Georgia
1,733 Utilities
Serving: 9,477,000
Data available: 2014-2019
Contaminants Found: 87
EWG's drinking water quality report for Georgia shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in Georgia and provided to EWG by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Below are utilities in Georgia serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically. Click the "more" button below to get the full list of utilities serving over 10,000 people.
Large utilities in Georgia
| Utility | Location | People Served |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | Albany, GA | 87,261 |
| Americus | Americus, GA | 14,524 |
| Athens - Clarke County Water System | Athens, GA | 120,266 |
| Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | 650,000 |
| Augusta-Richmond Company | Augusta, GA | 204,000 |
| Bainbridge | Bainbridge, GA | 13,302 |
| Baldwin County | Milledgeville, GA | 23,067 |
| Barrow County Boc Transmission Mains | Winder, GA | 39,000 |
| Barrow County Water System | Winder, GA | 14,043 |
| Bartow County | Cartersville, GA | 57,720 |
| Braselton | Braselton, GA | 12,371 |
| Brunswick | Brunswick, GA | 37,755 |
| Butts County/Jackson/Jenkinsburg WS | Jackson, GA | 22,500 |
| Calhoun | Calhoun, GA | 49,088 |
| Canton | Canton, GA | 16,375 |
| Carroll County | Carrollton, GA | 48,941 |
| Carrollton | Carrollton, GA | 25,200 |
| Cartersville | Cartersville, GA | 24,830 |
| Catoosa Utility District Authority | Ringgold, GA | 52,650 |
| Centerville | Centerville, GA | 11,094 |
| Chatsworth | Chatsworth, GA | 28,262 |
| Cherokee County | Canton, GA | 189,542 |
| Clayton County Water Authority | Morrow, GA | 270,000 |
| Cobb County | Marietta, GA | 695,000 |
| College Park | College Park, GA | 20,382 |
| Columbia County | Grovetown, GA | 101,967 |
| Columbus | Columbus, GA | 229,000 |
| Cordele | Cordele, GA | 11,196 |
| Covington | Covington, GA | 17,272 |
| Coweta Water and Sewer Authority | Newnan, GA | 68,803 |
Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2019 to March 2021 in Georgia
The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.
| Utility | Location | People Served | Violation Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowndes County-spring Creek S/d | Valdosta, GA | 2,959 | 95 |
| Petross | Vidalia, GA | 78 | 47 |
| Hahira | Hahira, GA | 3,562 | 45 |
| Valley Mobile Home Community | Newnan, GA | 102 | 41 |
| Gibson | Gibson, GA | 700 | 40 |
| Warrenton | Warranton, GA | 2,800 | 35 |
| Lowndes County-alapaha Plantation S/d | Valdosta, GA | 554 | 30 |
| Remerton | Remerton, GA | 1,345 | 30 |
| Talbot County Water Works | Talbotton, GA | 3,369 | 30 |
| Timber Ridge Subdivision | Savannah, GA | 42 | 25 |
| Cherokee Heights Mobile Home Park | Douglas, GA | 60 | 25 |
| Camak | Camak, GA | 131 | 20 |
| Upton Junction Phase 11 | Douglas, GA | 185 | 18 |
| Ringgold | Ringgold, GA | 2,743 | 15 |
| Ephesus | Roopville, GA | 1,000 | 10 |
| Rustica Estates | Fayetteville, GA | 88 | 10 |
| East Point | East Point, GA | 33,712 | 10 |
| Jacksonville | Jacksonville, GA | 263 | 10 |
| Lexington | Lexington, GA | 814 | 10 |
| Monica Woods Subdivision | Fayetteville, GA | 96 | 10 |
| Koinonia-forest Park | Americus, GA | 62 | 8 |
| Koinonia Village | Americus, GA | 78 | 8 |
| Arlington Terrace Mobile Home Park | Americus, GA | 62 | 7 |
| Jeffersonville | Jeffersonville, GA | 2,204 | 7 |
| Southern Hills Subdivision | Americus, GA | 101 | 7 |
| Holiday Mobile Home Park | Savannah, GA | 94 | 7 |
| Graystone Village | Americus, GA | 75 | 7 |
| Grove Park Mobile Home Park | Douglas, GA | 239 | 6 |
| Buena Vista | Buena Vista, GA | 1,588 | 6 |
| Carters Lake Estates | Ellijay, GA | 148 | 5 |
Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of April 2019 to March 2021 in Georgia
The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.
