Baldwin Forest Subdivision, GA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 4.3 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Baldwin Forest Subdivision serves about 30 people through 11 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Baldwin County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA0090047. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
That is down 7.1 ppb from 11.4 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Baldwin Forest Subdivision is 11.4 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.3 ppb |
| 2023 | 11.4 ppb over 10 |
| 2020 | 6.6 ppb |
| 2017 | 8.4 ppb |
How Baldwin Forest Subdivision compares
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. Baldwin Forest Subdivision's 4.3 ppb sits at the 90th percentile in Georgia and the 89th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Baldwin County
4 other systems share Baldwin County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Baldwin Forest Subdivision. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County | 23,067 | 2.1 ppb |
| Milledgeville | 20,540 | 1.1 ppb |
| Meriwether-Golden Pond Subdivision | 124 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lands End Subdivision | 59 | 1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Eatonton, GA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Baldwin Forest Subdivision 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.