Redwood Lake, GA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Redwood Lake serves about 54 people through 20 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Brooks County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA0270038; phone on file: 229-263-0968. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2022 (0.7 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Redwood Lake is 0.7 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0.7 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. Redwood Lake's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 6th percentile in Georgia and the 4th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Brooks County
12 other systems share Brooks County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Redwood Lake. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Quitman | 5,612 | 1.3 ppb |
| Morven | 680 | 2.3 ppb |
| Barwick | 626 | 0 (not detected) |
| Shady Acres Subdivision | 451 | 0 (not detected) |
| Green Meadows #2/Quail Run | 367 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jamar Subdivision | 275 | 4.2 ppb |
| Deer Creek Mobile Home Park | 195 | 0 (not detected) |
| Brookside Prime Properties-Fhb | 180 | 0 (not detected) |
| Timberview Estates Mhp | 160 | 0.8 ppb |
| Oak Ridge Village | 121 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Quitman, GA
Look up your address in Redwood Lake's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Redwood Lake 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.