Drinking water / GA
PFAS in Georgia drinking water
256 Georgia public water systems tested under UCMR5. 81 detected at least one PFAS compound; 175 detected none at the reporting thresholds. Values are the highest single result per compound, in ng/L (parts per trillion). The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L.
| Water system | Serves | Highest results (ng/L) | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS GA2450000 | Richmond | PFHxS 51.2PFOS 51 *PFOA 29.9 *PFHxA 9 | above final limit |
| BARNESVILLE, GA GA1710000 | Lamar | PFPeA 8PFHxA 5.4PFBS 4.8PFOS 4.5 * | above final limit |
| BLAIRSVILLE GA2910000 | Union | PFOS 4.5 *PFBS 3.2 | above final limit |
| BRASELTON GA1570000 | Jackson | PFOS 4.6 *PFOA 4.2 *PFBS 3.7 | above final limit |
| BUTTS COUNTY/JACKSON/JENKINSBURG WS GA0350051 | Butts | PFPeA 9.1PFHxA 6.3PFOS 5.8 *PFBS 5.3 | above final limit |
| CALHOUN GA1290000 | Gordon | PFBS 290PFOS 29 *PFOA 29 *PFPeA 21 | above final limit |
| CENTERVILLE, GA GA1530000 | Houston | PFHxS 13PFOA 6.1 * | above final limit |
| CHATSWORTH GA2130000 | Murray | PFBS 81PFOA 15 *PFPeA 14PFBA 13 | above final limit |
| CHATTOOGA COUNTY GA0550000 | Chattooga | PFBS 150PFOA 20 *PFPeA 17PFHxA 14 | above final limit |
| CHICKAMAUGA GA2950000 | Walker | PFBS 40.1PFOS 15.4 *PFOA 10.6 *PFPeA 6 | above final limit |
| CLAYTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY GA0630000 | Clayton | PFPeA 18PFHxA 16PFOS 8.5 *PFOA 8.4 * | above final limit |
| COCHRAN GA0230000 | Bleckley | PFOS 10.7 *PFHxS 3.6PFBS 3.5 | above final limit |
| COLUMBUS GA2150000 | Muscogee | PFOA 33.9 *PFPeA 9.6PFHxA 9.1PFOS 8.4 * | above final limit |
| DALTON UTILITIES GA3130000 | Whitfield | PFBS 34PFBA 14.7PFOS 8.4 *PFOA 8.4 * | above final limit |
| EAST POINT GA1210003 | Fulton | PFHxA 14PFPeA 13.8PFOA 9.3 *PFBA 8.3 | above final limit |
| EFFINGHAM COUNTY SURFACE WATER SYSTEM GA1030131 | Effingham | PFOS 6.4 *PFOA 5.7 *PFBS 4.9PFPeA 3.4 | above final limit |
| FAIRBURN GA1210004 | Fulton | PFPeA 4.6PFHxA 4.5PFOS 4.5 *PFHxS 4.4 | above final limit |
| FAYETTEVILLE GA1130003 | Fayette | PFPeA 7.3PFHxA 5.7PFOS 4.4 *PFHxS 3.7 | above final limit |
| FLOYD COUNTY GA1150001 | Floyd | PFBS 93.3PFPeA 23.4PFHxA 15.2PFOA 13.6 * | above final limit |
| FORSYTH GA2070001 | Monroe | PFOS 6.1 *PFPeA 4.9 | above final limit |
| FORT OGLETHORPE GA0470001 | Catoosa | PFBS 20PFBA 9.4PFOS 6.1 *PFOA 4.5 * | above final limit |
| GRAY GA1690000 | Jones | PFOA 6.8 *PFOS 6.3 *PFHxS 3.7PFBS 3.5 | above final limit |
| GRIFFIN GA2550000 | Spalding | PFPeA 22PFHxS 20PFHxA 20PFOS 14 * | above final limit |
| HAMPTON GA1510000 | Henry | PFOS 5.6 *PFBS 4.9PFOA 4.1 * | above final limit |
| HAPEVILLE GA1210006 | Fulton | PFBS 4.9PFHxA 4.7PFOS 4.1 *PFPeA 3.9 | above final limit |
