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Ware County, Georgia

Water Systems
12
Population Served
33,921
Total Violations
321
20 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

83.3%
Systems with Violations
26.8
Avg Violations per System
6.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
12 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

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

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (10)

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
Waycross 15,987 32 Clean
Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth. 10,657 16 Clean
Satilla Regional Water & Sewer Auth-East 3,654 5 Clean
Waycross-Ware County Ind. Park 1,716 74 -
Manor Water Association 611 99 -
Mixon Farms Pack House 450 0 -
Baptist Village 308 18 -
DNR-Laura S. Walker State Park 200 15 -
Okefenokee Swamp Assoc. Inc. 200 22 -
DNR-L S Walker Sp Golf Course 75 19 -
GA. Lions Camp for the Blind 33 21 -
Dollar General #17552 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 Ware County? ▼
Ware County has 321 total drinking water violations across 12 water systems, of which 20 are health-based violations. 83.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Ware County systems? ▼
Water systems in Ware County serve approximately 33,921 people through 12 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Ware County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Ware County, 1 had PFAS detected (33.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Ware County? ▼
Water systems in Ware County use GW (12 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. 6.2% of Ware 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.