Ichauway #2, 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.
Ichauway #2 at a glance
Ichauway #2 serves about 59 people through 22 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Baker County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA0070006; phone on file: 229-734-4706. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Ichauway #2's lead record
That is down 2 ppb from 2 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Ichauway #2 is 21 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 2 ppb |
| 2025 | 21 ppb over 15 |
| 2022 | 9.5 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.3 ppb |
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. Ichauway #2's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 8th percentile in Georgia and the 5th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Baker County
1 other system shares Baker County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Ichauway #2. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Newton | 775 | 1.6 ppb |
Next steps for Newton, GA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Newton, 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 Ichauway #2 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.