Chimney Oaks, 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.
Who runs the water here
Chimney Oaks serves about 505 people through 187 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Banks County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA0110030; phone on file: 706-677-3510. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Chimney Oaks's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Chimney Oaks is 0 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
How Chimney Oaks 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. Chimney Oaks's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 35th percentile in Georgia and the 22nd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
6 other systems share Banks County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Chimney Oaks. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Banks Co - Mountain Creek | 6,453 | 2.4 ppb |
| Maysville Water System | 2,838 | 2.3 ppb |
| Homer | 1,188 | 1.1 ppb |
| Scales Creek Golf Course | 108 | 15 ppb |
| Hidden Lake Subdivision | 108 | 0 (not detected) |
| Apple Pie Ridge Subdivision | 49 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Homer, GA
Look up your address in Chimney Oaks'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 Chimney Oaks 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.