Georgia Tap Water Quality: Is It Safe to Drink?

2026 EPA water quality data for 1,737 community water systems serving a combined 10,595,212 people in Georgia. Find your water system to see violations, PFAS results, lead testing, and a safety grade — free.

Georgia relies on surface water from the Chattahoochee River and other major watersheds for most of its drinking water. Atlanta's older neighborhoods still contain lead service lines that are being systematically replaced. Hard water and manganese staining are common complaints in the northern part of the state.

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📊 Data from EPA’s SDWIS · 🔄 Updated quarterly · 🏛️ 1,737 water systems in Georgia

Showing the 250 largest of 1,737 community water systems in Georgia, by population served. Use the ZIP search above or the city links to find a smaller system.

ATLANTA ATLANTA, GA · 1,089,893 people · Surface Water GWINNETT CO. DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES LAWRENCEVILLE, GA · 975,000 people · Surface Water DEKALB COUNTY DECATUR, GA · 743,000 people · Surface Water COBB COUNTY MARIETTA, GA · 695,000 people · Surface Water Purchased NORTH FULTON COUNTY ALPHARETTA, GA · 434,517 people · Surface Water Purchased CLAYTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY MORROW, GA · 298,374 people · Surface Water COLUMBUS COLUMBUS, GA · 229,000 people · Surface Water CHEROKEE COUNTY CANTON, GA · 224,427 people · Surface Water AUGUSTA-RICHMOND CO WS AUGUSTA, GA · 204,000 people · Surface Water HENRY COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY JACKSON, GA · 187,437 people · Surface Water SAVANNAH-MAIN PORT WENTWORTH, GA · 168,958 people · Groundwater FORSYTH CO. WATER & SEWER CUMMING, GA · 161,200 people · Surface Water GAINESVILLE CITY OF GAINESVILLE, GA · 140,000 people · Surface Water MACON WATER AUTHORITY MACON, GA · 130,024 people · Surface Water DOUGLASVILLE-DOUGLAS COUNTY WSA DOUGLASVILLE, GA · 127,084 people · Surface Water ATHENS-CLARKE CO WATER SYSTEM ATHENS, GA · 125,000 people · Surface Water COLUMBIA COUNTY GROVETOWN, GA · 124,763 people · Surface Water PAULDING COUNTY WATER SYSTEM DALLAS, GA · 117,468 people · Surface Water ALBANY ALBANY, GA · 101,245 people · Groundwater DALTON UTILITIES DALTON, GA · 99,315 people · Surface Water HOUSTON COUNTY-FEAGIN MILL WARNER ROBINS, GA · 92,971 people · Groundwater COWETA WATER & SEWER AUTH. NEWNAN, GA · 92,907 people · Surface Water ROCKDALE CO. WATER SYSTEM CONYERS, GA · 87,156 people · Surface Water FAYETTE COUNTY FAYETTEVILLE, GA · 86,934 people · Surface Water WARNER ROBINS WARNER ROBINS, GA · 83,705 people · Groundwater NEWTON CO. WATER-SEWERAGE AUTH COVINGTON, GA · 74,364 people · Surface Water Purchased BARTOW COUNTY CARTERSVILLE, GA · 70,243 people · Surface Water Purchased MARIETTA BOARD OF LIGHTS AND WATER MARIETTA, GA · 60,100 people · Surface Water Purchased CUMMING CUMMING, GA · 58,661 people · Surface Water CATOOSA UTIL. DIST. AUTHORITY RINGGOLD, GA · 56,670 people · Surface Water Purchased CALHOUN CALHOUN, GA · 53,090 people · Surface Water CARROLL COUNTY CARROLLTON, GA · 51,592 people · Surface Water WINDER WINDER, GA · 51,540 people · Surface Water VALDOSTA VALDOSTA, GA · 48,959 people · Groundwater NEWNAN UTILITIES NEWNAN, GA · 48,451 people · Surface Water FLOYD COUNTY ROME, GA · 46,143 people · Surface Water ROME ROME, GA · 45,586 people · Surface Water WALTON CO. WATER & SEWER AUTH. LOGANVILLE, GA · 45,230 people · Surface Water Purchased BRUNSWICK BRUNSWICK, GA · 44,739 people · Groundwater LAGRANGE LAGRANGE, GA · 41,852 people · Surface Water SMYRNA