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Sumter County, Georgia

Water Systems
17
Population Served
18,656
Total Violations
3,868
93 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
227.5
Avg Violations per System
2.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
17 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
100.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (17)

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
Americus 15,082 22 Clean
Plains 942 75 -
Sumter Co.- Regional Park 750 38 -
Leslie 427 77 -
Andersonville 386 71 -
Desoto 311 63 -
Briar Patch Mobile Home Park 162 98 -
Southern Hills MHP 130 838 -
Koinonia-Forest Park 84 496 -
Graystone Village 70 550 -
Koinonia Village 68 479 -
A B C Mobile Home Park 54 323 -
Jimmy Carter`s Boyhood Home and Farm 50 25 -
Towerview Subdivision 46 5 -
Arlington Terrace MHP 41 580 -
Brickyard Plantation II 39 4 -
Koinonia Partners Main Farm 14 124 -

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 Sumter County? ▼
Sumter County has 3,868 total drinking water violations across 17 water systems, of which 93 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Sumter County systems? ▼
Water systems in Sumter County serve approximately 18,656 people through 17 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Sumter County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Sumter County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Sumter County? ▼
Water systems in Sumter County use GW (17 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. 2.4% of Sumter 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.