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Water system · PWSID GA0890001

DEKALB COUNTY

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

GA0890001

State

Georgia

City

DECATUR

Population served

743,000

Primary source

Surface water

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

3

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

8

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Feb 2022. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2014 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Jan 2007 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Feb 2022
  • State action · SII Nov 2021
  • State action · SOX Jul 2014
  • State action · SII Jul 2014
  • State action · SIF Sep 2007
  • State action · SIA Feb 2007
  • State action · SIE Feb 2007
  • State action · SOX Jan 2007

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Copper

13 stations · latest Jan 2024

11 · max 370 ug/l · 365

Lead

13 stations · latest Jan 2024

9.4 · max 150 ug/l · 331

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system GA0890001 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.