South Atlantic Utilities-Bryan County(S), GA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 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.
South Atlantic Utilities-Bryan County(S) at a glance
South Atlantic Utilities-Bryan County(S) serves about 3,553 people through 1,316 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Bryan County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA0290080; phone on file: 912-352-9339. 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 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for South Atlantic Utilities-Bryan County(S) is 2.5 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 ppb |
| 2023 | 1 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 2.5 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. South Atlantic Utilities-Bryan County(S)'s 1 ppb sits at the 56th percentile in Georgia and the 54th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
43 other systems share Bryan County; 18 of them have a higher latest lead result than South Atlantic Utilities-Bryan County(S). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hill | 16,068 | 1.1 ppb |
| Pembroke Water System | 3,402 | 7.3 ppb |
| Henderson Park | 2,962 | 0 (not detected) |
| Strathy Hall Subdivision | 1,185 | 1.2 ppb |
| Bryan County Water System | 1,111 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cranston Bluff-Waterford Landing | 975 | 2.1 ppb |
| Oak Level Road Water System | 932 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cape Hardwicke/Ft. Mcallister/Kinsale/Re | 861 | 0 (not detected) |
| Magnolia Creek Plantation/Tayor Place | 589 | 8.9 ppb |
| Black Creek Golf-Brewton Acres | 541 | 0.7 ppb |
Next steps for Savannah, GA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Savannah, 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 South Atlantic Utilities-Bryan County(S) 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.