Polk County, Georgia
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet GA233 · Polk County 4 sys · 83 viol · #1135/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-SW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 15.7% health
- RANK-UPPER #1135/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-SW SW lead 100%
- SYS-TINY 4 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Fulton County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Polk County ranks #1,135 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #46 of 159 counties in Georgia. See methodology · corpus placement.
Polk County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 15.7% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #1,135 of 3,254 · #46 of 159 in Georgia.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Polk County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Polk County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
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 | - |
Compare beyond Georgia
Mid-flagged peers for Polk County
Cross-state counties nearest Polk County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (83). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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