We read 9 results from Houston County-Feagin Mill’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 4 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 92,971 people · Water system ID GA1530021 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross alpha (radioactivity)highest measured · sampled 2024 · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 8.83 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 15 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| PFOA (a PFAS)single sample · Entry point · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.6 ppt | 0.007 ppt | 4 ppt from 2029 | Above the health goal229x the health goal |
| Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · sampled 2024 · Wells · 2025 report, page 3 | 4.81 pCi/L | 0 pCi/L | 5 pCi/L | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Total coliform bacteriahighest month · range ND to 1.1 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3 | 1.1 % positive | 0 % positive | 5 % positive | Above the health goalThe health goal is zero |
| Chlorineaverage · range 0.64 to 1.22 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 3 | 1 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.11 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.7 to 0.96 · Treatment plants · 2025 report, page 3 | 0.96 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 3 | Not detected | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Not detected |
| Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range ND to 3 · Treatment plants · 2025 report, page 3 | 3 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Houston County-Feagin Mill’s water between Oct 2023 and Apr 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium16.8 ppbFound in 2 of 6 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Radium and uranium
Found: Gross alpha (radioactivity), Radium (combined 226 + 228)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
PFAS ("forever chemicals")
Found: PFOA (a PFAS)
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
Bacteria and viruses
Found: Total coliform bacteria
What removes it: UV purification (and tell your utility).
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