Community Water System · PWS GA1190051
Franklin County Water System
Operator location Carnesville, Georgia - 60% of 279 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 5,638 served per SDWIS.
- 5,638
- People served (this PWS)
- 279
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 167
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Franklin County Water System standing, high SDWIS violation third
60% of 279 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 60% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #7,114 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Franklin County Water System sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (279), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (5,638; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 60% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #7,114 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #187 of 629
- Population · GA
- 279
- Total EPA violations on record
- 60%
- 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
- 2,150
- County
- Franklin
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 167
- Monitoring Violations
- 96
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Uranium | MCL | 126 | 2019 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MCL | 36 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 12 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 10 | 2010 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 6 | 2024 |
| Nitrate-Nitrite | MR | 5 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MCL | 4 | 2006 |
| Combined Uranium | MR | 4 | 2015 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 4 | 2015 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 4 | 2015 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Public Notice | Other | 3 | 2023 |
| Arsenic | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Cadmium | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| CYANIDE | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Fluoride | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Nickel | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Selenium | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Mercury | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Chromium | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Barium | MR | 3 | 2020 |
| Benzene | MR | 2 | 1993 |
| Nitrate | MR | 2 | 1993 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1993 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1993 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Franklin County Water System has 279 recorded EPA violations, 90% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 10% carry more. 60% of this system's own violations are health-based (167 of 279), and it ranks #7,114 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)
279 Higher than most more violations than 90% 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 203 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADONA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/10/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/10/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/10/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/10/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/10/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/10/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/10/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/10/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/10/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/10/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/10/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/10/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/10/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Franklin County Water System
167 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for GA1190051.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program
Nationwide peers
279 violations · 5,638 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Franklin County Water System
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