium.
Lead and copper
No lead and copper results reported to EPA's national database for this system.
Violations
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 | 1.7 ppb | 300 ppb |
| Chromium-6 | 0.1 ppb | – |
| Chlorate | 400 ppb | 210 ppb |
| Vanadium | 0.6 ppb | 21 ppb |
| Strontium | 0.059 ppm | 1.5 ppm |
Where it serves
ZIP codes the system reported serving: 30223, 30224
Questions
Is Spalding County Water System water safe to drink?
Spalding County Water System has no health-based violations since 2016. EPA testing found PFAS above the 2024 federal limits, which systems must meet by 2029. 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 Spalding County Water System water have PFAS?
Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing of Spalding County Water System found 9 PFAS at least once. The highest entry-point averages were above the federal limit for PFOA and PFOS: PFOA 5.3 ppt, PFOS 7.6 ppt (limit 4 ppt for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ppt for the others).
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 GA2550036: violations, enforcement and inspections, straight from EPA.
- EPA UCMR 5 data: the PFAS and lithium results (search the file for PWSID GA2550036).
- EPA SDWIS download: the lead results, population and violation records we use.
- The utility's annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report): ask Spalding County Water System at (770) 467-4777, or see EPA's guide to finding it.
Found something that doesn't match? Tell us and we'll check it against EPA's records. How we check our data.
Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.