| HARRIS COUNTY WATER SYSTEM GA1450011 | Harris | PFBA 8.2PFOS 7.3 *PFPeA 7PFHxA 6.1 | above final limit |
| LAFAYETTE GA2950002 | Walker | PFOS 56 *PFBS 44PFOA 31 *PFPeA 9.2 | above final limit |
| LAGRANGE GA2850001 | Troup | PFBA 11.3PFPeA 9.7PFHxA 7PFBS 5.2 | above final limit |
| MCDONOUGH GA1510003 | Henry | PFPeA 5.9PFOS 5.3 *PFBS 4.8PFHxA 4.3 | above final limit |
| OAK STREET SUBDIVISION GA1850022 | Lowndes | PFOS 12.1 *PFHxS 3.2 | above final limit |
| PAULDING COUNTY WATER SYSTEM GA2230002 | Paulding | PFPeA 5.5PFHxA 4.8PFOA 4.5 *PFBS 3 | above final limit |
| POOLER GA0510001 | Chatham | PFOA 5 *PFOS 4.6 *PFBS 3.7 | above final limit |
| PORT WENTWORTH GA0510002 | Chatham | PFOS 6.7 *PFOA 6.4 *PFBS 4.6PFPeA 3.6 | above final limit |
| ROME GA1150002 | Floyd | PFBS 52.8PFPeA 18.8PFOA 17.3 *PFHxA 13.5 | above final limit |
| SAVANNAH-I & D GA0510004 | Chatham | PFOA 5.5 *PFOS 5.2 *PFBS 4.1PFPeA 3.2 | above final limit |
| SENOIA GA0770003 | Coweta | PFPeA 10PFHxA 8.1PFOA 6.7 *PFBA 5.7 | above final limit |
| SOUTH MONROE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM GA2070074 | Monroe | PFBS 5.2PFOS 5.1 *PFPeA 4.5PFHxA 4.4 | above final limit |
| SPALDING COUNTY WATER SYSTEM GA2550036 | Spalding | PFPeA 23PFHxA 20PFHxS 18PFOS 13 * | above final limit |
| TALBOT COUNTY WATER WORKS GA2630005 | Talbot | PFBS 7.6PFHxA 7.2PFOS 6.8 *PFPeA 6.7 | above final limit |
| VALDOSTA GA1850002 | Lowndes | PFOS 7 *PFOA 6.1 *PFBS 5.8PFHxA 3.7 | above final limit |
| WALKER COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY GA2950003 | Walker | PFBS 31PFOS 22 *PFOA 12 *PFPeA 6.9 | above final limit |
| WINDER GA0130002 | Barrow | PFHxA 7.3PFPeA 6.1PFOA 4.5 *PFOS 4.3 * | above final limit |
| WOODSTOCK, GA GA0570003 | Cherokee | PFBS 7.4PFOA 6.8 *PFOS 5.3 *PFPeA 5.1 | above final limit |
| ALBANY GA0950000 | Dougherty | PFBS 6.4PFOS 4 | detected |
| ATLANTA GA1210001 | DeKalb +1 | PFBA 8.3PFPeA 4.8PFBS 4.6PFHxA 4.6 | detected |
| AUSTELL GA0670001 | Cobb | PFBS 3.6 | detected |
| BARTOW COUNTY GA0150001 | Bartow | PFBA 14PFHxA 3.5PFBS 3.5PFPeA 3.1 | detected |
| BREMEN GA1430000 | Haralson | 6:2 FTS 168.3PFHxA 7.9PFPeA 6.1 | detected |
| CARTERSVILLE GA0150002 | Bartow | PFHxA 3PFBS 3 | detected |
| CATOOSA UTIL. DIST. AUTHORITY GA0470000 | Catoosa | PFBS 32.5PFBA 9.9 | detected |
| CLEVELAND WATERWORKS GA3110000 | White | PFBA 8.1 | detected |
| COBB COUNTY GA0670003 | Cobb | PFBA 6.5PFBS 4.2PFHxA 3.2 | detected |
| COLUMBIA COUNTY GA0730000 | Columbia | PFPeA 3 | detected |
| COVINGTON GA2170001 | Newton | PFPeA 15.3PFHxA 11PFBA 9.2 | detected |
| CUMMING GA1170000 | Forsyth | PFBA 7.8 | detected |
| DEMOREST GA1370004 | Habersham | PFPeA 3.8 | detected |
