Water Quality: Decatur, GA

1 water system • 743,000 people served

No Health Violations
2
Total Violations
0
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
743,000
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Decatur is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 743,000 people, and has 2 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. None of those violations are health-based — the records reflect missed monitoring or reporting deadlines rather than a contaminant exceeding safe levels. Decatur's violation count is 97% below the national average for Georgia.

Water Systems Serving Decatur

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
DEKALB COUNTY GA0890001 Surface Water 743,000 2

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Other Cities in Georgia

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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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