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Henry County, Georgia

Water Systems
8
Population Served
218,714
Total Violations
444
23 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
55.5
Avg Violations per System
5.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
4 systems (50%)
GW
4 systems (50%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
80.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (8)

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
Henry County Water Authority 176,038 14 Detected
McDonough 16,187 23 Detected
Locust Grove 10,812 56 Clean
Hampton 7,305 76 Detected
Stockbridge 7,195 19 Detected
Indian Creek Mobile Park 572 91 -
Fortson 4-H Center 350 82 -
Poole`s Mobile Manor 255 83 -

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 Henry County? ▼
Henry County has 444 total drinking water violations across 8 water systems, of which 23 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Henry County systems? ▼
Water systems in Henry County serve approximately 218,714 people through 8 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Henry County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Henry County, 4 had PFAS detected (80.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Henry County? ▼
Water systems in Henry County use SW (4 systems), GW (4 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. 5.2% of Henry 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.