Plains, GA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.9 ppb (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. 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.
Plains at a glance
Plains serves about 929 people through 356 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 Sumter County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA2610004; phone on file: 229-824-5445. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2023 (2.6 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Plains is 2.6 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.9 ppb |
| 2023 | 2.6 ppb |
How Plains 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. Plains's 1.9 ppb sits at the 74th percentile in Georgia and the 69th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
10 other systems share Sumter County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Plains. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Americus | 15,082 | 3.9 ppb |
| Leslie | 427 | 1.9 ppb |
| Desoto | 348 | 0.6 ppb |
| Andersonville | 338 | 0 (not detected) |
| Briar Patch Mobile Home Park | 162 | 0 (not detected) |
| Southern Hills Mhp | 130 | 2 ppb |
| Graystone Village | 70 | 0.6 ppb |
| Koinonia-Forest Park | 68 | 2.5 ppb |
| Koinonia Village | 68 | 1.2 ppb |
| Towerview Subdivision | 46 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Plains, GA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Plains, 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 Plains 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.