Cherry Log Mountain I, GA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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.
Cherry Log Mountain I at a glance
Cherry Log Mountain I serves about 151 people through 56 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Gilmer County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA1230055; phone on file: 706-632-8265. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Cherry Log Mountain I is 0 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 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. Cherry Log Mountain I's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 22nd percentile in Georgia and the 13th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
13 other systems share Gilmer County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Cherry Log Mountain I. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Ellijay-Gilmer Co. Water Auth. | 13,010 | 2.3 ppb |
| Eagles Mountain Campground | 1,820 | 0 (not detected) |
| Walnut Mountain S/D Poa | 1,105 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cherry Log Mtn.-Indian Rock | 283 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cherry Log Mtn.-Granny Lake | 265 | 0 (not detected) |
| Laurel Ridge | 224 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lake Buckhorn | 164 | 0 (not detected) |
| Carters Lake Estates | 148 | 0.7 ppb |
| Hidden Lake | 112 | 0 (not detected) |
| Holloway Mountain | 65 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Cherry Log Mountain I'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 Cherry Log Mountain I 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.