| Utility | Location | People Served | Violation Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Point | East Point, GA | 33,712 | 10 |
| Fairburn | Fairburn, GA | 14,000 | 2 |
| Woodstock | Woodstock, GA | 10,070 | 1 |
| Jones County | Gray, GA | 11,130 | 1 |
| Fort Valley Utility Commission | Fort Valley, GA | 11,855 | 1 |
| Notla Water Authority | Blairsville, GA | 13,465 | 1 |
| Grovetown | Grovetown, GA | 13,943 | 1 |
| Fayetteville | Fayetteville, GA | 15,281 | 1 |
| Thomson-McDuffie County W&S Comm. | Thomson, GA | 17,717 | 1 |
| Union City | Union City, GA | 18,636 | 1 |
| Harris County Water System | Hamilton, GA | 20,062 | 1 |
| College Park | College Park, GA | 20,382 | 1 |
| Spalding County Water System | Griffin, GA | 40,430 | 1 |
| Rockdale County Water System | Conyers, GA | 72,621 | 1 |
| Fayette County | Fayetteville, GA | 77,051 | 1 |
| Gainesville | City Of Gainesville, GA | 140,000 | 1 |
Contaminants found in Georgia above health guidelines
| Found above health guidelines | Found | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contaminant | # of Utilities | People Served | # of Utilities | People Served | |||
Bromodichloromethane | 836 | 9,076,322 | 840 | 9,080,047 | |||
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 777 | 9,044,026 | 778 | 9,045,011 | |||
Chloroform | 736 | 8,882,381 | 911 | 9,119,485 | |||
Dibromochloromethane | 729 | 8,694,488 | 768 | 8,827,500 | |||
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 529 | 8,649,865 | 536 | 8,768,170 | |||
Dichloroacetic acid | 481 | 8,458,348 | 496 | 8,724,274 | |||
Trichloroacetic acid | 418 | 8,212,173 | 422 | 8,308,979 | |||
Chromium (hexavalent) | 170 | 7,817,076 | 171 | 7,909,380 | |||
Nitrate and nitrite | 538 | 6,752,943 | 620 | 7,653,213 | |||
Haloacetic acids (HAA9) | 164 | 6,723,089 | 196 | 8,338,605 | |||
Dibromoacetic acid | 97 | 1,794,063 | 102 | 2,410,251 | |||
Chlorate | 32 | 1,733,178 | 131 | 6,359,067 | |||
Radium, combined (-226 & -228) | 513 | 1,732,241 | 514 | 1,734,786 | |||
Bromate | 12 | 1,473,821 | 12 | 1,473,821 | |||
Nitrate | 48 | 577,282 | 65 | 636,994 | |||
Chlorite | 18 | 573,347 | 17 | 572,778 | |||
Bromoform | 165 | 464,024 | 304 | 1,680,390 | |||
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA) | 9 | 361,441 | 8 | 360,872 | |||
Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) | 7 | 203,392 | 7 | 203,392 | |||
Manganese | 39 | 163,476 | 578 | 8,533,970 | |||
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | 7 | 143,370 | 7 | 143,370 | |||
Arsenic | 38 | 80,585 | 38 | 80,585 | |||
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) | 3 | 75,208 | 3 | 75,208 | |||
Uranium | 46 | 66,752 | 51 | 115,546 | |||
Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) | 9 | 47,873 | 9 | 47,873 | |||
Antimony | 5 | 22,677 | 11 | 56,181 | |||
1,4-Dioxane | 1 | 14,043 | 52 | 1,395,083 | |||
Thallium | 5 | 12,040 | 6 | 14,958 | |||
Molybdenum | 1 | 9,274 | 41 | 1,082,723 | |||
Aluminum | 2 | 2,474 | 215 | 2,988,256 | |||
Benzene | 3 | 1,929 | 3 | 1,929 | |||
Carbon tetrachloride | 3 | 1,469 | 3 | 1,469 | |||
Styrene | 1 | 1,256 | 2 | 2,426 | |||
Selenium | 1 | 871 | 11 | 80,916 | |||
Vinyl chloride | 1 | 303 | 1 | 303 | |||
Cadmium | 1 | 52 | 1 | 52 | |||
1,2-Dichloroethane | 1 | 40 | 2 | 1,040 | |||
Contaminants found in Georgia above legal limits
| Contaminant | # of Utilities | People Served | |
|---|---|---|---|
Uranium | 15 | 21,493 | |
Radium, combined (-226 & -228) | 10 | 6,726 | |
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) | 4 | 4,191 | |
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 4 | 4,003 | |
Thallium | 1 | 62 | |
Fluoride | 1 | 31 |