Question 1

Is Pearson water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Pearson (PWS ID: GA0030000) has 76 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,200 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Pearson serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Pearson serves 2,200 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Pearson or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 825 service connections. The operator address is listed in Pearson, Georgia.

Question 3

What type of violations does Pearson have?

Accepted Answer

Pearson has 76 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 62 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Pearson water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Pearson under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Pearson use?

Accepted Answer

Pearson uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Pearson sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Pearson ranks #12,842 of 29,740 by people served, and #302 of 629 in Georgia. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Pearson's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Pearson has 76 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 33% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 67% of that cohort has fewer violations than Pearson. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	12	2001
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	6	2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	RPT	3	2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	3	2025
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	1994
Benzene	MR	2	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1993
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1993
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1993
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1993
Styrene	MR	2	1993
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1993
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1993
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1993
Nitrate	MR	2	1993
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MCL	1	1994

Pearson

Pearson standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Pearson

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served