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Bartow County, Georgia

Water Systems
12
Population Served
107,549
Total Violations
523
46 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

91.7%
Systems with Violations
43.6
Avg Violations per System
8.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
7 systems (58%)
SW
5 systems (42%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
66.7%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Bartow Georgia water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (11)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Bartow County 70,243 23 Detected
Cartersville 24,830 25 Detected
Adairsville 7,306 35 Clean
Emerson 1,435 30 -
Kingston 1,263 152 -
White 900 44 -
Red Top 852 0 -
Glade Marina Office 453 5 -
Waterside Subdivision 107 4 -
Cedar Hill Mobile Home Park 60 47 -
Holiday Marina 50 136 -
Glade Marina Well #1 50 22 -

Other Counties in Georgia

Fulton County
11 systems · 1,636,505 served · 332 violations
Gwinnett County
4 systems · 984,825 served · 322 violations
Cobb County
5 systems · 803,382 served · 38 violations
DeKalb County
1 systems · 743,000 served · 8 violations
Chatham County
118 systems · 340,164 served · 3,877 violations
Clayton County
3 systems · 298,499 served · 272 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Bartow County? ▼
Bartow County has 523 total drinking water violations across 12 water systems, of which 46 are health-based violations. 91.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Bartow County systems? ▼
Water systems in Bartow County serve approximately 107,549 people through 12 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Bartow County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Bartow County, 2 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Bartow County? ▼
Water systems in Bartow County use GW (7 systems), SW (5 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 8.8% of Bartow County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.