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Community Water System · PWS GA0450005

Temple

Operator location Temple, Georgia - larger served population (> 3,309) at 5,708 people served; 57 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

5,708
People served (this PWS)
57
EPA violations (this PWS)
7
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Temple standing, mid SDWIS violation third

5,708 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 12% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #7,058 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Temple lands in the middle third by violation volume (57), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is large (5,708; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 12% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#7,058 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#186 of 629
Population · GA
57
Total EPA violations on record
12%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
2,600
County
Carroll
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
23
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 25 2022
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 2014
Nitrate MR 7 2000
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2007
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2016

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Temple has 57 recorded EPA violations, 60% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 40% carry more. 12% of this system's own violations are health-based (7 of 57), and it ranks #7,058 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

57 Around the middle fewer violations than 40% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFBA 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/17/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/17/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/17/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/17/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/17/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/17/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/17/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/17/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/17/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 4/16/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 4/16/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 4/16/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 4/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 4/16/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 4/16/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 4/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 4/16/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 4/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 4/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 4/16/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 4/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 4/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 4/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 4/16/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 4/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 4/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 4/16/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 4/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 4/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 4/16/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Temple

EPA SDWIS lists 5,708 people served and 2,600 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program

Nationwide peers

57 violations · 5,708 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Temple

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Georgia compares on the same EPA violation measures. Georgia systems
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
  • Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater