Mercury violations in Georgia
61 active public water systems in Georgia had a Mercury violation in the past three years. What Mercury is and why it matters.
Health effects: Chronic exposure to inorganic mercury in water primarily damages the kidneys. Neurological effects — tremors, memory loss, cognitive impairment — are more associated with organic mercury (methylmercury) than with the inorganic form regulated in drinking water. Developing fetuses and young children are most vulnerable.
Systems with a Mercury violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oconee County Watkinsville · Oconee County |
30,162 | 2 | 0 | |
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Moultrie Moultrie · Colquitt County |
17,067 | 2 | 0 | |
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Rincon Water System Rincon · Effingham County |
16,654 | 3 | 0 | |
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Swainsboro Swainsboro · Emanuel County |
9,536 | 3 | 0 | |
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Gray Gray · Jones County |
9,339 | 2 | 0 | |
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Tybee Island Tybee Island · Chatham County |
8,047 | 2 | 0 | |
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Savannah Health Services, LLC D/b/a Memo Savannah · Chatham County |
4,800 | 7 | 0 | |
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Walthourville Water System Walthourville · Liberty County |
3,858 | 6 | 2 | |
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McIntosh County-Crescent Community WS Darien · McIntosh County |
3,406 | 4 | 2 | |
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Henderson Park Bryan County |
2,962 | 3 | 1 | |
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Maysville Water System Maysville · Banks County |
2,838 | 3 | 0 | |
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Thunderbolt Thunderbolt · Chatham County |
2,556 | 5 | 0 | |
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Lumpkin Co. 400 Water System Dahlonega · Lumpkin County |
2,379 | 2 | 0 | |
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Werbls Putnam County |
2,226 | 4 | 0 | |
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Pine Mountain Pine Mountain · Harris County |
2,135 | 4 | 1 | |
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Dudley Dudley · Laurens County |
1,994 | 4 | 0 | |
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Dnr-Unicoi State Park White County |
1,588 | 3 | 0 | |
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Rogers State Prison Tattnall County |
1,588 | 4 | 1 | |
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Homer Homer · Banks County |
1,188 | 5 | 0 | |
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Uvalda Uvalda · Montgomery County |
747 | 6 | 3 | |
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Waverly Hall Waverly Hall · Harris County |
746 | 5 | 1 | |
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Holly Hills Subdivision Dublin · Laurens County |
645 | 2 | 0 | |
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Sylvan Lake Falls Rabun Gap · Rabun County |
615 | 5 | 1 | |
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Surrency Surrency · Appling County |
491 | 2 | 0 | |
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Randolph-Clay High School Cuthbert · Randolph County |
478 | 2 | 0 | |
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The Gates Subdivision Coweta County |
369 | 7 | 2 | |
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Pine Hill Est/hearthstone Subdivision Coweta County |
341 | 5 | 1 | |
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Daisy Daisy · Evans County |
325 | 5 | 0 | |
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Line Creek Estates Fayette County |
252 | 8 | 2 | |
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Spring Grove Acres Subdivision Wayne County |
242 | 2 | 0 | |
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Ponderosa Mhc, LLC Griffin · Spalding County |
234 | 5 | 0 | |
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Ranch Park Water System Emanuel County |
218 | 3 | 1 | |
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Bryndemere Subdivision Lumpkin County |
178 | 2 | 0 | |
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Glen Oaks Subdivision Bulloch County |
174 | 2 | 0 | |
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Saddle Creek Bulloch County |
164 | 2 | 0 | |
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Sugarwood Estates MHP Thomasville · Thomas County |
152 | 3 | 0 | |
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Meadowview Subdivision Coweta County |
146 | 7 | 2 | |
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Ogburn Subdivision Swainsboro · Emanuel County |
140 | 2 | 0 | |
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Starrs Mill Ridge Subdivision Fayette County |
135 | 8 | 2 | |
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Heritage Hills Atkinson County |
132 | 2 | 0 | |
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Federated Trust Subdivision Water Sys. Bainbridge · Decatur County |
130 | 4 | 1 | |
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Vidette Vidette · Burke County |
127 | 6 | 1 | |
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Mountain View Apartments Dahlonega · Lumpkin County |
124 | 3 | 0 | |
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Chimney Hill Subdivision Dublin · Laurens County |
113 | 3 | 0 | |
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Peachtree Landing Subdivision Coweta County |
94 | 8 | 2 | |
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Whispering Pines MHP Wayne County |
94 | 5 | 0 | |
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Summer Meadows Subdivision Thomasville · Thomas County |
92 | 4 | 0 | |
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South Hampton Subdivision Lumpkin County |
89 | 3 | 1 | |
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Aspen Woods Lake Coweta County |
88 | 6 | 2 | |
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Arcadia Subdivision Liberty County |
81 | 5 | 1 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Mercury, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Mercury alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Georgia records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.