Not on the chart: Macon has no PFOS result on record, so it can’t be placed among the cities that detected it.
In Georgia, 32 of 125 city reports have a regulated PFAS above the federal limit. PFAS across Georgia →
Your tap usually reflects the system’s water, but results vary between samples and sources. Only a certified lab test tells you what reaches your glass today.
How to test for PFASPFAS are measured in parts per trillion. Home strips can’t read that low, so a certified lab is the only way to get a number for your tap.
These are the methods behind the federal results. Ask which compounds are on the panel, so the five PFAS with federal limits are included, and keep the reporting limit with your result.
Find a certified lab in Georgia ↗ (opens in a new tab)No home strip has been shown to detect PFAS at the levels federal limits use. A mail-in lab kit is the closest at-home option; check that its lab is accredited and that its panel names the compounds you need.
Read your lab results →Why: these are the technologies certified to reduce PFAS. Certification is compound by compound, so check that a listing names the compound you need to reduce.
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No PFAS result for MACON WATER AUTHORITY’s water system appears in the records PurityMap reads. The record is silent; it does not show the water has none. A certified lab test shows what reaches your glass.
EPA's 2024 drinking-water rule set maximum contaminant levels of 4.0 ng/L for PFOA and for PFOS, and 10 ng/L for PFHxS, PFNA and HFPO-DA (GenX). In May 2026 EPA proposed keeping the PFOA and PFOS limits, with the option of until 2031 to comply, and rescinding the other three. Until a final rule, all five limits apply. The 2024 rule also set a Hazard Index of 1 for mixtures of two or more of PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and PFBS; EPA has proposed rescinding it, and it applies until a final rule.
Yes. These results describe the water system as a whole, and levels vary between samples and sources over time. PFAS come with the water rather than from home plumbing, so your tap usually reflects the system's water, but only a certified lab test of your own tap gives a number for your glass.
Use a state-certified lab that runs EPA Method 533 or 537.1, the methods behind the federal results. Ask which compounds are on the panel, and keep the reporting limit with your result. No home test strip has been shown to detect PFAS at the levels federal limits use.
Reverse osmosis (NSF/ANSI 58), activated carbon (NSF/ANSI 53) and anion exchange can reduce PFAS, but certification is compound by compound. Choose a model whose current listing names the compound you need to reduce, check it in the certifier's listing (NSF, WQA or IAPMO), and replace cartridges on schedule.
Compliance with the 2024 limits is judged on a running annual average, with a compliance date of 2029 (EPA has proposed allowing until 2031 for PFOA and PFOS). EPA has proposed rescinding the PFHxS, PFNA, GenX and Hazard Index limits; they apply until a final rule.