SMYRNA, GA · 40,508 people · Surface Water Purchased SPALDING COUNTY WATER SYSTEM GRIFFIN, GA · 40,430 people · Surface Water Purchased STATESBORO STATESBORO, GA · 36,846 people · Groundwater WALKER COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY FLINTSTONE, GA · 36,000 people · Surface Water PERRY PERRY, GA · 35,493 people · Groundwater EAST POINT EAST POINT, GA · 33,712 people · Surface Water JACKSON COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY JEFFERSON, GA · 33,601 people · Surface Water Purchased THOMASVILLE THOMASVILLE, GA · 32,613 people · Groundwater HINESVILLE HINESVILLE, GA · 32,471 people · Groundwater OCONEE COUNTY WATKINSVILLE, GA · 31,323 people · Surface Water Purchased BUTTS COUNTY/JACKSON/JENKINSBURG WS JACKSON, GA · 31,171 people · Surface Water ST. SIMONS ISLAND BRUNSWICK, GA · 29,249 people · Groundwater TOCCOA TOCCOA, GA · 28,711 people · Surface Water CHATSWORTH CHATSWORTH, GA · 28,262 people · Surface Water TIFTON-TIFT COUNTY WATER SYSTEM TIFTON, GA · 27,589 people · Groundwater USA-FORT STEWART MAIN FORT STEWART, GA · 27,573 people · Groundwater CARROLLTON CARROLLTON, GA · 25,200 people · Surface Water CARTERSVILLE CARTERSVILLE, GA · 24,830 people · Surface Water MONROE MONROE, GA · 23,997 people · Surface Water ETOWAH DAWSONVILLE, GA · 23,922 people · Surface Water POLK COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY CEDARTOWN, GA · 23,792 people · Surface Water Purchased GRIFFIN GRIFFIN, GA · 23,643 people · Surface Water BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, GA · 23,067 people · Surface Water Purchased HARRIS COUNTY WATER SYSTEM CATAULA, GA · 22,922 people · Surface Water KINGSLAND KINGSLAND, GA · 22,448 people · Groundwater USAF-ROBINS AB MAIN ROBINS AFB, GA · 22,000 people · Groundwater THOMSON-MCDUFFIE CO W&S COMM THOMSON, GA · 21,312 people · Surface Water POOLER POOLER, GA · 21,187 people · Surface Water Purchased MILLEDGEVILLE MILLEDGEVILLE, GA · 20,540 people · Surface Water BRASELTON BRASELTON, GA · 20,469 people · Surface Water Purchased COLLEGE PARK COLLEGE PARK, GA · 20,382 people · Surface Water Purchased GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SAVANNAH, GA · 20,357 people · Groundwater LEE COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY LEESBURG, GA · 20,194 people · Groundwater WOODSTOCK WOODSTOCK, GA · 19,742 people · Surface Water Purchased ST. MARYS ST. MARYS, GA · 19,408 people · Groundwater UNION CITY UNION CITY, GA · 18,636 people · Surface Water Purchased GROVETOWN GROVETOWN, GA · 18,464 people · Surface Water Purchased LAFAYETTE LAFAYETTE, GA · 18,177 people · Surface Water Purchased DEMOREST DEMOREST, GA · 18,049 people · Surface Water Purchased BARROW COUNTY WATER SYSTEM WINDER, GA · 17,893 people · Surface Water Purchased MOULTRIE MOULTRIE, GA · 17,067 people · Groundwater RINCON WATER SYSTEM RINCON, GA · 16,654 people · Surface Water Purchased NOTLA WATER AUTHORITY BLAIRSVILLE, GA · 16,518 people · Surface Water CANTON CANTON, GA · 16,375 people · Surface Water SOUTH MONROE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM FORSYTH, GA · 16,292 people · Surface Water Purchased DADE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY TRENTON, GA · 16,285 people · Surface Water MCDONOUGH MCDONOUGH, GA · 16,187 people · Surface Water RICHMOND HILL RICHMOND HILL, GA · 16,068 people · Groundwater WAYCROSS WAYCROSS, GA · 15,987 people · Groundwater VILLA RICA VILLA RICA, GA · 15,667 people · Surface Water DUBLIN DUBLIN, GA · 15,392 people · Surface Water FITZGERALD FITZGERALD, GA · 15,382 people · Groundwater FAYETTEVILLE FAYETTEVILLE, GA · 15,281 people · Surface Water Purchased BAINBRIDGE BAINBRIDGE, GA · 15,125 people · Groundwater AMERICUS AMERICUS, GA · 15,082 people · Groundwater SAVANNAH-GEORGETOWN/GATEWAY PORT WENTWORTH, GA · 14,589 people · Groundwater VIDALIA VIDALIA, GA · 14,496 people · Groundwater JASPER JASPER, GA · 14,435 people · Surface Water COVINGTON COVINGTON, GA · 14,391 people · Surface Water Purchased ROSWELL ROSWELL, GA · 14,300 people · Surface Water FAIRBURN FAIRBURN, GA · 14,000 people · Surface Water Purchased SAVANNAH-WILMINGTON ISLAND PORT WENTWORTH, GA · 13,526 people · Groundwater REYNOLDS PLANTATION EATONTON, GA · 13,500 people · Surface Water JONES COUNTY GRAY, GA · 13,373 people · Surface Water Purchased FORT VALLEY UTILITY COMMISSION FORT VALLEY, GA · 13,296 people · Groundwater LOWNDES CO.-NORTH LOWNDES CO. WS VALDOSTA, GA · 13,190 people · Groundwater ELLIJAY-GILMER CO. WATER AUTH. ELLIJAY, GA · 13,010 people · Surface Water EATONTON PUTNAM WATER & SEWER AUTH EATONTON, GA · 12,736 people · Surface Water Purchased DOUGLAS DOUGLAS, GA · 12,706 people · Groundwater JEFFERSON JEFFERSON, GA · 12,690 people · Surface Water THOMASTON THOMASTON, GA · 12,482 people · Surface Water LOGANVILLE LOGANVILLE, GA · 12,319 people · Surface Water Purchased EFFINGHAM COUNTY SURFACE WATER SYSTEM SPRINGFIELD, GA · 12,293 people · Surface Water Purchased HARALSON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY BUCHANAN, GA · 12,220 people · Surface Water CORDELE CORDELE, GA · 11,880 people · Groundwater LARCHMONT ESTATES SUBDIVISION SAVANNAH, GA · 11,799 people · Groundwater TOWNS COUNTY YOUNG HARRIS, GA · 11,791 people · Surface Water Purchased CENTERVILLE CENTERVILLE, GA · 11,459 people · Groundwater COMMERCE COMMERCE, GA · 11,340 people · Surface Water THE LANDINGS SUBDIVISION SAVANNAH, GA · 11,058 people · Groundwater PORT WENTWORTH PORT WENTWORTH, GA · 11,000 people · Surface Water Purchased LOCUST GROVE LOCUST GROVE, GA · 10,812 people · Groundwater BARNESVILLE BARNESVILLE, GA · 10,725 people · Surface Water SATILLA REGIONAL WATER & SEWER AUTH. WAYCROSS, GA · 10,657 people · Groundwater SAVANNAH-I & D PORT WENTWORTH, GA · 10,500 people · Surface Water RABUN COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY CLAYTON, GA · 10,276 people · Surface Water AUBURN AUBURN, GA · 10,060 people · Surface Water Purchased JESUP WATER SYSTEM JESUP, GA · 10,055 people · Groundwater SUMMERVILLE SUMMERVILLE, GA · 9,993 people · Surface Water CEDARTOWN CEDARTOWN, GA · 9,955 people · Surface Water Purchased USN-KINGS BAY SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY, GA · 9,730 people · Groundwater BYRON BYRON, GA · 9,653 people · Groundwater CAIRO CAIRO, GA · 9,637 people · Groundwater GRAY GRAY, GA · 9,551 people · Groundwater SWAINSBORO SWAINSBORO, GA · 9,536 people · Groundwater GARDEN CITY GARDEN CITY, GA · 9,000 people · Groundwater EASTMAN EASTMAN, GA · 8,844 people · Groundwater FORSYTH FORSYTH, GA · 8,585 people · Surface Water BUFORD BUFORD, GA · 8,482 people · Surface Water FORT OGLETHORPE FORT OGLETHORPE, GA · 8,313 people · Surface Water Purchased LOWNDES CO-SOUTH LOWNDES VALDOSTA, GA · 8,303 people · Groundwater LAVONIA LAVONIA,, GA · 8,190 people · Surface Water HEARD COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY FRANKLIN, GA · 8,172 people · Surface Water HARTWELL HARTWELL, GA · 8,129 people · Surface Water COCHRAN COCHRAN, GA · 8,114 people · Groundwater TYBEE ISLAND TYBEE ISLAND, GA · 8,047 people · Groundwater MCRAE-HELENA MCRAE HELENA, GA · 7,857 people · Groundwater CHATTOOGA COUNTY TRION, GA · 7,800 people · Groundwater ELBERTON