Ila, GA
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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
Ila serves about 532 people through 197 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Madison County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA1950004; phone on file: 706-789-2244. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2023 (0.7 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Ila is 57.5 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.9 ppb |
| 2021 | 0.6 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 57.5 ppb over 15 |
Where this result ranks
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. Ila's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 35th percentile in Georgia and the 23rd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
21 other systems share Madison County; 12 of them have a higher latest lead result than Ila. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Madison County Water System | 4,663 | 3.5 ppb |
| Comer | 1,531 | 4.5 ppb |
| Colbert Water System | 1,374 | 13 ppb |
| Danielsville | 1,022 | 1.5 ppb |
| Brown Brothers Farm Subdivision | 656 | 3.8 ppb |
| Carlton | 419 | 3 ppb |
| Westbrook / Norwood Village S/D | 416 | 6.2 ppb |
| Apple Acres-Kingston-Gatewood | 308 | 0 (not detected) |
| Double A Farm & Livestock Llc | 300 | - |
| Harrison Militia District | 283 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Ila, 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 Ila 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. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.