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Polk County, Georgia

Water Systems
4
Population Served
39,086
Total Violations
83
13 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
20.8
Avg Violations per System
15.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
4 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (4)

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
Polk County Water Authority 23,792 42 Clean
Cedartown 10,190 7 Clean
Rockmart 4,199 19 Clean
Polk County-Vinson Mountain Water Systm 905 15 -

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 Polk County? ▼
Polk County has 83 total drinking water violations across 4 water systems, of which 13 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Polk County systems? ▼
Water systems in Polk County serve approximately 39,086 people through 4 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Polk County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Polk County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Polk County? ▼
Water systems in Polk County use SW (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. 15.7% of Polk 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.