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Tift County, Georgia

Water Systems
14
Population Served
36,945
Total Violations
415
23 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

92.9%
Systems with Violations
29.6
Avg Violations per System
5.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
14 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
33.3%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (13)

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
Tifton-Tift County Water System 27,589 5 Clean
Abraham Baldwin Agri. College 4,405 100 Clean
Omega 1,436 8 -
Ty Ty 929 2 Clean
Economy Inn 600 52 -
Tift Area Academy 575 14 -
Pebble Hill Estates S/D 365 16 -
Lewis Taylor Farms Mlc 350 2 -
Springhill Country Club 300 22 -
Riverbend Estates 221 32 -
Bar W Mobile Home Park 54 66 -
Pleasant Grove Mobile Home Pk 51 45 -
Uga-Diagnostic Center 40 51 -
Dollar General - Chula #20112 30 0 -

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 Tift County? ▼
Tift County has 415 total drinking water violations across 14 water systems, of which 23 are health-based violations. 92.9% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Tift County systems? ▼
Water systems in Tift County serve approximately 36,945 people through 14 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Tift County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Tift County, 1 had PFAS detected (33.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Tift County? ▼
Water systems in Tift County use GW (14 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. 5.5% of Tift 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.