| ELLIJAY-GILMER CO. WATER AUTH. GA1230000 | Gilmer | PFBS 3.2 | detected |
| FAYETTE COUNTY GA1130001 | Fayette | PFPeA 5.9PFHxA 4.7PFHxS 3.4PFBS 3 | detected |
| FITZGERALD GA0170000 | Ben Hill | 6:2 FTS 17 | detected |
| GLENNVILLE WATER SYSTEM GA2670002 | Tattnall | 6:2 FTS 16.6 | detected |
| HART CO. WATER & SEWER AUTH. GA1470065 | Hart | PFBS 5.8 | detected |
| HENRY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, GA GA1510001 | Henry | PFBA 6.6PFBS 3 | detected |
| HOGANSVILLE GA2850000 | Troup | PFBA 14PFHxA 7.1PFBS 6.2PFPeA 4.9 | detected |
| JASPER GA2270000 | Pickens | PFBS 4.4 | detected |
| JONES COUNTY GA1690002 | Jones | PFBS 4.4 | detected |
| LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM GA1810038 | Lincoln | PFBA 5.1 | detected |
| MARIETTA GA0670005 | Cobb | PFHxA 4.4PFPeA 3.8 | detected |
| MONROE, GA GA2970001 | Walton | PFBS 4.2 | detected |
| OCONEE COUNTY GA2190000 | Oconee | PFBA 6.1 | detected |
| PALMETTO GA1210008 | Fulton | PFBS 3.9PFHxA 3.5 | detected |
| REYNOLDS PLANTATION GA1330046 | Greene | 6:2 FTS 11PFBS 3.2 | detected |
| ROCKDALE CO. WATER SYSTEM GA2470000 | Rockdale | PFBS 3.5PFPeA 3 | detected |
| ROSWELL GA1210009 | Fulton | PFHxA 5.8PFBS 5.8PFPeA 4.9 | detected |
| SMYRNA GA0670007 | Cobb | PFPeA 4PFHxA 3.7 | detected |
| SOCIAL CIRCLE GA2970002 | Walton | PFBS 3.6 | detected |
| STATHAM GA0130001 | Barrow | PFBA 5.1PFBS 4.5PFPeA 4.5PFHxA 4.1 | detected |
| STOCKBRIDGE GA1510004 | Henry | PFBS 4.7PFHxA 3 | detected |
| THOMSON-MCDUFFIE CO W&S COMM GA1890001 | McDuffie | PFBS 5.5 | detected |
| UNION CITY GA1210010 | Fulton | PFHxA 3.7PFPeA 3.5PFBS 3.4 | detected |
| WALTON CO. WATER & SEWER AUTH. GA2970008 | Walton | PFBS 3 | detected |
| WEST POINT GA2850002 | Troup | PFPeA 6.5PFBS 6PFHxA 5.3PFOA 4 | detected |
* exceeds the final federal MCL for that compound. Detections of compounds whose limits EPA proposed to rescind in May 2026 are shown for information.
Systems with no PFAS detected
175 tested systems reported no PFAS above the laboratory reporting limits. Each has its own page with its sampling detail.
- ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRI. COLLEGE
- ADAIRSVILLE
- ADEL
- ALAMO
- ALMA
- AMERICUS
- ARCADIA SUBDIVISION
- ASHBURN
- ATHENS-CLARKE CO WATER SYSTEM
- AUBURN, GA
- BAINBRIDGE
- BALDWIN
- BALDWIN COUNTY
- BALL GROUND
- BANKS CO - MOUNTAIN CREEK
- BARROW COUNTY WATER SYSTEM
- BAXLEY
- BAY MEADOWS ESTATES
- BIG CANOE SUBDIVISION
- BLACKSHEAR
- BLAKELY
- BLUE RIDGE WATER SYSTEM
- BOWDON
- BROOKLYN WATER SYSTEM
- BRUNSWICK
- BUFORD
- BYRON
- CAIRO
- CAMILLA
- CANTON, GA
- CARROLL COUNTY
- CARROLLTON, GA
- CAVE SPRING
- CEDARTOWN
- CHEROKEE COUNTY
- CLARKESVILLE
- CLAXTON
- CLAYTON
- COMMERCE
- COOSA WATER AUTHORITY
- CORDELE
- CORNELIA
- COWETA WATER & SEWER AUTH.
