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Water system · PWSID GA2950000

CHICKAMAUGA

CHICKAMAUGA, GA · ~5,720 people served

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40
Action needed
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

GA2950000

State

Georgia

City

CHICKAMAUGA

Population served

5,720

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 60 points — the score moved from 100 to 40 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 40

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

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Oct 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

9.2 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 2.3×

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

7 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 1.8×

PFBS

24 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

3.9 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

3.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

3.1 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

8

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

14

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Apr 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 3014 began Dec 2025 Unaddressed
Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Mar 2025 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 2023 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2021 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2013 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2009 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2002 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 1996 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIA Apr 2025
  • State action · SIE Apr 2025
  • State action · SOX Apr 2025
  • State action · SOX Nov 2023
  • State action · SII Oct 2023
  • State action · SII Nov 2021
  • State action · SOX Oct 2021
  • State action · SOX Aug 2013

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

Nitrate

1 station · latest Aug 2022

0.98 · max 0.98 mg/l as N · 2

Copper

1 station · latest Aug 2022

3.4 · max 3.4 ug/l · 1

Fluoride

1 station · latest Aug 2022

0.03 · max 0.03 mg/l · 1

Lead

1 station · latest Aug 2022

0.41 · max 0.41 ug/l · 1

Uranium

1 station · latest Aug 2022

0.242 · max 0.242 ug/l · 1

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 GA2950000 — 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.