Is Tuttle Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Grady

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

120

health-based violations

264

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-04-01 → 2009-06-30

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0039 µg/L	1/6	2025
Pfhxa	0.0030 µg/L	1/6	2025
Pfpea	0.0032 µg/L	1/6	2025

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	244.6 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 348 µg/L	99/100	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	7752 µg/L 78% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 10700 µg/L	53/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.12595 pCi/L 23% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.17 pCi/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4.1105 pCi/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.17 pCi/L	18/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.9505 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.52 pCi/L	18/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0026 mg/L 17% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Fluoride	452.5 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 520 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2013–2018
Barium	493.2 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 536 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2013–2018
Bromodichloromethane	3.6975 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.89 µg/L	8/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.2895 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	8/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.412 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.44 µg/L	8/37	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	12.09 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 12.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	2.845 µg/L 9.5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 2.86 µg/L	7/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.848 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.89 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.295 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.9675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.08 µg/L	6/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	25 µg/L No EPA limit set	5/6	UCMR-5	2025
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.7025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.71 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	3900 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012
Asbestos	2.4 MFL 34% of the EPA limit 7 MFL	1/1	SYR4	2019
Lead	29.4 µg/L 196% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L	1/100	SYR4	2012–2019

87 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Frequently asked questions about Tuttle

Is Tuttle tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Tuttle's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Tuttle's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate-Nitrite, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, Gross Beta Particle Activity, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Tuttle serve?

Tuttle reports serving 4,500 people, per its EPA record.

Has Tuttle had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 264 violations on file for Tuttle, of which 120 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.