Attapulgus, GA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Attapulgus serves about 750 people through 291 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Decatur County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA0870000; phone on file: 229-465-3322. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Attapulgus's lead record
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Attapulgus is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Georgia systems
Of the 1,681 Georgia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.68 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 131 have gone over at some point. Attapulgus's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 37th percentile in Georgia and the 25th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
9 other systems share Decatur County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Attapulgus. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge | 14,500 | 1.2 ppb |
| Decatur County Industrial Park | 1,100 | 2 ppb |
| Climax | 397 | 1.25 ppb |
| Brinson | 281 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fay Drive Bainbridge | 260 | 0 (not detected) |
| Federated Trust Subdivision Water Sys. | 130 | 18.5 ppb |
| Aryola Bainbridge | 124 | 0 (not detected) |
| Meadowbrook Subdivision | 68 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wright`S Trailer Park | 51 | 2.2 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Attapulgus's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Attapulgus whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.