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PFAS in Georgia

Of the 250 water suppliers tested for PFAS in Georgia, 44 detected PFOA or PFOS (17.6%).

17.6%
of suppliers detected PFOA or PFOS
250
suppliers tested

What is PFAS?

PFAS — “forever chemicals” — are synthetic compounds that accumulate in the body and are linked to cancer, liver damage and immune effects. In 2024 the EPA set enforceable limits of 4 parts per trillion each for PFOA and PFOS. These are the only nationwide PFAS measurements, from the EPA’s UCMR-5 program.

Water suppliers

PFAS value per supplier, 2023–2025. EPA limit — 4 ppt (0.004 µg/L) for PFOA and PFOS, set in 2024. Suppliers that detected PFOA or PFOS are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SupplierCityPopulationPFAS (ug/L)
Lafayette La Fayette 18,177 0.0560 µg/L
Augusta-Richmond Co Ws Augusta 204,000 0.0510 µg/L
Columbus Columbus 229,000 0.0339 µg/L
Calhoun Calhoun 53,090 0.0290 µg/L
Walker County Water Authority Flintstone 36,000 0.0220 µg/L
Chattooga County Trion 9,190 0.0200 µg/L
Rome Rome 45,586 0.0173 µg/L
Chickamauga Chickamauga 5,720 0.0154 µg/L
Chatsworth Chatsworth 28,262 0.0150 µg/L
Griffin Griffin 23,643 0.0140 µg/L
Spalding County Water System Griffin 40,430 0.0130 µg/L
Oak Street Subdivision Valdosta 829 0.0121 µg/L
Floyd County Rome 46,143 0.0111 µg/L
Cochran Cochran 8,114 0.0107 µg/L
East Point East Point 33,712 0.0093 µg/L
Clayton County Water Authority Morrow 298,374 0.0085 µg/L
Dalton Utilities Dalton 99,315 0.0084 µg/L
Harris County Water System Cataula 22,922 0.0073 µg/L
Valdosta Valdosta 48,959 0.0070 µg/L
Woodstock Woodstock 19,742 0.0068 µg/L
Gray Gray 9,339 0.0068 µg/L
Talbot County Water Works Talbotton 4,028 0.0068 µg/L
Port Wentworth Port Wentworth 11,000 0.0067 µg/L
Senoia Senoia 7,528 0.0067 µg/L
Effingham County Surface Water System Springfield 12,293 0.0064 µg/L
Centerville Centerville 14,701 0.0061 µg/L
Forsyth Forsyth 8,585 0.0061 µg/L
Fort Oglethorpe Fort Oglethorpe 8,313 0.0061 µg/L
Butts County/Jackson/Jenkinsburg Ws Jackson 31,171 0.0058 µg/L
Hampton Hampton 7,305 0.0056 µg/L
Savannah-I & D Port Wentworth 10,500 0.0055 µg/L
Mcdonough Mcdonough 16,187 0.0053 µg/L
South Monroe County Water System Forsyth 16,292 0.0051 µg/L
Pooler Pooler 28,423 0.0050 µg/L
Braselton Braselton 20,469 0.0046 µg/L
Paulding County Water System Dallas 117,468 0.0045 µg/L
Winder Winder 51,540 0.0045 µg/L
Barnesville Barnesville 10,725 0.0045 µg/L
Blairsville Blairsville 4,035 0.0045 µg/L
Fayetteville Fayetteville 15,281 0.0044 µg/L
Lagrange La Grange 41,852 0.0041 µg/L
Hapeville Hapeville 5,790 0.0041 µg/L
Albany Albany 101,245 0.0040 µg/L
West Point West Point 5,800 0.0040 µg/L
Atlanta Atlanta 1,089,893 Not detected
Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources Buford 975,000 Not detected
Dekalb County Decatur 743,000 Not detected
Cobb County Marietta 695,000 Not detected
North Fulton County Alpharetta 434,517 Not detected
Cherokee County Canton 224,427 Not detected
Henry County Water Authority — 187,437 Not detected
Savannah-Main Savannah 168,958 Not detected
Forsyth Co. Water & Sewer Cumming 161,200 Not detected
Gainesville Gainesville 140,000 Not detected
Douglasville-Douglas County Wsa Douglasville 127,084 Not detected
Athens-Clarke Co Water System Athens 125,000 Not detected
Columbia County Martinez 124,763 Not detected
Houston County-Feagin Mill Kathleen 92,971 Not detected
Coweta Water & Sewer Auth. Newnan 92,907 Not detected
Rockdale Co. Water System Conyers 87,156 Not detected
Fayette County Fayetteville 86,934 Not detected
Warner Robins Warner Robins 83,705 Not detected
Newton Co. Water-Sewerage Auth Covington 74,364 Not detected
Bartow County Cartersville 70,243 Not detected
Marietta Board of Lights and Water Marietta 60,100 Not detected
Cumming Cumming 58,661 Not detected
Catoosa Util. Dist. Authority Ringgold 56,670 Not detected
Carroll County Carrollton 51,592 Not detected
Newnan Utilities Newnan 48,451 Not detected
Walton Co. Water & Sewer Auth. — 45,230 Not detected
Brunswick Brunswick 44,739 Not detected
Smyrna Smyrna 40,508 Not detected
Statesboro Statesboro 36,846 Not detected
Perry Perry 35,493 Not detected
Jackson County Water & Sewer Authority Jefferson 33,601 Not detected
Thomasville Thomasville 32,613 Not detected
Hinesville Hinesville 32,471 Not detected
Oconee County Watkinsville 31,323 Not detected
St. Simons Island Saint Simons Island 29,249 Not detected
Toccoa Toccoa 28,711 Not detected
Tifton-Tift County Water System Tifton 27,589 Not detected
Usa-Fort Stewart Main Fort Stewart (U.S. Army) 27,573 Not detected
Monroe Monroe 25,248 Not detected
Kingsland Kingsland 25,245 Not detected
Carrollton Carrollton 25,200 Not detected
Cartersville Cartersville 24,830 Not detected
Etowah Dawsonville 23,922 Not detected
Polk County Water Authority Cedartown 23,792 Not detected
Baldwin County Milledgeville 23,067 Not detected
Usaf-Robins Ab Main Warner Robins 22,000 Not detected
Thomson-Mcduffie Co W&S Comm Thomson 21,312 Not detected
Milledgeville Milledgeville 20,540 Not detected
Georgia Southern University Statesboro 20,357 Not detected
Lee County Utilities Authority Leesburg 20,194 Not detected
St. Marys St. Marys 19,408 Not detected
Union City Union City 18,636 Not detected
Demorest Demorest 18,049 Not detected
Barrow County Water System Winder 17,893 Not detected
Moultrie Moultrie 17,067 Not detected
Rincon Water System Rincon 16,654 Not detected