Georgia drinking water quality
Georgia has 2,389 active public water systems serving 10.8 million people. 1,166 of them, 49%, had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 436 have an unresolved violation today, and 27 are designated serious violators by the EPA.
Active systems
2,389
in 159 counties
People served
10.8M
1,743 community systems serve 10.6M
Violations, past 3 years
1,166
49% of active systems
Serious violators
27
1 systems carry a health flag
Largest counties
All 159 countiesLargest community water systems
All 2,389 systems| System | Serves | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta DeKalb County |
1,089,893 | |
| Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water Resources Gwinnett County |
975,000 | |
| Dekalb County DeKalb County |
743,000 | |
| Cobb County Cobb County |
695,000 | |
| North Fulton County Fulton County |
434,517 | |
| Clayton County Water Authority Clayton County |
298,374 | |
| Columbus Muscogee County |
229,000 | |
| Cherokee County Cherokee County |
224,427 | |
| Augusta-Richmond CO WS Richmond County |
204,000 | |
| Henry County Water Authority Henry County |
187,437 |
About the Georgia data
Retrieved from EPA ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.