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Chatham County, Georgia

Water Systems
118
Population Served
340,164
Total Violations
3,877
255 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 16 tested

Violation Analysis

99.2%
Systems with Violations
32.9
Avg Violations per System
6.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
47 systems (40%)
SW
3 systems (3%)

PFAS Contamination

16
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
37.5%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

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
Savannah-Main 168,958 29 Clean
Pooler 21,187 30 Detected
Savannah-Georgetown/Gateway 14,589 25 Clean
Savannah-Wilmington Island 13,526 28 Clean
Larchmont Estates Subdivision 11,799 117 Clean
The Landings Subdivision 11,058 4 Clean
Port Wentworth 11,000 32 Detected
Savannah-I & D 10,500 64 Detected
Garden City 9,000 37 Clean
Tybee Island 8,047 18 Clean
USA-Hunter Army Airfield - Main 7,500 16 Clean
Glen of Robin Hood 5,000 21 Clean
Savannah Health Services, LLC D/B/a Memo 4,800 78 Clean
DOT-Rest Area/Welcome Ctr. 112 4,500 74 -
Savannah-Whitemarsh Island 4,247 22 Clean
Thunderbolt 2,668 78 -
Savannah-Savannah Quarters 2,665 23 -
Bloomingdale 2,500 13 -
Parkersburg Subdivision 1,253 25 -
Savannah-Dutch Island 1,191 18 -
Montgomery Area 1,185 20 -
Talahi Island Community 1,139 27 -
Savannah Christian School 990 15 -
Ogeechee Farms 918 104 -
Fort Pulaski National Monument Vis Ctr 912 6 -
Runaway Point 861 15 -
Nassau Woods Mobile Home Park 772 57 -
Rio Vista/Burnside 759 24 -
Grays Subdivision 715 12 -
Whitfield Park Subdivision 676 26 -
Hunter's Ridge 660 6 Clean
Savannah Pines Mobile Home Park 632 98 -
Southwinds - White Oaks 572 19 -
Golden Isles Subdivision 555 24 -
Harbour Creek Subdivision 543 23 -
River Oaks Subdivision 541 7 -
Garden Acres Estates 525 33 -
Garden City - Town Center 514 2 -
Marsh Point Homes 497 30 -
Fort Argyle-River Bluff 463 16 -
Whitemarsh Estates 390 27 -
Estill Hammock/Spanish Hammock 374 12 -
East Pines Subdivision 348 21 -
DNR-Skidaway Island State Park 347 8 -
Commodore Point 302 92 -
Azalea Mobile Home Plaza 300 53 -
Grove Hill Subdivision 286 3 -
Savannah Yacht & Country Club 257 27 -
Cottonvale Estates 255 33 -
Gurudevdutt18, LLC. 250 9 -

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
Clayton County
3 systems · 298,499 served · 272 violations
Cherokee County
10 systems · 273,696 served · 364 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Chatham County? ▼
Chatham County has 3,877 total drinking water violations across 118 water systems, of which 255 are health-based violations. 99.2% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Chatham County systems? ▼
Water systems in Chatham County serve approximately 340,164 people through 118 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Chatham County water? ▼
Of 16 water systems tested for PFAS in Chatham County, 6 had PFAS detected (37.5% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Chatham County? ▼
Water systems in Chatham County use GW (47 systems), SW (3 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. 6.6% of Chatham 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.