Water Quality: Cairo, GA

4 water systems • 9,953 people served

Multiple Health Violations
44
Total Violations
6
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Systems
9,953
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Cairo is served by 4 public water systems with a combined service population of 9,953 people, and has 44 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 6 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Cairo's violation count is 32% below the national average for Georgia. Contaminants associated with violations include Barium.

Contaminants Found

Barium

Increases blood pressure and causes cardiovascular effects with long-term exposure.

Common source: Natural rock deposits, oil drilling operations, coal power plant waste

EPA limit: 2 mg/L

Water Systems Serving Cairo

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
CAIRO GA1310000 Groundwater 9,637 14
TEMPLE TERRACE SUBDIVISION GA1310049 Groundwater 151 17
PINE CREST MOBILE HOME PARK GA1310044 Groundwater 108 4
MONTERREY PARK GA1310023 Groundwater 57 9

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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