Moultrie, GA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.4 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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.
About Moultrie
Moultrie serves about 17,067 people through 7,643 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 Colquitt County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA0710004; phone on file: 229-668-6000. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Moultrie's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (2.4 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Moultrie is 7.9 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4 ppb |
| 2022 | 2.4 ppb |
| 2019 | 2 ppb |
| 2016 | 7.9 ppb |
How Moultrie 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. Moultrie's 2.4 ppb sits at the 79th percentile in Georgia and the 77th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Colquitt County
30 other systems share Colquitt County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Moultrie. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Park | 1,134 | 1.1 ppb |
| Doerun | 1,094 | 0 (not detected) |
| Funston | 653 | 2.5 ppb |
| Berlin | 643 | 0.8 ppb |
| Spencefield Airport | 544 | 2 ppb |
| Bear Creek Subdivision | 464 | 1.8 ppb |
| Tallokas Trails/Circle | 443 | 12 ppb |
| Riverwood Subdivision | 413 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ellenton | 359 | 6.3 ppb |
| Haven Hill Estates Mhp | 327 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Moultrie, GA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Moultrie, 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 Moultrie 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.