Community Water System · PWS GA1190002
Franklin Springs
Franklin Springs, Georgia 30639-0207 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 702 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 702
- People served
- 72
- EPA violations
- 0
- Health-based
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 72 drinking-water violations at Franklin Springs - above the Georgia per-system average.
- 72
- Total EPA violations on record
- 0%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 702
- People served by this system
- 0
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Franklin Springs
Franklin Springs is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 702 residents in Franklin Springs, Georgia (Franklin County) through 370 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 72 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 45 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.
The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 13 violations (Other). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.
Across Georgia, EPA tracks 2,382 public water systems serving 10,694,477 people, with 108,966 cumulative violations and 12,032 health-based violations on record. About 92% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 45.7 violations. Statewide, 102 of 254 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (40.2%).
Franklin Springs's 72 violations sit above the Georgia average.
All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 370
- County
- Franklin
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 45
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 13 | 2014 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 11 | 2013 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 9 | 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | 2020 |
| Public Notice | Other | 2 | 2021 |
| Benzene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Ethylbenzene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Toluene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Styrene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1994 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1994 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFPO-DA | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/9/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/9/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/9/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/9/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/9/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/9/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/9/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/9/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/9/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 4/7/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 4/7/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 4/7/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 4/7/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 4/7/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 4/7/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 4/7/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 4/7/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 4/7/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 4/7/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 4/7/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 4/7/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 4/7/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 4/7/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 4/7/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 4/7/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 4/7/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 4/7/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 4/7/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 4/7/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 4/7/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Verify This Water System
The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Franklin Springs.
EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:
View PWS ID GA1190002 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Georgia Drinking Water Authority
Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Franklin Springs under EPA-delegated authority.
Open GA regulator portalViolation Timeline
Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.
| Year (latest) | Contaminant | Category | Count | EPA Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 9 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 5000 |
| 2021 | Public Notice | Other | 2 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 7500 |
| 2020 | Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 4 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 8000 |
| 2014 | Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 13 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 7000 |
| 2013 | Coliform (TCR) | MR | 11 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 3100 |
| 1994 | Benzene | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2990 |
| 1994 | o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2968 |
| 1994 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2380 |
| 1994 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2979 |
| 1994 | DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2964 |
| 1994 | Ethylbenzene | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2992 |
| 1994 | CHLOROBENZENE | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2989 |
| 1994 | Toluene | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2991 |
| 1994 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2981 |
| 1994 | Vinyl chloride | MR | 1 | SDWIS / GA1190002 / 2976 |
How Franklin Springs Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Franklin Springs | Georgia avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 72 | 45.7 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 0 | 5.1 | Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL |
| PFAS detection | None | 40.2% | EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt |
| Population served | 702 | 4,490 | Sizing context for compliance burden |
Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,382 regulated public water systems in Georgia.
Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
| Contaminant | Federal MCL / Action Level | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) | Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique |
| Arsenic | 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) | Health-based MCL since 2006 |
| Total Coliform | Treatment technique (RTCR) | Indicator organism, monitoring trigger |
| PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) | 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) | Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026) |
| Nitrate (as N) | 10 mg/L | Acute health risk for infants |
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