Glennville Water System, GA
Exceeded the action level in the past
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 result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Glennville Water System serves about 5,173 people through 1,815 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Tattnall County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA2670002; phone on file: 912-654-2461. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Glennville Water System is 24 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, 2 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 1.5 ppb |
| 2024 | 22.2 ppb over 15 |
| 2024 | 24 ppb over 15 |
| 2021 | 4.6 ppb |
| 2018 | 3.3 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.5 ppb |
How Glennville Water System 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. Glennville Water System's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 42nd percentile in Georgia and the 35th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Tattnall County
10 other systems share Tattnall County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Glennville Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Reidsville Water System | 2,594 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rogers State Prison | 1,588 | 9.2 ppb |
| Collins Water System | 780 | 1 ppb |
| Cobbtown Water System | 596 | 2 ppb |
| Beards Creek Mhp | 307 | 0 (not detected) |
| Manassas | 133 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fairhaven Mobile Home Park | 62 | 0 (not detected) |
| The Oaks Subdivision | 57 | 0 (not detected) |
| Manassas Station | 47 | 0 (not detected) |
| Savana Woods Mobile Home Park | 39 | 0.8 ppb |
Next steps for Glennville, GA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Glennville, 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 Glennville Water System 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. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.