Houston County Water Quality: 3 Cities Ranked by the Records
Houston County, Georgia: 3 city reports built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
LithiumDetected in 1 system of 3 tested10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit) · US EPAHighest32 µg/L
- PERRY32 µg/LSample date: 2024-07-16 to 2025-01-15
- CENTERVILLENot detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-01-31 to 2024-07-10
- WARNER ROBINSNot detected · below 9.0 µg/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-17 to 2025-01-07
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)Detected in 1 system of 3 tested4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest6.1 ng/L
- CENTERVILLE6.1 ng/LSample date: 2024-01-31 to 2024-07-10
- PERRYNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-16 to 2025-01-15
- WARNER ROBINSNot detected · below 4.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-17 to 2025-01-07
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)Detected in 1 system of 3 tested10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPAHighest13 ng/L
- CENTERVILLE13 ng/LSample date: 2024-01-31 to 2024-07-10
- PERRYNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-16 to 2025-01-15
- WARNER ROBINSNot detected · below 3.0 ng/L lab reporting limitSample date: 2024-07-17 to 2025-01-07
Lead (90th percentile)Detected in 3 systems15 µg/L federal action level · US EPAHighest1.8 µg/L
- WARNER ROBINS1.8 µg/LMonitoring period: 2024–2026 (still open)
- CENTERVILLE1.3 µg/LMonitoring period: 2024–2026 (still open)
- PERRY0.35 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2025
27 PFAS tested, none detected in any systemShow
Tested in these 3 systems: CENTERVILLE, PERRY, WARNER ROBINS
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
- Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 3 cities above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in GeorgiaLargest water systems
- Warner RobinsWARNER ROBINS · GA153000783,705 served
- PerryPERRY · GA153000635,493 served
- CentervilleCENTERVILLE · GA153000014,701 served
Frequently asked
How does Houston County tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 3 cities in Houston County by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Perry's main water system: PERRY · PWSID GA1530006 · Purity Score 100 (Excellent) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Houston County cities had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit?
1 of 3 Houston County city reports had a PFAS sample above a 2024 EPA limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Centerville (PFOA 6.1 ng/L). That limit is judged on a yearly average, and water systems have until 2029 to meet it, so a single sample is not a violation. PFAS were detected at any level in 1.
Is there lead in Houston County tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 3 of 3 Houston County cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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