CHICKAMAUGA
PWS ID: GA2950000 · CHICKAMAUGA, Georgia 30707
PFAS Detected
6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
5,720
Total Violations
26
Health-Based Violations
8
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,224
- County
- Walker
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 8
- Monitoring Violations
- 9
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 9 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 8 | 2004 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2011 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 3 | 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 2 | 1996 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 11 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMBA | 6/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/28/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/28/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/28/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/28/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/28/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 6/28/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/28/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/28/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/28/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/28/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/28/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/28/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 3/6/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 3/6/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 3/6/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 3/6/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 2/14/2024 | 0.0106 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBS | 2/14/2024 | 0.0401 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 2/14/2024 | 0.0154 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxA | 2/14/2024 | 0.0046 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeA | 2/14/2024 | 0.0060 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHpA | 2/14/2024 | 0.0033 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| lithium | 12/13/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 10/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 10/7/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 10/7/2024 | 0.0031 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFDoA | 10/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 10/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 10/7/2024 | 0.0070 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOS | 10/7/2024 | 0.0092 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Detected |
| PFHxS | 10/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 10/7/2024 | 0.0241 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 10/7/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 10/7/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 10/7/2024 | 0.0039 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 10/7/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 10/7/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 10/7/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.