- CUTHBERT
- DADE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
- DAHLONEGA
- Dallas
- DAWSON
- DEKALB COUNTY
- DOUGLAS
- DOUGLASVILLE-DOUGLAS COUNTY WSA
- DUBLIN
- EAST DUBLIN
- EASTMAN
- EATONTON PUTNAM WATER & SEWER AUTH
- ELBERTON
- ETOWAH
- FERNWOOD MOBILE HOME PARK
- FOLKSTON
- FOREST HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION
- FORSYTH CO. WATER & SEWER
- FORT VALLEY UTILITY COMMISSION
- FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM
- FRANKLIN SPRINGS
- GAINESVILLE
- GARDEN CITY
- GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
- GLEN OF ROBIN HOOD
- GWINNETT CO. DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES
- HAHIRA
- HARALSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
- HARTWELL
- HAWKINSVILLE
- HAZLEHURST WATER SYSTEM
- HEARD COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
- HEPHZIBAH
- HIAWASSEE
- HINESVILLE
- HOUSTON COUNTY-FEAGIN MILL
- HUNTER'S RIDGE
- JACKSON COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
- JEFFERSON
- JESUP WATER SYSTEM
- KINGSLAND
- LAKE BLACKSHEAR AREA
- LARCHMONT ESTATES SUBDIVISION
- LAVONIA
- LEE COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY
- LEESBURG
- LITTLE NECK PLANTATION
- LOCUST GROVE
- LOGANVILLE
- LOUISVILLE
- LOWNDES CO-SOUTH LOWNDES
- LOWNDES CO.-NORTH LOWNDES CO.WS
- LYONS
- MADISON
- MALLARD POINTE/DRAKE LANDING
- MANCHESTER
- MARION COUNTY WATER SYSTEM
- MCCAYSVILLE
- MCRAE WATER SYSTEM
- METTER
- MILLEDGEVILLE
- MILLEN
- MONTEZUMA
- MONTICELLO
- MOULTRIE
- NASHVILLE
- NEWNAN
- NEWTON CO. WATER-SEWERAGE AUTH
- NORTH FULTON COUNTY
- NOTLA WATER AUTHORITY
- OGLETHORPE
- PATTERSON
- PELHAM
- PERRY
- PICKENS COUNTY WATER AUTH.
- PINEWOODS ESTATES NORTH
- POLK COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY
- QUITMAN
- RABUN COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY
- RICHMOND HILL
- RINCON
- ROCKMART
- ROGERS STATE PRISON
- SANDERSVILLE
- SANDHILL SUBDIVISION
- SATILLA REGIONAL WATER & SEWER AUTH-EAST
- SATILLA REGIONAL WATER & SEWER AUTH.
- SAVANNAH HEALTH SERVICES LLC D/B/A MEMO
- SAVANNAH-GEORGETOWN/GATEWAY
- SAVANNAH-MAIN
- SAVANNAH-WHITEMARSH ISLAND
- SAVANNAH-WILMINGTON ISLAND
- SHADY SHORES SUBDIVISION
- SOUTH ATLANTIC UTILITIES-BRYAN COUNTY(S)
- SOUTHERN NUCLEAR-VOGTLE UNITS 3 & 4
- SPARTA
- ST. MARYS
- ST. SIMONS ISLAND
- STATESBORO
- SWAINSBORO
- SYLVANIA
- SYLVESTER
- TALLAPOOSA
- TATTNALL CO HIGH SCHOOL
- TEMPLE
- THE LANDINGS SUBDIVISION
- THOMASTON
- THOMASVILLE
- TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY WATER SYSTEM
- TIVOLI MARSH WATER SYSTEM
- TOCCOA
- TOWNS COUNTY
- TY TY
- TYBEE ISLAND
- UNADILLA
- UPSON COUNTY
- USA-FORT STEWART MAIN
- USA-HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD - MAIN
- USAF-MOODY AIR FORCE BASE-MAIN
- USAF-ROBINS AB MAIN
- USMC-LOGISTICS
- USN-KINGS BAY SUBMARINE BASE
- VIDALIA
- VIENNA, GA
- VILLA RICA
- WALTHOURVILLE WATER SYSTEM
- WARNER ROBINS
- WASHINGTON
- WAYCROSS
- WAYNESBORO
- WHITE CO WATER & SEWERAGE AUTH
- WRIGHTSVILLE
A detection at the system level does not tell you what reaches one specific tap: levels vary by entry point, treatment train and plumbing. A certified lab test of your own tap settles it. Testing and treatment options