The Marsh At Shellman'S, GA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.7 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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.
About The Marsh At Shellman'S
The Marsh At Shellman'S serves about 25 people through 15 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Mcintosh County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA1910115; phone on file: 912-352-9339. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
The Marsh At Shellman'S's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (1.6 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for The Marsh At Shellman'S is 1.7 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2025 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2024 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
How The Marsh At Shellman'S 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. The Marsh At Shellman'S's 0.7 ppb sits at the 50th percentile in Georgia and the 46th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
31 other systems share Mcintosh County; 10 of them have a higher latest lead result than The Marsh At Shellman'S. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mcintosh County-Crescent Community Ws | 3,406 | 0 (not detected) |
| Darien Water System | 3,242 | 0 (not detected) |
| John Alford Subdivision | 989 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mcintosh County-Carnigan Community | 540 | 0 (not detected) |
| Springfield Plantation Subdivision | 360 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sapelo Woods Subdivision | 348 | 0 (not detected) |
| Dnr-Hog Hammock Community | 304 | 0.8 ppb |
| Sapelo Ridge/Poppell Farms Subdivision | 300 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cooper`S Point / Sutherland Bluff | 299 | 3.5 ppb |
| Mcintosh County - Cannon Bluff | 296 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
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 The Marsh At Shellman'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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.