ELBERTON, GA · 7,800 people · Surface Water SANDERSVILLE SANDERSVILLE, GA · 7,776 people · Groundwater AUSTELL AUSTELL, GA · 7,774 people · Surface Water Purchased SENOIA SENOIA, GA · 7,528 people · Surface Water USA-HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD - MAIN FORT STEWART, GA · 7,500 people · Groundwater DAHLONEGA DAHLONEGA, GA · 7,500 people · Surface Water HAWKINSVILLE HAWKINSVILLE, GA · 7,491 people · Groundwater ADAIRSVILLE ADAIRSVILLE, GA · 7,306 people · GWUDI HAMPTON HAMPTON, GA · 7,305 people · Surface Water Purchased STOCKBRIDGE STOCKBRIDGE, GA · 7,195 people · Surface Water Purchased PICKENS COUNTY WATER AUTH. JASPER, GA · 7,153 people · Surface Water Purchased SYLVESTER SYLVESTER, GA · 7,076 people · Groundwater MCCAYSVILLE MCCAYSVILLE, GA · 7,020 people · Surface Water HEPHZIBAH HEPHZIBAH, GA · 6,941 people · Groundwater HOSCHTON WATER SYSTEM HOUSCHTON, GA · 6,620 people · Surface Water Purchased MILLEN MILLEN, GA · 6,569 people · Groundwater WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, GA · 6,490 people · Surface Water BANKS CO - MOUNTAIN CREEK HOMER, GA · 6,453 people · Surface Water CAMILLA CAMILLA, GA · 6,428 people · Groundwater MADISON MADISON, GA · 6,427 people · Surface Water BIG CANOE SUBDIVISION SAVANNAH, GA · 6,396 people · Surface Water WHITE CO WATER & SEWERAGE AUTH CLEVELAND, GA · 6,380 people · Surface Water BREMEN BREMEN, GA · 6,200 people · Surface Water BOWDON BOWDON, GA · 6,180 people · Surface Water CORNELIA CORNELIA, GA · 6,130 people · Surface Water BLUE RIDGE WATER SYSTEM BLUE RIDGE, GA · 6,112 people · Surface Water LINCOLN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM LINCOLNTON, GA · 5,979 people · Surface Water Purchased ADEL ADEL, GA · 5,970 people · Groundwater WAYNESBORO WAYNESBORO, GA · 5,900 people · Groundwater MARION COUNTY WATER SYSTEM BUENA VISTA, GA · 5,875 people · Groundwater WEST POINT WEST POINT, GA · 5,800 people · Surface Water HAPEVILLE HAPEVILLE, GA · 5,790 people · Surface Water Purchased CLARKESVILLE CLARKESVILLE, GA · 5,785 people · Surface Water HAZLEHURST WATER SYSTEM HAZLEHURST, GA · 5,778 people · Groundwater BAXLEY BAXLEY, GA · 5,749 people · Groundwater CHICKAMAUGA CHICKAMAUGA, GA · 5,720 people · Groundwater BLAKELY BLAKELY, GA · 5,716 people · Groundwater TEMPLE TEMPLE, GA · 5,708 people · Surface Water Purchased FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM CARNESVILLE, GA · 5,638 people · Surface Water Purchased HART CO. WATER & SEWER AUTH. HARTWELL, GA · 5,637 people · Surface Water Purchased QUITMAN QUITMAN, GA · 5,612 people · Groundwater CLEVELAND WATERWORKS CLEVELAND, GA · 5,587 people · Surface Water Purchased HIAWASSEE HIAWASSEE, GA · 5,496 people · Surface Water SOCIAL CIRCLE SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA · 5,470 people · Surface Water ZEBULON ZEBULON, GA · 5,407 people · Surface Water Purchased MANCHESTER MANCHESTER, GA · 5,397 people · Surface Water FOLKSTON FOLKSTON, GA · 5,390 people · Groundwater USAF-MOODY AIR FORCE BASE-MAIN MOODY AFB, GA · 5,325 people · Groundwater UPSON COUNTY THOMASTON, GA · 5,243 people · Surface Water Purchased LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE, GA · 5,242 people · Groundwater ASHBURN ASHBURN, GA · 5,176 people · Groundwater GLENNVILLE WATER SYSTEM GLENNVILLE, GA · 5,173 people · Groundwater GLEN OF ROBIN HOOD SAVANNAH, GA · 5,000 people · Groundwater SYLVANIA SYLVANIA, GA · 4,910 people · Groundwater DAWSON DAWSON, GA · 4,857 people · Groundwater METTER METTER, GA · 4,776 people · Groundwater DALLAS DALLAS, GA · 4,770 people · Surface Water Purchased PALMETTO