Is La Fayette, GA Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in La Fayette's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
PFOS	0.0560 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAFAYETTE · 18,177 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
PFBS	0.0440 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAFAYETTE · 18,177 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
PFOA	0.0310 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAFAYETTE · 18,177 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Pfpea	0.0092 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAFAYETTE · 18,177 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Pfhxa	0.0080 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAFAYETTE · 18,177 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Pfhpa	0.0076 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAFAYETTE · 18,177 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
PFHXS	0.0052 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAFAYETTE · 18,177 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Pfda	0.0030 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: LAFAYETTE · 18,177 people · 2025	1/1	UCMR-5
Lead	0.0023 mg/L 15% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: LAFAYETTE · 18,177 people · 2025	1/1	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving La Fayette

Supplier	Population served
LAFAYETTE	18,177

Frequently asked questions about La Fayette tap water

Is La Fayette tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 9 contaminants in the water serving La Fayette. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve La Fayette?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for La Fayette, Georgia to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in La Fayette's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in La Fayette include PFOS, PFBS, PFOA, Pfpea, Pfhxa. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.