Lowndes Co.-North Lowndes Co. Ws, GA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.2 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Lowndes Co.-North Lowndes Co. Ws serves about 16,656 people through 6,397 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Lowndes County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA1850016; phone on file: 229-561-0360. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 1.2 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lowndes Co.-North Lowndes Co. Ws is 2.6 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 2.6 ppb |
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. Lowndes Co.-North Lowndes Co. Ws's 1.2 ppb sits at the 61st percentile in Georgia and the 59th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
66 other systems share Lowndes County; 18 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lowndes Co.-North Lowndes Co. Ws. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Valdosta | 48,959 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lowndes Co-South Lowndes | 8,664 | 0 (not detected) |
| Usaf-Moody Air Force Base-Main | 5,325 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hahira | 3,572 | 5.3 ppb |
| Remerton | 1,928 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mulligan Road Water Supply | 905 | 1.5 ppb |
| Oak Street Subdivision | 829 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lake Park | 740 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lowndes Co.-Creekside West S/D | 667 | 0 (not detected) |
| Summerfield Subdivision | 645 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Valdosta, GA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Valdosta, 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 Lowndes Co.-North Lowndes Co. Ws 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.