PALMETTO, GA · 4,718 people · Surface Water TALLAPOOSA TALLAPOOSA, GA · 4,680 people · Surface Water Purchased LAKE ARROWHEAD SUBDIVISION WALESKA, GA · 4,671 people · Groundwater MADISON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM DANIELSVILLE, GA · 4,663 people · Surface Water Purchased WALESKA WALESKA, GA · 4,657 people · Surface Water Purchased NASHVILLE NASHVILLE, GA · 4,631 people · Groundwater FLOWERY BRANCH FLOWERY BRANCH, GA · 4,594 people · Groundwater EAST DUBLIN EAST DUBLIN, GA · 4,536 people · Groundwater BUTLER BUTLER, GA · 4,518 people · Groundwater LYONS LYONS, GA · 4,458 people · Groundwater BLACKSHEAR BLACKSHEAR, GA · 4,455 people · Groundwater DAWSONVILLE DAWSONVILLE, GA · 4,433 people · Surface Water Purchased COOSA WATER AUTHORITY BLAIRSVILLE, GA · 4,407 people · Groundwater ABRAHAM BALDWIN AGRI. COLLEGE TIFTON, GA · 4,405 people · Groundwater HOGANSVILLE HOGANSVILLE, GA · 4,295 people · Surface Water Purchased CAVE SPRING CAVE SPRING, GA · 4,248 people · Groundwater SAVANNAH-WHITEMARSH ISLAND SAVANNAH, GA · 4,247 people · Groundwater ROCKMART ROCKMART, GA · 4,199 people · GWUDI BALDWIN BALDWIN, GA · 4,160 people · Surface Water OGLETHORPE OGLETHORPE, GA · 4,129 people · Groundwater ALMA ALMA, GA · 4,096 people · Groundwater MONTEZUMA MONTEZUMA, GA · 4,040 people · Groundwater BLAIRSVILLE BLAIRSVILLE, GA · 4,035 people · Surface Water TALBOT COUNTY WATER WORKS TALBOTTON, GA · 4,028 people · Surface Water Purchased LAKE BLACKSHEAR AREA CORDELE, GA · 4,018 people · Groundwater PELHAM PELHAM, GA · 4,007 people · Groundwater STATHAM STATHAM, GA · 3,986 people · Surface Water Purchased ALAMO ALAMO, GA · 3,980 people · Groundwater WALTHOURVILLE WATER SYSTEM WALTHOURVILLE, GA · 3,858 people · Groundwater CLAXTON CLAXTON, GA · 3,840 people · Groundwater UNADILLA UNADILLA, GA · 3,806 people · Groundwater WRIGHTSVILLE WRIGHTSVILLE, GA · 3,749 people · Groundwater SATILLA REGIONAL WATER & SEWER AUTH-EAST WAYCROSS, GA · 3,654 people · Groundwater LEESBURG LEESBURG, GA · 3,629 people · Groundwater HAHIRA HAHIRA, GA · 3,572 people · Groundwater SOUTH ATLANTIC UTILITIES-BRYAN COUNTY(S) SAVANNAH, GA · 3,553 people · Groundwater NICHOLLS NICHOLLS, GA · 3,514 people · Groundwater MONTICELLO MONTICELLO, GA · 3,505 people · Surface Water ROBERTA ROBERTA, GA · 3,478 people · Groundwater LULA LULA, GA · 3,416 people · Groundwater WALKER CO. RURAL WATER AUTH. ROCK SPRING, GA · 3,410 people · Groundwater MCINTOSH COUNTY-CRESCENT COMMUNITY WS DARIEN, GA · 3,406 people · Groundwater USMC-LOGISTICS ALBANY, GA · 3,350 people · Groundwater ELLAVILLE ELLAVILLE, GA · 3,295 people · Groundwater MOUNT VERNON MT. VERNON, GA · 3,243 people · Groundwater

Georgia Drinking Water: Frequently Asked Questions

Is Georgia tap water safe to drink?

Georgia has 1,737 community water systems regulated by the EPA serving a combined 10,595,212 people. Water quality varies by system — search above to find your specific utility and see its violation history, lead test results, and safety grade.

How many water systems are in Georgia?

There are 1,737 EPA-regulated community water systems in Georgia serving a combined 10,595,212 people. Each system is required to test for over 90 contaminants and publicly report any violations.

Does Georgia have PFAS in its drinking water?

PFAS (forever chemicals) have been detected in water systems across the country, including Georgia. The EPA finalized enforceable PFAS limits in 2024. Search for your specific water system above to see if PFAS were detected and whether levels exceed the new federal limits.

EPA data last updated: 2026-07-12