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Community Water System · PWS GA2210000

Crawford

Crawford, Georgia 30630 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,170 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,170
People served
81
EPA violations
44
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 81 drinking-water violations at Crawford, 54% of them health-based - above the Georgia per-system average.

81
Total EPA violations on record
54%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,170
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Crawford

Crawford is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,170 residents in Crawford, Georgia (Oglethorpe County) through 452 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 81 total violations for this system , of which 44 (54%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 33 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, recorded in 20 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

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%).

Crawford's 81 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.

Population Served
1,170
Total Violations
81
Health-Based Violations
44
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
452
County
Oglethorpe
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
44
Monitoring Violations
33
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 20 2016
Combined Uranium MCL 16 2016
TTHM MCL 8 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 1996
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2025
Arsenic MR 2 2025
Chromium MR 2 2025
Fluoride MR 2 2025
Antimony, Total MR 2 2025
Beryllium, Total MR 2 2025
Thallium, Total MR 2 2025
Selenium MR 2 2025
Nickel MR 2 2025
Barium MR 2 2025
Mercury MR 2 2025
CYANIDE MR 2 2025
Cadmium MR 2 2025

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 Crawford.

Federal Source of Truth

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 GA2210000 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Georgia Drinking Water Authority

Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Crawford under EPA-delegated authority.

Open GA regulator portal

Source: Georgia EPD, Drinking Water Program

Violation 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
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 7000
2025 Arsenic MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1005
2025 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1020
2025 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1025
2025 Antimony, Total MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1074
2025 Beryllium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1075
2025 Thallium, Total MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1085
2025 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1045
2025 Nickel MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1036
2025 Barium MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1010
2025 Mercury MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1035
2025 CYANIDE MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1024
2025 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 1015
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 8000
2019 TTHM MCL 8 SDWIS / GA2210000 / 2950

How Crawford Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Crawford Georgia avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 81 45.7 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 44 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 1,170 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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Crawford water safe to drink? ▼
Crawford (PWS ID: GA2210000) has 81 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,170 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Crawford serve? ▼
Crawford serves 1,170 people in Crawford, Georgia. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 452 service connections.
What type of violations does Crawford have? ▼
Crawford has 81 total violations: 44 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 33 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Crawford water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Crawford under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Crawford use? ▼
Crawford uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.